Another Civil War Knife Sold On Ebay

Lew · 25th February 2011, 04:22 PM

Well I am sure when I get to the Baltimore show their will be quite a few tables with Philippine knives being passed off as civil war and revolutionary war trophies

. It amazes me how dumb or even dishonest some of these sellers are. Even when you confront them and tell them what it is they refuse to believe you

. Btw very nice snag congrats!

carlos · 25th February 2011, 06:22 PM

Congratulaions Robert!! this a very good example of " civil war knives"

, normally I look for this type of knives in Ebay but in this case I didn´t find this!!
Congratulations again
best regards
carlos

Sajen · 25th February 2011, 09:37 PM

Hello Robert,

congratulations to this find!

I have thought that I am good to detect the sleepers/bargains by e-bay but you are the king!

Best regards,

Detlef

Robert · 26th February 2011, 04:11 PM

Migueldiaz, Now I know who it was that won that beautiful Luzon sword.

I even started a thread right after the auction had ended asking if anyone here on the forum had won it. I am very glad that it was you that won the bid on it (knowing that it has a good home now) but would have been happier if it had been me.

It is by far the nicest one of this style that I have ever seen and in such great condition too. I WANT IT, I WANT IT, I WANT IT !!!

I will be posting pictures of the blades that I have that are similar to the humpbacked ones you posted later today. I would have had it done already but yesterday was a bad one for my family (medical problems with a Grandson) and my wife and I did not not return home until late last night. Everything is better today and he will be fine.

Lew, I have noticed that with the economy being down it seems that a greater number of these than usual are "accidentally" being listed as American Revolution or Civil War relics (probably in the hopes of selling them for exaggerated prices). A very sad thing to see. The person that I won this item from told me that after the auction was over she had been contacted by a person claiming that they had one just like it and that it was in fact an 1850 "Spanish California Dagger" and worth over $500.00. I am not sure why anyone would do something like this after an auction was over but I have been hearing some pretty strainge things lately.

Jose, Carlos and Detlef, Thank you all for your kind words. Ebay does still produce a few good items at reasonable prices now and then. It was by pure chance that I found this dagger as well as the other items that I have won of late. My biggest problem (like everyone else) is having the funds to afford them if and when they are found.

Again I would like to thank everyone who has replied for their interest and kind words.

Robert

migueldiaz · 27th February 2011, 04:37 PM

Robert, thanks for the note. Please rest assured that on an envy scale, my avid desire to see your fine collection is at least a hundred times more than what you felt

Thanks in advance too, for the proposed posting of humpback sundangs

Robert · 27th February 2011, 10:17 PM

Migueldiaz, here are a few poor pictures (it has been raining here for the last three days) of some that have the humpback feature that you show in your above pictures. I tried taking these with and without a flash but the ones without the flash you could not even tell what was in the picture. The blades that look shiny are a lot darker than they look in these pictures, especially the one in the last picture. I hope that they will be of some help to you.

Robert

carlos · 27th February 2011, 10:30 PM

Thanks Robert fot this type of pictures !! Your collection is fantastic and I,m very happy when I see pictures like this!!
Thanks again
carlos

25th February 2011, 04:22 PM	#1
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Well I am sure when I get to the Baltimore show their will be quite a few tables with Philippine knives being passed off as civil war and revolutionary war trophies . It amazes me how dumb or even dishonest some of these sellers are. Even when you confront them and tell them what it is they refuse to believe you . Btw very nice snag congrats! Last edited by Lew; 25th February 2011 at 07:31 PM.

26th February 2011, 04:11 PM	#4
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Migueldiaz, Now I know who it was that won that beautiful Luzon sword. I even started a thread right after the auction had ended asking if anyone here on the forum had won it. I am very glad that it was you that won the bid on it (knowing that it has a good home now) but would have been happier if it had been me. It is by far the nicest one of this style that I have ever seen and in such great condition too. I WANT IT, I WANT IT, I WANT IT !!! I will be posting pictures of the blades that I have that are similar to the humpbacked ones you posted later today. I would have had it done already but yesterday was a bad one for my family (medical problems with a Grandson) and my wife and I did not not return home until late last night. Everything is better today and he will be fine. Lew, I have noticed that with the economy being down it seems that a greater number of these than usual are "accidentally" being listed as American Revolution or Civil War relics (probably in the hopes of selling them for exaggerated prices). A very sad thing to see. The person that I won this item from told me that after the auction was over she had been contacted by a person claiming that they had one just like it and that it was in fact an 1850 "Spanish California Dagger" and worth over $500.00. I am not sure why anyone would do something like this after an auction was over but I have been hearing some pretty strainge things lately. Jose, Carlos and Detlef, Thank you all for your kind words. Ebay does still produce a few good items at reasonable prices now and then. It was by pure chance that I found this dagger as well as the other items that I have won of late. My biggest problem (like everyone else) is having the funds to afford them if and when they are found. Again I would like to thank everyone who has replied for their interest and kind words. Robert Last edited by Robert Coleman; 26th February 2011 at 05:10 PM.

27th February 2011, 10:17 PM	#6
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Migueldiaz, here are a few poor pictures (it has been raining here for the last three days) of some that have the humpback feature that you show in your above pictures. I tried taking these with and without a flash but the ones without the flash you could not even tell what was in the picture. The blades that look shiny are a lot darker than they look in these pictures, especially the one in the last picture. I hope that they will be of some help to you. Robert Attached Images

25th February 2011, 06:22 PM	#2
carlos Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 755	Congratulaions Robert!! this a very good example of " civil war knives" , normally I look for this type of knives in Ebay but in this case I didn´t find this!! Congratulations again best regards carlos

25th February 2011, 09:37 PM	#3
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,415	Hello Robert, congratulations to this find! I have thought that I am good to detect the sleepers/bargains by e-bay but you are the king! Best regards, Detlef

27th February 2011, 04:37 PM	#5
migueldiaz Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Manila, Phils. Posts: 1,042	Robert, thanks for the note. Please rest assured that on an envy scale, my avid desire to see your fine collection is at least a hundred times more than what you felt Thanks in advance too, for the proposed posting of humpback sundangs

27th February 2011, 10:30 PM	#7
carlos Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 755	Thanks Robert fot this type of pictures !! Your collection is fantastic and I,m very happy when I see pictures like this!! Thanks again carlos