I go to gun shows occasionally and I’m always buying something that I hope is significant however sometimes tends to be junk on the shelf and just a big question mark. I bought an antique Chinese razor recently that was supposed to be a whaling artifact according to the dealer. That would be interesting enough however the fellow at the show stated without doubt that they were whaling artifact used for trimming blubber. Okay, I now have that Chinese razor that I doubt ever saw whaling blubber but who knows these things. I thought perhaps it would make an interesting patch knife for one of my black powder muzzle loaders. I paid $5.00 for it. You could find the same razor in the Smoky Mountain Knifeworks catalog for $12.99. Strangely an antique dealer on the net swears that it a 18th century patch knife and wants $150 for the razor. http://www.smkw.com/webapp/eCommerce/pr ... RR234.html
Another item that I bought was a wooden handle knife. It’s stamped US with a naval anchor in between the lettering. I’ve never seen this knife in any book on US military knives or anywhere else however it appears old and genuine. I have no idea what it was used for or when it was made. The blade length is 4 ½ inches long a 7/8 inches wide and tampers to a point. The grip is 4 inches long. Sometimes I leave these guns shows with strange stuff and I have no idea why. I guess that it’s just me.