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Plains Indian Scalping Dag Knife 19th Century

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Plains Indian Scalping Dag Knife 19th Century
This is an early exceedingly rare authentic original Plains Native American Indian Scalping Dag knife from the 19th Century. The late 1800’s fine example features a hand carved wood handle with elaborately decorated brass tack design and tapering forged iron blade having a median ridge running on both sides, a documented early dag knife feature. This style of thin long dag blade has been documented as being used strictly for scalping and killing on the battlefield. The two hard wood grips show a copper/brass rivet tab holding the grip and blade with brass ornate tacks along both sides and the outer edge. The piece shows a total length of 11.75” and 1.5”W.