For those who may be interested, I was looking for "Navy" knives a few months back and ran into a great company & web site out of Kennebunkport, Maine carrying all types of Nautical Antiquities.

John F. Rinaldi Nautical Antiques & Related items

They carry tons of navy and boat related "stuff" including weaponry from knives to cannon and everything in between!

Today I received their paper catalog, which I had completely forgotten that I requested way back when...

After I had left them an email on my original stop telling them how much I enjoyed their site and materials, and asking if they had any Navy knives, antique or otherwise, John actually called to thank me.  Customer service seems to be at the top of their list.

Much of this stuff is way expensive, but it is also the real deal.  It is not faked and was not made in someone's garage.  So if you are interested in antiques with a nautical lean, especially weapons, this is one place you should check out.  It comes with authentication and provenance.

Even if you just like looking at true-blue original pirate pistols or ships cannon, this is a place to review.

I haven't bought anything....yet.  But I sure have enjoyed myself, as you can tell.

And when the new catalog comes out with all the new (old) stuff toward the end of the year, I may just throw some money their way. 

When I look at the blunderbuss with a bayonet attached it makes me want to start collecting antique guns again!