The Mysterious Black Handled Scalper
Jul 23, 2020 10:37:10 GMT -7
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Post by paranger on Jul 23, 2020 10:37:10 GMT -7
Thanks go out to Nathan Kobuck for the research and inspiration for this one. From the papers of Baynton, Wharton, and Morgan at Fort Pitt:
Fort pitt July 6th 1765
Delawares…
12 blk handled knives @6
Nathan surmised that since there were other known African hardwoods (e.g., camwood or barwood) being used for trade knife handles, ebony made sense for the "blk handled" knife mentioned above. He commissioned Ken Gahaghan to make his. My version is pictured below in a medium (6") blade, half-width tang (appropriate for 1765), and diamond profile 3 pin ebony handle.
Fort pitt July 6th 1765
Delawares…
12 blk handled knives @6
Nathan surmised that since there were other known African hardwoods (e.g., camwood or barwood) being used for trade knife handles, ebony made sense for the "blk handled" knife mentioned above. He commissioned Ken Gahaghan to make his. My version is pictured below in a medium (6") blade, half-width tang (appropriate for 1765), and diamond profile 3 pin ebony handle.
