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19TH CENTURY TRADE KNIFE AND SHEATH –
LARGE BLADED KNIFE WITH A GREAT APPEARANCE – FRONTIER
MADE: The type of knife that everyone searches
for, this set has all the appearance of an early
frontier made knife and sheath.
Measuring 13” in overall length, with an 8 ½” blade,
the knife is fashioned from heavy steel stock, perhaps a
sword blade or a wagon spring. The blade retains some
tool marks, but is overall bright with no pitting –
obviously well taken care of during its period of use.
The scales are hand made and are attached with three
large hand hammered copper rivets. The blade shows
considerable use and repeated sharpening, evidence of
its long use.
The sheath is made of heavy harness leather in two
pieces attached around the edge with split copper rivets
and burrs. There is a considerable build up of
verdigris around the rivets and several of the burrs
have been pushed off with the pressure of the green
deposits. Even so, the sheath is still intact with none
of the rivets missing. There is a pair of belt slots on
the reverse that would accommodate a belt approximately
1 ½” wide, about the width of the early percussion and
cartridge conversion pistol belts before cartridge loops
became common.
This set has a great look and feel to it and from all
appearances is a product of life on the frontier,
carried by an early plainsman or Indian who depended
heavily on its size and heft. (0702) $875
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