Early American Primitive Knife Circa 1800-1830 Ex-Dresslar Collection
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Early American Primitive Knife Circa 1800-1830 Ex-Dresslar Collection:
$729.00
An EPIC American Primitive Knife Circa 1800-1830!
Super Rare and Interesting Elk Horn Handle Shape!!
16\" overall length 11.25\" blade with great clipped point
Provenance: EX-Jim Dresslar Collection ~ Indian Wars Museum - Bargersville, Indiana
A tremendous American blacksmith madechopping or fighting knife circa 1800-1830. This large 16\" fighting knife was likely carried as a side knife and used as a weapon as well as for utilitarian purposes. The knife shows significant patina. Everything is tight and the blade is very dark and relatively thin and bendable. 100% authentic and antique and never been fooled with in any regard. Ex-Jim Dresslar Collection!! Full satisfaction guarantee ~ return within stated guidelines for full refund if unhappy for any reason. It is that good and it makes this a NO RISK transaction. High buyer to pay $12.00 flat shipping/packing in U.S. via FEDEX Ground service
Have many other great knives from this famous collection.
This write up from the web site of the Indiana State Museum in Indianapolis, IN:
\"The Jim and Carolyn Dresslar Collection is one of the most significant compilations of American frontier artifacts circa 1770-1820. The complete collection, of which this material is the Indiana component, is known worldwide and includes hundreds of firearms and firearm components, engraved powder horns, knives, pipe-tomahawks, and war clubs. Many objects are associated with key historical figures and events from an era when Indiana defined America\'s frontier. Jim Dresslar began uncovering Native American points and tools while working the family farm near Bargersville in the 1930s. Additional caches were discovered along the White River on his grandfather\'s Morgan County farm. Such experiences engendered a curiosity about the people who produced these artifacts and a love of history in general, and Dresslar soon established a reputation as a noted collector, knowledgeable writer, amateur historian, and archaeologist.\"