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Sioux American Indian Dag Knife Mid-19th Century

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
Sioux American Indian Dag Knife Mid-19th Century
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The lot features an exceptional Mid-19th Century (1840-1850’s) example Dag Knife attributed to the Sioux Native American Indian tribe. The Dag Knife features a walnut handle decorated with brass tacks. This excellent piece is crafted from a Blacksmith’s large rasp file and is secured to the handle with three copper rivets. A closer examination of the blade shows the original rasp teeth pattern pounded or filed down These forged rasp file dag knife blades showed extraordinary strength and were widely desired by Northern Plains Warriors. These polished down rasp files have been referred to as being of the appearance of scales or more commonly explained as having the texture and shape of a beaver tail. This beaver tail texture and shape has lent to the collecting term as being called a “Beaver Back” Dag Knife. The piece came out of a large private Historical collection of Northern Plains weapons and artifacts. The piece is truly a heavy authentic example with truly fine art appeal as it displays very well. Measures 12 inches in length x 1 ½ inches wide.