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Saturday 6 July 2013

The legging Knife.

My legging knife.


This is how I have always carried my legging knife.

This is a modern artists interpretation of how the legging knife was worn, tied to the garter.

Then recently I came across this image, which appears to be a period image, but there was no provenance for it.

4 comments:

  1. Some things, you just have to figure out the best you can. Generally, I suspect if it works for you, it worked for some of them.

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  2. That's right Gorges, that is what experimental archaeology is all about.
    Regards, Keith.

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  3. A mid-18th century painting by an unknown French artist of a Native American man with scalps in the area that is now Detroit, Michigan.

    http://fineartamerica.com/featured/native-american-with-scalps-mid-18th-c-photo-researchers.html

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  4. Thank you Lee, much appreciated. Well done!
    Regards, Keith.

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