This is an excellent 19th Century beaded hide rifle scabbard from the Crow Native American Indians. The piece shows a Rocky Mountain Elk Indian tanned hide construction being sinew and trade thread sewn showing period correct glass trade seed beads in a patriotic pattern. The rifle sheath shows blue and red trade clothe sections showing a fancy beaded semi-transparent and greasy white border showing two crossed US flags being in cobalt, light blue and chalk white with a greasy yellow flag poles, in total on both sides shows eight flags along with a geometric pattern in greasy green, greasy yellow, blue and chalk white. The back of the rifle sheath shows hand cut fringe which is also shown slightly longer at the center beaded section and ever longer hide fringe at the base. The piece likely held a musket or Winchester Model 1873 Musket Rifle. Measures 54”L by 7”W.