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To: PROCON

I was always impressed by the very small knife used by Davy Crockett at the Alamo.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Davy_Crockett_knife.jpg
It looks a lot like the paring knife my wife uses for peeling potatoes.


44 posted on 04/19/2017 7:51:48 AM PDT by BuffaloJack ("If you're going through Hell, keep going." Winston Churchill)
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To: BuffaloJack

Probably his patch knife used for cutting the patches for his flintlock rifle.

Very common with black powder shooters.


49 posted on 04/19/2017 8:12:00 AM PDT by buffaloguy
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