WONDERFUL AND RARE ANTIQUE YANKTON SIOUX WAR CLUB. PLAINS INDIAN TOMAHAWK C. 1860
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| Tribal Affiliation: Sioux |
OFFERED IS A WONDERFUL ORIGINAL YANKTON SIOUX C. 1860'S WAR CLUB. YANKTON CLUB'S ARE EXTREMELY RARE TO FIND, THIS ONE SURVIVES IN VERY FINE CONDITION SHOWING A NICE UNTOUCHED PATINA THROUGHOUT. MAY HAVE HAD POLYCHROME AT ONE TIME. NOTICE THE GRAIN OF THE WOOD. THE GRAIN FOLLOWS THE CONTOURS OF THE CLUB EXACTLY, AS IT SHOULD. A NATIVE WARRIOR MADE THIS CLUB TO HOLD UP AGAINST ANY ENCOUNTER.THE FINISH OF THE WOOD IS EXACTLY AS YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM AN ORIGINAL, NO RESTORATIONS OF A...NY KIND. THE 37" UNIQUE GUNSTOCK CLUB HAS THE VERY DESIRABLE "NOTCHES" CUT OUT AT TOP AND BOTTOM. (PLEASE NOTE, ANOTHER SIOUX CLUB HAD VERY SIMILAR NOTCHES THAT SOLD THROUGH COWANS, EX. LINCE COLLECTION) ORIGINAL TRADE BLADE IS TIGHT, NO LOOSENESS OF ANY KIND. LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS AN OLD (OIL?). COAT PLACED ON THE BLADE TO PROTECT IT FROM RUSTING, IT HAS HARDENED OVER THE YEAR'S. I HAVE LEFT IT AS-IS. THE TIP OF BLADE MAY HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. BLADE IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION. NO OTHER CLUB THAT I CAN THINK OF HAS BEEN MORE EXCITING THAN THIS TRUE, ALL ORIGINAL SIOUX WAR CLUB. CONDITION IS VERY FINE, SHOWING USE, UNTOUCHED PATINA, NO RESTORATIONS, A FEW TACKS HAVE BROKEN OFF (PERIOD USE) , A WONDERFUL MUSEUM QUALITY CLUB. ***BEADED DROP AND CROW SCABBARD IS FOR DISPLAY AND NOT INCLUDED IN THE AUCTION *** YOU WILL NOT SEE ANOTHER CLUB OF THIS RARITY, CONDITION AND FROM THE HISTORIC PERIOD THAN THIS ONE HERE OFFERED ANYWHERE. GUARANTEED 100% AS PRESENTED. THIS CLUB IF AT ANY LARGER AUCTION HOUSE'S WOULD EASILY BE ESTIMATED AT 20K PLUS. OFFERED FOR THE SERIOUS COLLECTOR TODAY. PICTURES 11 AND 12 SHOW'S THE WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE, THE CLUB IS NOT BRIGHT BUT RATHER AN UNTOUCHED PATINA OVERALL. THE EXTERIOR PICTURES WERE DONE IN BRIGHT LIGHT TO SHOW EVEN GREATER DETAIL. PICTURE #10 SHOWS ANOTHER YANKTON CLUB, C. 1860. **PLEASE NOTE: THE BEADED DROP IS NOT INCLUDED WITH THE CLUB. THE DROP IS ATTACHED FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES. ****CROW SCABBARD NOT INCLUDED NOR AVAILABLE **
