Antique Propelling Pencil/Quill Knife Vintage Damascus steel hilt and collar

Damascus steel hilt and collar with brass spacers

6 3/4" Damascus steel blade

Loveless Knives A Collectors Dream" and includes a letter from John describing the knife

and a pin crack on one side of the sheath)

Dovetailed jigged bone scales

Antique Propelling Pencil/Quill Knife Vintage Damascus steel hilt and collar1 3 8" blade of carbon steel, 3 1 2" closed length Nickel silver collar, slide, and propelling pencil Polished bone handle Blade has trademark "Best Steel" Dates to the mid to late 1800's, excellent condition (there are small stain spots on blade, but overall it appears this pencil knife has seen very little use)