North American Auction Company
Live Auction

Early October American Indian & Western Sale

Sat, Oct 3, 2020 11:00AM EDT
Lot 337

Navajo Dave Yellowhorse Turquoise Bass Knife

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,750

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$25,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
Offered in this lot is one of the best David Yellowhorse custom knives offered for sale, a VG-10 stainless blade with turquoise, onyx, red coral, white howlite, and a silver Largemouth Bass silhouette inlay. David Yellowhorse has transformed this knife into visions of his Navajo heritage and the spirit of Western themes. The piece shows a fine Damascus forged blade having a ladder pattern in a drop point camp shape. The grips displays black spider matrix Turquoise and coral inlaid on both sides of the handle along with hand cutout silhouettes of a largemouth bass on pieces of white howlite. The silver inlays are shown on both sides of the grips. The bolsters have each been hand stippled / hammered by David Yellowhorse with his iconic stepped design. The spine of the handle has been vine file worked by hand. The blade is marked with “David Yellowhorse Custom” along with his logo. The knife has been paired with a Great American Bison Buffalo leather hand crafted sheath which is also marked with David Yellowhorse name and logo. The knife is in brand new condition and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity which is marked as being "Buffalo" and is signed by David Yellowhorse. We are one of the only companies if not the only company offering directly sourced Damascus blades from David Yellowhorse custom knives with a with large blades of such a high quality. The knife measures 9 1/8" in length with the blade being 4 7/8" long. The sheath and knife together measure 9 1/2" long.
North American Auction Company is proud to announce the opening of our new in-house, full-service shipping department. We have listened to you the customer and will now be handling all outgoing packages in our new shipping department. We are confident this new offering will allow for a smooth transition from auction block to your front step. We have partnered with preferred carriers to ensure a safe, efficient delivery that works best with your schedule. Please allow 14-21 days after complete invoice payment is made to package and ship your purchase. After you are notified of your winning bids from our company and your item invoice is paid in full our new shipping department will contact you. Make sure when signing up with our company that your preferred shipping information is up to date as this information will be used to estimate shipping cost. Once the items have been packaged our team will contact you for shipping payment. Shipping invoices and payment will be completely separately than the items invoice. Please notify the shipping department with any alternate request or instructions at mark@northamericanauctioncompany.com or 800-686-4216 ext. 3. For a shipping quote please contact the same information above. PLEASE NOTE a shipping quote price can fluctuate in price. Auction company is not responsible for actual shipping cost being higher than quoted shipping cost. Thank you for trusting North American Auction Co. with your bids and shipping. As our shipping department is brand new please understand that delays can be expected.