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Grand Prize 1904 St. Louis World Fair Trade Knife

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
Grand Prize 1904 St. Louis World Fair Trade Knife
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This is a nice old West Indian reservation period trade knife marked, "J.A. Henckels Twin Works Solingen, Germany" and "Grand Prize Paris 1900 St. Louis 1904". The knife shows a carbon steel large blade with two piece solid walnut handle held onto the tang with three metal studs. The knife The knife measures 16 1/4" long, with a 11" blade. The knife is thought to date to the early 1900's and would have been found on the Western Plains and Indian Reservations.