![]() ![]() Georgia – 650, Florida – 1000, Mississippi – 800 and smaller orders to volunteer companies in Louisiana and South Carolina. Confederate purchase orders were as follows. With the election of Abraham Lincoln in November 1860 and political hostilities growing, Southern states purchased 90% of Maynard’s existing inventory. Through October 1860 Maynard & Company sold about 1400 of the 5000 carbines to the civilian market, unfortunately for Maynard his patented weapon didn’t share the same reputation as the Sharps Carbine. Carbines had 20” barrels while rifles had 26” barrels. ![]() Posted in Civil War Battlefields, Civil War Edged Weapons, Civil War Stories, Confederate Edged Weapons, Confederate Weapons, D Handle Bowie Knifes | Tagged Civil War Edged Weapons, Civil War Weapons, confederate bowie knives, Confederate D Handle Bowie Knives, Confederate D-Guard knives, Confederate Edged Weapons, confederate knifes, Double D-Guard Knife, Southern D-Handle Knives, southern Double D-Guard Knives, Southern Knives, southern weapons | Leave a reply 1st Model Maynard Carbine, Confederate Purchase RangeĪpproximately 5000, 1 st Model Maynard Carbine/Rifles were manufactured in. Thanks for stopping by and hit the FB like button if you enjoyed my newest relic, if you have any questions about this item or any of the other pieces in the Civil War Arsenal feel free to contact me at Gene West. Was this a product from the great State of Georgia, Alabama or maybe the Carolina’s I guess we’ll never know but for me I’m proud to be the care taker of this wonderful piece of American history. Look closely at the images above and see the meticulous detail by the skilled blacksmith. At the base of the wooden handle is ferrule and the peened tang over the guard holding it all together is barley noticeable with no separation, which is a credit to its maker especially after 160 years. The two D-Guard iron handles are slightly different in size but equally as sturdy in design. Made from a file/rasp the blacksmith had mad skills. With its spear edge, center ridge spine, and true edge blade (top and bottom) this menacing knife is truly a work of art. Measuring a total of 24 ¼” long with a blade length of 18 ½” and a cross section of 2 ½” wide you could almost consider this a small sword rather then a knife. ![]() This super rare LARGE knife is surprisingly well balanced for its size and weight. As sturdy as the day it was made and as pretty as any knife around (my opinion of course) this Double D-Guard was probably made by a local blacksmith for a new recruit early war. About the only thing that could make this Double D-Guard any neater was if it could talk. ![]()
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