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Montana Frontier Trading Post

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location2750 Palmer St, Missoula, Montana, 59808, United States In Person PreviewTo arrange a private viewing please contact Davis Brothers Auction via email: info@davisbrothersau...

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We are delighted that you can join us for the Montana Frontier Trading Post Auction. This sale is spread across two days.

Day 1: The largest collection of Indian, Indigenous, and Cowboy Frontier Artifacts in North America. Featured items include Modern and Antique Indian Beadwork, Jewelry, Spurs, Bits, and other Historical Western Artifacts. Part 2 of Gene Wensel's, Brother's of the Bow Collection. Tanned Fur, Taxidermy, Indian trade goods, and other Ethnographic items from around the world. Also being sold is a large Railroad and Toy Train Collection.

Day 2: Our Military and More Extravaganza. We are continuing to sell the largest privately held Military collection in the world. An extension of Day 1 items begins the day, followed by Oriental Textiles, Artwork, Taxidermy, and finished with our monthly Military offering. For the Military Collector who has everything, we are proud to be offering an item you surely need in your collection, an Inert M40 Recoilless Rifle (one of only a small handful in private collections).
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Puma Sportsman Line Guide Knife 1397751 - Puma Sportsman Line Guide Knife 13977
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Nice older knife. Incorrect sheath. Some wear as shown.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 100.00
 
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EG Smith Montana Territory Bowie Knife52 - EG Smith Montana Territory Bowie Knife
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Very nice bowie knife. Made by EG Smith of Montana. Wonderful custom knife made to the specifications of early frontier bowies. EG Smith has since pas
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Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
Sold for 800.00
 
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Montana Blackfoot Indian Made Bowie Knife53 - Montana Blackfoot Indian Made Bowie Knife
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Nicely made knife. 12.75" long. Elk horn handle.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 150.00
 
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Montana Indian Made Dag Knife54 - Montana Indian Made Dag Knife
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Buffalo Horn Handle. No sheath. 20th Century. 8.5" long.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 65.00
 
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Montana Blackfoot Indian Made Bowie Knife55 - Montana Blackfoot Indian Made Bowie Knife
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Very nice knife. Appears to be made from a cleaver. Nice early example. 12.75" long.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 110.00
 
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Theater Modified US Navy WW2 Fighting Knife56 - Theater Modified US Navy WW2 Fighting Knife
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Theater modified to a point or dagger style.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for 35.00
 
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Montana Blackfoot Indian Made Bowie Knife57 - Montana Blackfoot Indian Made Bowie Knife
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Very nice knife. Elk Horn Handle. Just under 12.75" long.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 150.00
 
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Antique Buck & Ryan Stag Handle Knife58 - Antique Buck & Ryan Stag Handle Knife
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Very nice older frontier knife. Stag horn handle. British steel. 9.25" long.
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for 65.00
 
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Montana Blackfoot Indian Made Bowie Knife59 - Montana Blackfoot Indian Made Bowie Knife
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Very nice knife. Appears to be made from a cleaver. Nice early example. 14.5" long.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 140.00
 
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Montana Indian Made Jaw Bone Knife60 - Montana Indian Made Jaw Bone Knife
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Nice old coyote jaw bone knife. Montana Indian made. 8.5" long.
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for 150.00
 
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Montana Blackfoot Indian Trade Knife61 - Montana Blackfoot Indian Trade Knife
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Nice old 5 pin trade knife. Steel is marked as shown. 14" long.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 65.00
 
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Montana Indian Tomahawk Axe62 - Montana Indian Tomahawk Axe
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Nice older piece with willow handle. 20th century. 17" long.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 210.00
 
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Montana Blackfoot Indian Hide Scraper63 - Montana Blackfoot Indian Hide Scraper
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Nice old scraper. Tool steel blade. Reservation period.
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for 35.00
 
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Montana Indian Bone Handle Dag Knife64 - Montana Indian Bone Handle Dag Knife
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Unknown origin. Bone handle. 20th century. 9.25" long.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 120.00
 
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Montana Blackfoot Indian Prison Shank65 - Montana Blackfoot Indian Prison Shank
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Interesting old knife cut down to a shank with elk horn handle. Probably from an Ex Deer Lodge Prisoner. 5.5" long.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 100.00
 
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WW2 South Pacific Fighting Knife66 - WW2 South Pacific Fighting Knife
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Nice old knife. Brought home by a GI post WW2.
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for 42.70
 
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Indian Trade Knife Made from File Blade67 - Indian Trade Knife Made from File Blade
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Nice old knife. Fashioned from a file blade. 12.25" long
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for 100.00
 
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Montana Blackfoot Indian Made Bowie Knife68 - Montana Blackfoot Indian Made Bowie Knife
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Very nice knife. Elk Horn Handle. 14.5" long.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 50.00
 
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Plains Indian Made Montana Tacked Knife Sheath69 - Plains Indian Made Montana Tacked Knife Sheath
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Nice older sheath. Mid 20th Century. 11" long.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 150.00
 
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Montana Blackfoot Indian Made Bowie Knife70 - Montana Blackfoot Indian Made Bowie Knife
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Nice knife. Copper rivets, and Elk Horn handle. 11.25" long.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 65.00
 
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Plains Indian Montana Knife Sheath71 - Plains Indian Montana Knife Sheath
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Very nice older sheath. Mid 20th Century. Tin cone drops. 10" long.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 275.00
 
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Kaskara African Warrior Sword Sudan Chad72 - Kaskara African Warrior Sword Sudan Chad
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Nice older sword. From Sudan/Chad/Eritrea. 27" long.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 150.00
 
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S.S. Barbara Fritchie Voyager Folk Art Painting73 - S.S. Barbara Fritchie Voyager Folk Art Painting
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Very nice double sided folk art battleship painting. One side is the SS Barbara Fritchie the other is the Voyager. 12.75" by 19.25".
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for 65.00
 
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Identified WW2 Bring Back South Pacific Knife74 - Identified WW2 Bring Back South Pacific Knife
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Neat knife. Brought back by one LT Wyatt of the 3rd Division as shown.
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for 110.00
 
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R.S. Giles Virginia City Montana Bowie Knife75 - R.S. Giles Virginia City Montana Bowie Knife
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Very Nice Coffin Handle Bowie made by R. S. Giles. 13" long overall.
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Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold for 450.00
 
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WW2 US Navy Mark 2 Fighting Knife76 - WW2 US Navy Mark 2 Fighting Knife
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Nice knife in sheath.
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for 70.00
 
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WW1 German Boot Knife77 - WW1 German Boot Knife
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Quite a bit of wear to the blade as shown.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 85.00
 
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Montana Indian Trade Knife78 - Montana Indian Trade Knife
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Rehandled by the Indians. Made from a carving knife.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for 25.00
 
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Puma German Hunting Knife79 - Puma German Hunting Knife
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Blade has oxidation as shown. 10.5" long.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 110.00
 
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WW2 Trench Art Theater Made Knife80 - WW2 Trench Art Theater Made Knife
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Appears to have been customized from a British knife. Very nicely done. 8.25" long.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 55.00
 
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Montana Blackfoot Indian Fighting Dagger81 - Montana Blackfoot Indian Fighting Dagger
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Very nice dagger. Horn handle. Quite early. 9" long.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 95.00
 
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Montana Indian Tacked Board82 - Montana Indian Tacked Board
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Unknown purpose. Appears to be tacked with horn, a gun range calculator , and a medicine bag.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for 15.00
 
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E.G. Smith Montana Rio Grande Camp Knife83 - E.G. Smith Montana Rio Grande Camp Knife
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Very nice Bowie. Made to resemble the famous Rio Grande Camp Knife that was used by Lewis Powell in assassination attempt on William Seward. 11.75&q...
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Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
Sold for 210.00
 
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Finnish Puukko Hunting Knife Lapland84 - Finnish Puukko Hunting Knife Lapland
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Has quite a bit of wear as shown. Handle is engraved with a caribou. 10.25" long.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for 20.00
 
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Montana Blackfoot Indian Made Bowie Knife85 - Montana Blackfoot Indian Made Bowie Knife
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Very nice bowie with elk horn handle. S guard. 11" long.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 70.00
 
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Antique Scottish Highlander Dirk86 - Antique Scottish Highlander Dirk
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Nice old piece. No sheath. 16.5" long.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 150.00
 
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Puma German Hunting Knife87 - Puma German Hunting Knife
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Nice old knife. Lots of life left. 9.25" long.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 65.00
 
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Antique Lone Wolf Print Victor Kowalski88 - Antique Lone Wolf Print Victor Kowalski
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Nice old print in original frame. 10" by 13" framed.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for 48.80
 
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Marbles Horn Handle Hunting Knife89 - Marbles Horn Handle Hunting Knife
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Has seen some use as shown. Improperly sharpened. 7.75" long.
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for 85.00
 
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Arts and Crafts Hammered Copper Elk Plaque90 - Arts and Crafts Hammered Copper Elk Plaque
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Nice old plaque. Hammered copper on wood. 9" long, 4" wide.
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Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for 15.00
 
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Antique Bowie Knife Sheath91 - Antique Bowie Knife Sheath
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Nice old sheath. Ready for your civil war or frontier bowie knife. 10.25" long.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 150.00
 
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Montana Blackfoot Indian Made Bowie Knife92 - Montana Blackfoot Indian Made Bowie Knife
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Made from a Cleaver. 13.5" long.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 1,600.00
 
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Montana Frontier Bowie Knife Horn Handle93 - Montana Frontier Bowie Knife Horn Handle
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Nice knife. Contemporary, signed JL Stout. Stag handle with copper pins. 14.25" long.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 100.00
 
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Montana Indian Made Custom Knife94 - Montana Indian Made Custom Knife
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Very nicely made. File blade. 8.25" long.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 120.00
 
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Montana Frontier Rendezvous Deer Horn Pipe95 - Montana Frontier Rendezvous Deer Horn Pipe
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Nice older pipe. 14.25" long.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for 70.00
 
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Montana Blackfoot Indian Made Bowie Knife96 - Montana Blackfoot Indian Made Bowie Knife
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File Blade. Very nice workmanship. 12.25" long.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 140.00
 
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Montana Blackfoot Indian Made Knife97 - Montana Blackfoot Indian Made Knife
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Very nice knife in tacked sheath. Mid 20th Century. 13.5" long.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 240.00
 
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WW1 1917 Dated US Army Holster98 - WW1 1917 Dated US Army Holster
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Very nice holster. Dated 1917
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 85.00
 
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WW1 US Army Holster99 - WW1 US Army Holster
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Date is not readable. Wear as shown.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for 35.00
 
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WW2 Kinfolks Fighting Knife100 - WW2 Kinfolks Fighting Knife
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Scarce. 10.5" long.
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Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold for 60.00
 
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