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INDIAN BEAVERTAIL TRADE KNIFE.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:350.00 USD Estimated At:700.00 - 1,100.00 USD
INDIAN BEAVERTAIL TRADE KNIFE.
Overall length: 12 3/8". Blade length: 7 3/8". This Indian beavertail trade knife is often referred to as a dag knife & was in common use by the Indians from the early 1800s. Knife has a plain blade w/ a central medial ridge, a sm. brass guard & 6 brass pins on each side holding the 2 piece grip to the full length tang. The handle has several punched circular decoration. No scabbard. CONDITION: this knife has a dark, generally pitted blade. The brass guard & pins have a dark mellow patina. The grips show age & use. (02-14413/BF). $700-1,100.