All About Pocket Knives

I am new to posting on this forum; stay mostly in the knives. I have always been interested in this kind of stuff; but never never had a place; to search for any. I did find what I thought; was an arrowhead on the golf course; one time but not sure. I'll post it and hopefully someone can tell me for sure.

After reading the post here for awhile; I kind of got the bug. I picked up these 2 and a few others on eBay; proably need to research and ask questions before buying. Anyone have any honest sellers; that they can put me on? Sure hope the ones I got are authentic; and not made a couple weeks ago? Thanks.

Luckypaul777

Hi Paul,
As bad as counterfieting is in the knife world, I do believe it is worse in the artifact world. I have a very good friend who has made collecting Native American artifacts his life's passion. He has written and had published numerous articles on the subject and is active in buying, selling, authenticating and appraisal of artifacts. I will contact him and if he is agreeable to it, I will PM you with his name and phone number where you may contact him. I've known him for 35+ years and trust him completely.

Phil

I prefer to find my own

Paul, As Phil said, there is a lot of fakery. The crude, cheap stuff that can be purchaced by the bag full in gift shops is pretty easy to spot once you have a little experience.

The more expensive fakes, that can burn you the most, are made by very skilled people and are harder to identify without a lot of experience. A genuine artifact, that has been in the ground for many years, may show signs of weathering, or patination. ( Just like knives, the shiney, glassy surface of some stone may dull a little with age, but it takes an expert to recognize.)

Do as tmwsiy says and learn to find your own. You'll get much more satisfaction out of it, know you have real artifacts, and learn much more than you would by buying. Much of the real value of artifacts is context, or knowing where they came from. Learn to record the context.

Fran