Hello Galoots-

I recently acquired an unusual knife made by Disston that I need
some help identifying. It is about 18" long and has a sharp edge on
one side and a saw edge on the opposing side.  Marked H & C Disston.
I have seen several of these sell on ebay (which is where this one
came from) and they are often identified as "Civil War era
amputation saw as identified in "Civil War Collectors Encyclopedia""
I have a copy of a book by Francis Lord with this same title, but
can't locate this knife in it.

So, I have two questions for the porch:

1) Does anyone know what the original intended use of the knife was?
I bought it to use dressing game.

2) Can anyone direct me to the correct book and page where it is
identified as an amputation saw? (If such does exist and is not one
of those "ebay legends")

I have posted a photo at:

http://mrgbits.com/disstonknife.jpg

Mike Gillespie
Stephenville, TX
(who at one time thought that he could buy just one little Disston saw and 
then stop)

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