The lot features seven original Bob Scriver (Montana, 1914-1999) Lewis and Clark Expedition in Montana bronze brass belt buckles signed in the artwork and all with a matching serial number of 278. Robert Macfie Scriver (1914–1999) (also known as Bob Scriver) was a Montana sculptor who was born on the Blackfeet reservation of Anglophone Quebec parents. Scriver was a scholar of Blackfoot Indian culture and history who knew and associated with Blackfoot historian James Willard Schultz in the earlier part of his life. The lot features seven original bronze belt buckles with many having the original leather pouch and paperwork. Each of these is marked and has a limited-edition number as well as being signed in the artwork Bob Scriver and matching numbers of 278. The collection includes the following: The following are all marked on the top, “1804 Corps of Discovery 1806” as well as from “The Great American Buckle Collection” by Heritage Mint Ltd. And are all numbered 278, matching. Bob Scriver 1979 Lewis Meets with Blackfeet, showing Lewis and Clark amongst the mountains of Montana speaking to the Blackfeet Native Americans serial number PP-0278 with paperwork and matching leather pouch; Bob Scriver ‘79 Explorers of the Marias showing dimensional portraits of the Lewis and Clark Expedition serial number JB-0278 with paperwork and matching leather pouch; Scriver At Camp Disappointment showing Lewis and Clark at the northernmost campsite of the expedition amongst the Blackfeet land near Glacier in Montana serial number nm-0278 with paperwork and matching leather; Bob Scriver ‘79 Near Cut Bank – Montana showing Lewis and Clark on horseback with rifles in hand serial number LJ-0278 with paperwork and matching leather pouch. The following three are also part of the 1804 Corps of Discovery 1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition Bob Scriver buckles with these examples being marked on the back Lewis – Clark Festival Cut Bank MT. 1985 27/8 OF 500 SOLID BRASS SEPC CAST, and include the following: Bob Scriver 1985 Our Dog “Scannon” showing Seaman, the Newfoundland dog from the Lewis & Clark Expedition which was thought to be named Scannon but later discovered to be Seamon serial number 278; Bob Scriver 1985 First Sight of the Great Falls of the Missouri showing Lewis and Seaman the dog in now present Great Falls, Montana serial number 278; and Bob Scriver 1985 Portage at the Great Falls of the Missouri showing Lewis and Clark watching their men lift their boats to cross the Missouri near present Great Falls, Montana serial number 278. These are all well kept and each has a case of sorts. Buckles range in size but are approximately 3” by 2.5” to 3 3/8” by 2.5”. Total weight is