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Plains Parfleche Beaded Sheath & Snake Bowie Knife

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,575.00 USD
Plains Parfleche Beaded Sheath & Snake Bowie Knife
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The lot features an excellent rare 19th century Snake Brand Sheffield Bowie Knife and Plains Native American Indian parfleche sheath. The knife shows the Snake Brand hallmarked and is also marked, "SNAKE BRAND SHEFFIELD" (one of the larger Snake Brand blades offered for sale). The sheath shows a Indian tanned hide and parfleche construction with mineral painted traditional designs and wonderful 19th century glass trade seed beaded accents. The beadwork shows excellent quality and is sinew sewn. The sheath also has two small fringe along the bottom with wound glass sky blue pony beads, brass trade beads, and tin jingle cones with red trade clothe. Good condition. Knife is 12 7/8"L x 1.75"W. Sheath is 3 1/8"x17.5". Knife and sheath are 18"L.