Collection: Fenn

Item Number: FCKNF106

Category: Knife-Knife Case

Region: Northwest

Tribe: Unknown

Period: 1875-1900

Materials: Steel, horn brass

Description: A camp knife used to cut heavy bones. Marked "V (crown) R/UNWIN & RODGERS/ CUTTERS SHEFFIELD and in a scroll "SUPERLATIVE." It was later stamped "ENGLAND" for shipment to the United States. The heavy blade is held to the horn grip with large brass washers around iron rivets.

Dimensions: Length 17.5 inches blade length 12 inches.

Provenance:

Obtained from a Blackfeet family in Browning, Montana.

References:

Firearms, Traps, & Tools of the Mountain Men, by Carl Russell

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