French Knife

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Native Americans attacked an English grain convoy in 1675, during Metacom’s (King Philip’s) War (1675-1676) in what is now South Deerfield, Massachusetts. Muddy Brook ran red with the blood of the slain teamsters and soldiers and was renamed “Bloody Brook.” One hundred years later, a local resident digging a well unearthed this knife on the site of the ambush. The knife is of French manufacture and although the wooden grip and iron pommel are of a design consistent with European small swords of the 1670-75 period, they are here mounted on a knife.

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Date1650–1675
Dimension detailsLength: 10.87 in Width: 0.87 in
Catalog #1872.12.02
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French Knife. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1872-12-02/. Accessed on December 6, 2024.

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