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The Dagger pictured below, is being raffled off to raise money for the Museum of the Waxhaws (Waxhaw, NC).
Click here to enter the on-line raffle for the Dagger.
The Museum of the Waxhaws is focused on the history of an area known as the Waxhaws. Andrew Jackson the seventh President, who was born in the area. During the War of 1812 General Jackson lead a motley assortment of militia fighters, frontiersmen, slaves, Indians and even pirates. The group weathered a frontal assault by a superior British force, inflicting devastating casualties on the British.
The pirate Jackson partnered with was the French-born pirate Jean Lafitte. Courted by the British, Lafitte instead offered his services and weapons to Jackson in return for pardons for some of his men arrested by the United States. The Baratarian pirates composed only a small percentage of the American forces on January 8, but their experience manning cannons on privateering ships proved valuable along the artillery batteries. Lafitte was hailed as a hero in the war’s aftermath.
Dagger Details:
Steel – 1075
Guard & Pommel – Mild Steel
Handle – Stabilized Maple Burl
Leather sheath included.
Knife dimensions:
Overall length – 13 inches
Blade length – 7 inches
Blade width – 1 3/8 inches
Best of luck to everyone.
Ken
Click here to enter the on-line raffle for the Dagger.
The Museum of the Waxhaws is focused on the history of an area known as the Waxhaws. Andrew Jackson the seventh President, who was born in the area. During the War of 1812 General Jackson lead a motley assortment of militia fighters, frontiersmen, slaves, Indians and even pirates. The group weathered a frontal assault by a superior British force, inflicting devastating casualties on the British.
The pirate Jackson partnered with was the French-born pirate Jean Lafitte. Courted by the British, Lafitte instead offered his services and weapons to Jackson in return for pardons for some of his men arrested by the United States. The Baratarian pirates composed only a small percentage of the American forces on January 8, but their experience manning cannons on privateering ships proved valuable along the artillery batteries. Lafitte was hailed as a hero in the war’s aftermath.
Dagger Details:
Steel – 1075
Guard & Pommel – Mild Steel
Handle – Stabilized Maple Burl
Leather sheath included.
Knife dimensions:
Overall length – 13 inches
Blade length – 7 inches
Blade width – 1 3/8 inches
Best of luck to everyone.
Ken