CIVIL WAR PRESS BUTTON KNIFE FOR ONE ARM MAN

Antique Press Button Knife Co One Arm Man antique switchblade knife made by the Press Button Knife Co of Walden, NY sometime between 1892 and 1923. Most, if not all, were made under contract for the AA Marks Artificial Limbs & Specialties Co of New York, as well as a few other switchblade models that they contracted to have made by PBKC. These knives are often referred to as Civil War Veterans knives, though it's not likely that many Civil War vets actually used them since they weren't made before 1892. These knives are most often referred to as a "One Arm Man" knife and were designed to help people with disabilities, specifically lost, or damaged arm or hand to be used as both a cutting and eating utensil that could be opened and closed easily with one hand. The knife measures just unde...