Antiquities, Pre-Columbian & Tribal Art - 10 Feb 2015
A North American Indian scalping knife and scabbard
A North American Indian scalping knife and scabbard, probably Blackfoot tribe, with a steel blade and horn handle, 29cm long, the leather scabbard with cloth and leather binding and brass studs, 29cm long.
c.f. Harold L. Peterson. American Knives. p.126, figs 156 and 157 for similar examples.