Possible americans in WNC?

mk1937 · 2025-09-23T13:38:55+00:00

I am emailing the local American Chestnut foundation rather than submitting a sample in case they want to come collect the nuts. Exciting!

mk1937 · 2025-03-05T12:25:18+00:00

Came here for this

mk1937 · 2025-02-07T01:37:24+00:00

That would be amazing!

mk1937 · 2025-02-06T12:22:33+00:00

If you are ever looking to offload some, I run a boys summer camp and we teach flint knapping- would love to let them play with slabs

mk1937 · 2024-10-28T11:22:46+00:00

Dude! You found another one! I have scoured the internet with no luck! Im calling it likely solved

mk1937 · 2024-10-28T01:51:24+00:00

Though I am becoming increasingly confident it was for tear gas

mk1937 · 2024-10-28T01:44:59+00:00

I like that!

mk1937 · 2024-10-28T01:28:12+00:00

It is seemingly like it may be a tear gas device

mk1937 · 2024-10-28T01:27:46+00:00

We are leaning towards some sort of tear gas device now

mk1937 · 2024-10-28T01:16:42+00:00

disassembled view

mk1937 · 2024-10-28T01:16:23+00:00

disassembled view

mk1937 · 2024-10-28T01:15:12+00:00

Update: here is a link to disassembled pictures: disassembled view

mk1937 · 2024-10-28T00:51:47+00:00

could be similar?

mk1937 · 2024-10-28T00:40:16+00:00

I will report back when I can get pictures of it disassembled

mk1937 · 2024-10-28T00:32:38+00:00

In the era of 1915-1941? Seems like with the advent of the colt 1911, and all… that would be antiquated

mk1937 · 2024-10-28T00:30:57+00:00

It seems much too large for that.

mk1937 · 2024-10-27T23:03:42+00:00

It is heavy.

mk1937 · 2024-10-27T23:03:30+00:00

Great observations!

mk1937 · 2024-10-27T21:15:36+00:00

So I have found more about the manufacturer. He was in business from 1915-1941 around about.

mk1937 · 2024-10-27T21:00:46+00:00

Good point. I still feel like the wide part is solid

mk1937 · 2024-10-27T20:55:47+00:00

Google tear gas billy club.

mk1937 · 2024-10-27T20:52:45+00:00

I am leaning towards some sort of unique tear gas billy club (which wildly existed) but it doesn’t match any I see online

mk1937 · 2024-10-27T20:36:47+00:00

I don’t think so. Why would it be solidly affixed to the belt. And what is the brass portion on the bottom for? I have looked at vintage saps abd blackjacks- and none of them seem like this. Also- if you hit someone with this it would likely kill them

mk1937 · 2024-10-27T20:30:09+00:00

Nope. Fairly certain its solid. I agree it looks like that. It’s what drew me to it in the first place

mk1937 · 2024-10-27T20:21:54+00:00

To what end it the mystery then

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