Union Army Hobo Knife side needed

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Gatorfleas
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Union Army Hobo Knife side needed

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Just aquried a rare union army hobo spoon and two tinted fork...I need the knife side of the hobo set
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Re: Union Army Hobo Knife side needed

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Gatorfleas wrote: Sun Jun 14, 2020 12:21 am Just aquried a rare union army hobo spoon and two tinted fork...I need the knife side of the hobo set
Kinda funny. I have the same problem.
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Re: Union Army Hobo Knife side needed

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The "Union" on those knives is the company, not the Union army. They were not Union army issue knives. Made by Union Knife Co, Naugatuck, CT. Likely some soldiers did carry them but could have been on either side. Good luck finding those parts!!
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