W.R. CASE & SONS GENERAL ROBERT E LEE COLLECTORS KN

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THIS IS THE W.R. CASE & SONS COLLECTORS SERIES. FEATURING "GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE". IT IS A LIMITED EDITION OF 1 0F 1000 THAT WAS MADE IN THE EARLY 80'S THIS IS NUMBER 062 AS STAMPED ON THE KNIFE. THE OUTSIDE OF THE BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY IS A ALLIGATOR CASE WITH BRASS HINGES. THE CASE ITSELF IS VERY RICH LOOKING AND IS GREEN FELT ON THE INSIDE. INSIDE THE CASE IS BRASS PLAQUE INSCRIBED WITH THE WORDS "GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE 1807 - 1870" BELOW THAT IS A CONFEDERATE FLAG. NEW IN BOX, NEVER USED. THIS KNIFE WAS PART OF A COLLECTORS ESTATE AND HAS BEEN STORED IN BOX FOR THE LAST 20+ YEARS. KNIFE COMES IN ORIGINAL CASE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, THIS IS TRULY A COLLECTORS PIECE AND A HISTORIC PIECE OF AMERICANA. ON THE LARGE BLADE IS A STARS AND BARS CONFEDERATE FLAG IN RED, GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE 1807 - 1870" INSCRIBED ON THE BLADE ALONG WITH A HEAD BUST OF THE GENERALS PICTURE AND ON THE SECOND BLADE INSCRIPTION OF A UNION VS. CONFEDERATE BATTLE. THE HANDLE IS YELLOW AND IT IS CARVED WITH BEAUTIFUL LINES. THE NUMBER OF THE KNIFE 062 IS STAMPED INTO THE HANDLE. BIDDING STARTS AT ONE CENT AND T IS NO RESERVE. SOME COLLECTORS VALUE THIS KNIFE IN THIS CONDITION AT OVER $265.