A John Wilkes Booth boot question

[Wesley Harris]

(05-23-2013 11:25 PM)John Stanton Wrote:  Look back at the picture of Powell's knife, at post #2. That sheath was made to be worn on a belt. Very snug fit, so as not to fall out. That sheath was machine made. Maybe that was Powell's KNIFE, but not his sheath.

The sheath accompanying Powell's knife at the Huntington Library appears to be in much better condition than those at Ford's Theatre belonging to Herold and Atzerodt and the one in storage Dave & I believe belonged to Booth. My guess is the Powell sheath is not original but was used after the fact by Robinson or family to hold the knife.

Booth's knife sheath and two holsters were designed to slide onto a belt. He definitely had one as Dave has noted.

The knife Herold had in his boot is the one found in Atzerodt's room. Very large; same kind Powell had.