FINE EARLY BUFFALO HUNTER’S KNIFE SET.

FINE EARLY BUFFALO HUNTER’S KNIFE SET. Wonderful early & unusual Buffalo hunter/skinner’s knife set & belt. Knife carrier is about 9″ high & tapers from about 2-1/5″ at the bottom to 3-3/8″ at top . Covered with leather & wood lined, leather covering is machine sewn at bottom & along side seam it has six rows of brass mixed with iron tacks with a 1/2″ strap around top, also with brass & iron tacks with carrying straps secured with modern Phillips head screws. Wood lining is very unusual in that it is cut out in a six-pointed star pattern to hold six knives. Carrying straps are sewn to a 2″ wide harness leather belt with machine sewn billets & harness buckles with a loop on one side, probably for sharpening steel. Carrier has seven knives including two J. Russell Green River skinners, a Green River butcher knife, three very early knives that show extreme hard wear & a small hunting size knife that apparently does not belong with this set. CONDITION: Leather is well oiled & supple, although belt is very crackled & a little fragile. Knife holder is dark & stained but mostly intact. Two carrying straps are modern replacements. The three Green River knives are fine with other three knives very worn & used. Small knife is fine. 4-57676 JR529 (2,000-3,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	522	$1,955.00	FINE EARLY BUFFALO HUNTER’S KNIFE SET. Wonderful early & unusual Buffalo hunter/skinner’s knife set & belt. Knife carrier is about 9″ high & tapers from about 2-1/5″ at the bottom to 3-3/8″ at top . Covered with leather & wood lined, leather covering is machine sewn at bottom & along side seam it has six rows of brass mixed with iron tacks with a 1/2″ strap around top, also with brass & iron tacks with carrying straps secured with modern Phillips head screws. Wood lining is very unusual in that it is cut out in a six-pointed star pattern to hold six knives. Carrying straps are sewn to a 2″ wide harness leather belt with machine sewn billets & harness buckles with a loop on one side, probably for sharpening steel. Carrier has seven knives including two J. Russell Green River skinners, a Green River butcher knife, three very early knives that show extreme hard wear & a small hunting size knife that apparently does not belong with this set. CONDITION: Leather is well oiled & supple, although belt is very crackled & a little fragile. Knife holder is dark & stained but mostly intact. Two carrying straps are modern replacements. The three Green River knives are fine with other three knives very worn & used. Small knife is fine. 4-57676 JR529 (2,000-3,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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