ID ON POCKET kNIFE needed

[Anonymous]

While Searching a Colonial site I came across a Small Pocket Knife. on both sides it says: W. VILLE M Co WATERBURY I'v exausted every search possable, at least By My Standards <img src="/metal/html/biggrin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=""> can anyone ID this Company & their age ?

 

[Anonymous]

This mark is probably an abbreviation of “Waterville Manufacturing Company,

 

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

If I'm not mistaken, no modern US pocket knife makers were in business during the civil war. I have dug many pocket knives out of US and CS camps, but other than an ocassional tiny brass shield, they never have a manufacturers mark that I can attribute to a modern knife maker that was in business during the war. A friend of mine once dug a brass handle pocket knife in a CS camp that had the name Robert E Lee cut out of the handle. It appeared to have been done by someone with a jewelers saw and skill. We've wondered if it arrived here in TN along with Longstreets men from VA. Probably will never know. Good hunting, David @ Dixie <center><a href="http://www.dixie-metal-detectors.com"><img src="/metal/html/d-m.jpg"></center>

 

[Anonymous]

This one appears to be copper. I rubbed the lettering with a pencil eraser to highlight them, & copper is the color that shone thru. Looks like late 1890's . I gotta get me a camera. This site dates to the 1740's & alot of the finds are confusing me <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="">

 

[answerthecall]

To Jeff of pa I found a copper knife today while detecting an old house per civil war Its like urs with copper handles it says down the side w.ville m.f.g co Waterbury. If never seen this type before