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1900-1920
GUSN-25999
Steel blade w/ sharpened edge is rectangular at handle and upper edge bows to form a point. Knife closes into a conforming bone handle w/ brass fittings. On one side handle is decorated w/ fleur de lis and mother of pearl.
pocket knives
accessories
brass (alloy)
lip-vibrated aerophones with conical bore: with valves
horn (animal material)
mother of pearl
steel (alloy)
lip-vibrated aerophones with conical bore: with valves
horn (animal material)
Steel
Horn
Brass
Mother-of-Pearl
KNIFE, POCKET
Unknown
9.75 x 0.875 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of the Estate of Phoebe McKernan
1980.446
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