You're probably right, Debora...good point.
Until your mention, neither did I, Bosko...but now I wonder how something so obvious in retrospect could have escaped me for so long. Probably has...
Not much valuation available here. It's worth what you can get for it. Too many variables to be more specific; try eBay.
That's a Duezy! American Civil War, give or take a decade...GWTW.
GOOD! Highly probable, evely!
That's a sweet slab o' glass!
I think I'm in love...
African, almost certainly. I had an Assagai with that steel weave securing the beautifully forged an' finished head to the shaft. Precision...
It may be worth mentioning that here at least (Port Angeles, WA) everything that's donated goes to Seattle for processing & pricing. Nothing is...
GO! Now! Hurry!!
That wouldn't be a Good Will tag onna back of pic 1...would it?
With emphasis on the IF: could be a dance accessory.
I'll bet on Czech for the threaded part. Lovely...
Years ago I was in the company of several journeyman machinists, an' they all had Gerstner boxes. Very well made, solid as old cheese! Nice, Bosko!
Restrain yourself, Bosko...Easy now, deep breaths...another...easy. There, isn't that better?
That is really lovely, Brad...a treasure!
I had it associated with deep-sea fishing. Oops!
What little I understand about raw-hide is that it shrinks when it dries, not to mention that it hardens to an extremely tough consistency.
Weight? Interior Diameter? Looks like a near-perfect hemisphere, so those figures would yield approximate density; thus a wood species may be...
Their 'use' hasn't been lost, RT...there are still lots of dandelions (one of my most favorite flowers, an' 'puff-balls). The issue is that those...
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