Elk and Osage Skinner-
11"overall with a 4" blade. The Elk and Osage Skinner is a long handled knife with a medium length blade. The "knapped steel" blade is hand forged in a real coal fire. The steel is high carbon alloy from a leaf spring. Once the blade is fashioned it is then hand ground and facetted to give it the look and feel of a knapped flint or obsidian blade. The handle is from a New Mexico Elk metatarsal leg bone and is extended with a piece of Osage Orange wood (Bois' d Arc). The blade is pinned and glued and then wrapped with soft white tail deer skin. The leather on the handle is burn etched with a Eagle feather. This knife comes with its own custom sheath that is made from a thick cowhide inner sheath and covered with soft whitetail deer skin that was tanned at Duck Creek Forge by Craftsman/artist, David Tatom. The inner sheath is riveted with copper rivets to protect the sewn edges. The sheath has long, hand cut fringe with antique trade beads tied into the fringe. A coptic cross on the front with three cowry shells give this custom sheath a look like no other. This knife is sure to get the attention on your belt, but it is hard and sharp and ready to use. VIEW IT IN PERSON AT DAVIS & BLEVINS GALLERY- ST JOE, TEXAS- price on request
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11"overall with a 4" blade. The Elk and Osage Skinner is a long handled knife with a medium length blade. The "knapped steel" blade is hand forged in a real coal fire. The steel is high carbon alloy from a leaf spring. Once the blade is fashioned it is then hand ground and facetted to give it the look and feel of a knapped flint or obsidian blade. The handle is from a New Mexico Elk metatarsal leg bone and is extended with a piece of Osage Orange wood (Bois' d Arc). The blade is pinned and glued and then wrapped with soft white tail deer skin. The leather on the handle is burn etched with a Eagle feather. This knife comes with its own custom sheath that is made from a thick cowhide inner sheath and covered with soft whitetail deer skin that was tanned at Duck Creek Forge by Craftsman/artist, David Tatom. The inner sheath is riveted with copper rivets to protect the sewn edges. The sheath has long, hand cut fringe with antique trade beads tied into the fringe. A coptic cross on the front with three cowry shells give this custom sheath a look like no other. This knife is sure to get the attention on your belt, but it is hard and sharp and ready to use. VIEW IT IN PERSON AT DAVIS & BLEVINS GALLERY- ST JOE, TEXAS- price on request
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Osage Orange Black Hunter-
8" overall length with 4" blade. This Black Hunter skinning knife is a full tang knife with a worm eaten osage orange handle taken from a very old weathered piece of Osage Orange also know as Bois De Arc and to Texans as Horse apple tree. The blade is a reused horse farriers rasp file that has been hand forged in real coal fire and hammered by hand. The tang is filed with a decorative pattern and the wood is pinned with 5 solid brass pins. This knife comes with its own custom sheath made from heavy cowhide that is hand sewn and has 4 copper rivets at the top stress points. It is covered with soft white tail deer hide that is heavily fringed. The seems are dressed with light blue glass seed beads and the fringe is adorned with antique trade beads, bone, deer dew claws and red white heart beads. On the front of the sheath is a real buffalo tooth. The knife is the perfect size for skinning and quartering a deer or other medium sized game in the field. With it's unique sheath you will want to wear this knife on your belt all the time. $ price on request. Currently on display at Davis and Blevins Studio, St Jo, Texas
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8" overall length with 4" blade. This Black Hunter skinning knife is a full tang knife with a worm eaten osage orange handle taken from a very old weathered piece of Osage Orange also know as Bois De Arc and to Texans as Horse apple tree. The blade is a reused horse farriers rasp file that has been hand forged in real coal fire and hammered by hand. The tang is filed with a decorative pattern and the wood is pinned with 5 solid brass pins. This knife comes with its own custom sheath made from heavy cowhide that is hand sewn and has 4 copper rivets at the top stress points. It is covered with soft white tail deer hide that is heavily fringed. The seems are dressed with light blue glass seed beads and the fringe is adorned with antique trade beads, bone, deer dew claws and red white heart beads. On the front of the sheath is a real buffalo tooth. The knife is the perfect size for skinning and quartering a deer or other medium sized game in the field. With it's unique sheath you will want to wear this knife on your belt all the time. $ price on request. Currently on display at Davis and Blevins Studio, St Jo, Texas
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"If you refuse this gift, they'll spit you, me and the kid, crotch to eyeball with a dull deer antler.
If you value your hair, you will get married"
Moose Antler Black Hunter-
6.75" overall length 3.25" blade. This Black hunter, hand forged from a recycled Farriers rasp, has a full tang and a handle made from real Alaskan Moose antler that has been split and pinned with 5 solid brass pins. The unique shape of the Black Hunter series knives makes it easy to handle while skinning and has guard integrated into the blade to protect the fingers. This knife comes with its own custom sheath made from thick cowhide and fringed with tanned deer hide. The fringe has antique trade beads tied into it and the sheath is decorated with antiqued brass studs. Notice the brass rivets at the stress points and along the blade to prevent cutting the hand stitching. This knife is sharp and ready to skin your next animal, or just use it around camp. It's up to the job. $175
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If you value your hair, you will get married"
Moose Antler Black Hunter-
6.75" overall length 3.25" blade. This Black hunter, hand forged from a recycled Farriers rasp, has a full tang and a handle made from real Alaskan Moose antler that has been split and pinned with 5 solid brass pins. The unique shape of the Black Hunter series knives makes it easy to handle while skinning and has guard integrated into the blade to protect the fingers. This knife comes with its own custom sheath made from thick cowhide and fringed with tanned deer hide. The fringe has antique trade beads tied into it and the sheath is decorated with antiqued brass studs. Notice the brass rivets at the stress points and along the blade to prevent cutting the hand stitching. This knife is sharp and ready to skin your next animal, or just use it around camp. It's up to the job. $175
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RAWHIDE SKINNER- 7.75" overall length 3.5" blade. This basic skinner is hand forged farriers rasp steel on an osage orange handle covered in deerskin and hand sewn. It comes with a hand made sheath with antiqued brass studs and lightly hand tooled. The full sided handle is perfect to hold onto while skinning a deer or other small game. Its sharp and ready to skin. $140
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BLACK HUNTER- 7.5" overall 4.25" blade. ORDER ONE LIKE IT davidtatom100@gmail.com______________________________________________________________________
