- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal, steel; metal, brass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0026 a,b
- Description
- A strong, single edged hunting knife with a cross piece. The hilt of the knife is made of brass, and covered with leather. The blade is marked “Collins and Co. Hartford Serofino #17 (Galidad)”. (b) Sheath made of leather with steel tip and steel detailing. Leather is embossed with crown and leav…
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- Title
- Bowie Knife
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal, steel; metal, brass; skin
- Dimensions
- 4.5 (widest point) x 37.0 cm
- Description
- A strong, single edged hunting knife with a cross piece. The hilt of the knife is made of brass, and covered with leather. The blade is marked “Collins and Co. Hartford Serofino #17 (Galidad)”. (b) Sheath made of leather with steel tip and steel detailing. Leather is embossed with crown and leaves. “LEGITIMUS” is stamped under the crown and the number ”10” is stamped on a cross piece above.
- Subject
- households
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0026 a,b
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- Date
- 1850 – 1910
- Material
- horn; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0029
- Description
- Very old dried and cracked bison? horn with tip broken off to leave small hole. Strap of buckskin thong tied around at tip and attached to another thong tied around at open broad end of horn.
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- Title
- Powder Horn
- Date
- 1850 – 1910
- Material
- horn; skin
- Dimensions
- 5.7 x 4.3 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Very old dried and cracked bison? horn with tip broken off to leave small hole. Strap of buckskin thong tied around at tip and attached to another thong tied around at open broad end of horn.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0029
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