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Western Antique Auction September 11th 2021

Sat, Sep 11, 2021 11:00AM EDT
Lot 183

Yellowstone Wolf Scrimshaw Damascus M.T. Knives

Estimate: $500 - $1,000

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$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
This is an original Montana Territory Knives of Bozeman, Montana knife with an excellent Yellowstone National Park inspired Wolf scrimshaw artwork. This knife is truly a work of “Montana” art as it shows the iconic wolf scrimshaw set on bone grips and a forged “rustic” Damascus—a tribute to the wilderness of our state and scrimshaw artwork of Native American Indian heritage. 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 animal bone grip scales, which are secured to the piece using two mosaic pins of brass and copper. The tang and knife spine have been artfully hand vine filled. The grips have also artfully been scrimshaw etched with an image of a wolf. The knife is in brand new condition. The blade is marked with the “MONTANA TERRITORY KNIVES BOZEMAN MONTANA” stamping, which shows the outline of Montana. The knife has been paired with a genuine leather, hand crafted sheath. The knife measures 7 5/8" long overall, with the blade being 3 3/4" long. The sheath and knife together measure 8 1/4" long.