Yesterday tools of a cotton farmer

[Lonestar57]

My grandfathers well worn Spanish copy of a Smith&Wesson, Elgin pocket watch, and Western States pocketknife.

 

[30-30remchester]

Thank for sharing. Being an old pocket knife collector that old folder makes my knees quiver. However it appears to be a dogs head KABAR. Care to give a close up?

 

[Lonestar57]

Thank for sharing. Being an old pocket knife collector that old folder makes my knees quiver. However it appears to be a dogs head KABAR. Care to give a close up?

Thank you, yes this knife causes a lot of stir most of the time. They are scarce. It can be found on page 249 of Sargent's 2nd Edition Book. I had it appraised by Bernard Levine also. It's legit. Made by Union for Western States. Thanks again.

 

[30-30remchester]

You are quite fortunate to own a scarce knife, and even more fortunate that is has not been polished. Dogs head Kabars are hard to find and dogs head Western States are in the "oh my god" category. I have seen only 1 in 50 years of chasing old knives. It is nice to know that you know what you have.

 

[5-Shot]

In my part of the country your grandfather would have been called a "cotton planter". A cotton farmer couldn't afford any of that stuff.

Ed

 

[model70hunter]

Very nice. Your grandfather had excellent taste.

 

[Lonestar57]

In my part of the country your grandfather would have been called a "cotton planter". A cotton farmer couldn't afford any of that stuff.

I appreciate your post and understand what you're saying but my Grandfather was in the field everyday; dawn to dusk. He and his hoe would walk the fields alone if needed. I have fond memories of working for him in the fields as a youth during the long hot summers while school was out. He also hated to see the mechanical Cotton Strippers come in as he thought it left too much cotton the field (which they did) but at the time cotton pickers would eventually become too scarce to find. He made a good living as such for many years; eventually retiring from farming altogether. He was an honest man making a hard honest living. Thanks to all like him. God Bless.