KRF knife

[larson1951]

my friend just found this and brought it in
he found it just not far south of me
it is extremely sharp

 

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[Get-the-point]

That is a thing of beauty right there!! Nice Steve....................................Chris

 

[rock]

Nice wide knife. Tell your friend I said congrats on a nice find.

 

[old digger]

Holy Moly! That baby is a beauty. If your friend doesn't want it, tell him that I know for sure that I could find a new home for It.

 

[Tnmountains]

Wow. The edge looks like a razor. Beautiful piece.

 

[surf]

Just gorgeous! A "spectator" knife, wow.

 

[Tnmountains]

Happy Birthday Steve !

 

[GatorBoy]

That is a thing of beauty! The patina looks like what we get in Florida.

 

[Twitch]

Nice. That looks a little older than the stuff you normally find, any idea on type?

 

[Americus]

Very nice find! Thanks for sharing.

 

[bci101tractors]

I'd shave with it, that is, if I shaved...lol
Thats a great find!! Thanks for sharing it Larson and give my congrats to your friend.
BCI

 

[quito]

Gorgeous!!!!!! Love that flaking!!!!!

 

[Sidevalve45]

Hello,
That's a pretty nice find. Your friend did well. Looks like it had been exposed on the chalky looking side for a very long time.

Sidevalve45

 

[rock]

Is the base ground down Steve? I will go out on a limb and ask if you think it might be a Cow House?

 

[larson1951]

Is the base ground down Steve? I will go out on a limb and ask if you think it might be a Cow House?

actually what you are calling the base is the actual cortex of the piece and would be the non working end of the blade which was probably hafted sideways onto a slotted buffalo rib handle
it appears to have been the striking platform of the blank used to make it
i first thought it was broke off on that end but can see it isn't

 

[pickaway]

Nice big ole piece of KRF

 

[JustPlainStrange]

Nice backed-knife. Is one edge of it dulled? A lot of them are (for mounting in rib or holding in hand). They were used by all cultures throughout the U.S. but are probably found most frequently on the High Plains, made by Shoshonean groups. Many collectors refer to the hand-held knives generically as Squaw Knives, but that's misleading.

 

[jamey]

very nice nife,great find i really like it...thanks for the peek,very lucky that day he was.

 

[flintdigger]

Nice knife Steve.