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<p>[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 4287372, member: 55"]Adding: I think it was intended to be more a knife than a club; the jawbone portion would be considered the handle, and the flint portion considered the blade; as you can see, it would not be comfortable for any practical use. I'd agree it is more likely a modern re-creation than an old artifact. It is interesting though, and would have some value as a curio or display object, for those who like such things.</p><p>A "mountain-man" recreator might love it;</p><p>Here's a comparable modern re-creation, with a raccoon jawbone and stone blade, from <a href="https://www.primitiveinspired.com/collections/frontpage/products/copy-of-wild-turkey-foot-handle-stone-blade-ornamental-knife-20n-mountain-man-knife-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.primitiveinspired.com/collections/frontpage/products/copy-of-wild-turkey-foot-handle-stone-blade-ornamental-knife-20n-mountain-man-knife-1" rel="nofollow">knife</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]344683[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 4287372, member: 55"]Adding: I think it was intended to be more a knife than a club; the jawbone portion would be considered the handle, and the flint portion considered the blade; as you can see, it would not be comfortable for any practical use. I'd agree it is more likely a modern re-creation than an old artifact. It is interesting though, and would have some value as a curio or display object, for those who like such things. A "mountain-man" recreator might love it; Here's a comparable modern re-creation, with a raccoon jawbone and stone blade, from [URL='https://www.primitiveinspired.com/collections/frontpage/products/copy-of-wild-turkey-foot-handle-stone-blade-ornamental-knife-20n-mountain-man-knife-1']knife[/URL] [ATTACH=full]344683[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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