This is an original Montana Territory Knives of Bozeman, Montana knife with an excellent, 7th Cavalry flag scrimshaw artwork. The blade has been forged from 1095HC (High Carbon) steel and 15N20 Nickel Carbon, which is then heated and folded into 396 layers, creating the astounding “Damascus” steel. The knife shows a wonderful ladder Damascus pattern. The hollow grind full tang blade has been paired with a set of nice white wild bone grip scales, which are secured to the piece using two mosaic pins, two brass pins, and a lanyard loop. The grip is etched with the flag of the U.S. 7th Cavalry that was prominently Lead by George Custer. The tang of the knife has been artfully hand vine filled. The knife is in brand new condition and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity, along with a Lifetime warranty. The blade is stamped with the outline of the state of Montana "MT" in the outline with "Bozeman MT" underneath. The knife comes with a tooled leather sheath and stamped "MT Bozeman MT" with the outline of Montana. The knife measures 8 5/8"long with the blade being 4 1/2" long.