Old Ferriers knife and Sam Houston's pistols

Pacu · **on:** January 03, 2010, 03:00:55 AM

Today i went to the San Jacinto Monument down here in Houston. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jacinto_Monument
They had a bunch of historical artifacts from the Texas Independance war time era (1836ish)

The sign by it said this was used to clean horse hooves prob by a ferrier ..something of a horse blacksmith back in the day.

These were Sam Houston's personal firearms. Sam Houston to Texans is like George Washington to America http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Houston

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #1 on:** January 03, 2010, 10:36:35 AM

Looks like my kind of place

J-sews · **Reply #2 on:** January 04, 2010, 04:16:49 AM

You can tell that knife is old - the corkscrew is a helix instead of a worm.

Masterherdsman · **Reply #3 on:** September 28, 2010, 04:35:55 AM

Rather than a ferriers knife I would say its a riders knife. When riding a horse from time to time the rider will need to clean the hooves of their horse or remove a stone from the shoe. newer types can be found in equestrian mags.