Lot 1091:
NRA Commemorative and Whitetail Cutlery Skinning Knife Collection with Sheaths
Description
This lot comprises a group of three fixed-blade hunting and skinning knives, each accompanied by a matching belt sheath. The first item is a Whitetail Cutlery skinner featuring a gut hook blade. The blade face displays two bear paw prints and a circular etched mark reading WHITETAIL USA CUTLERY surrounding a deer head logo. The knife is constructed with a full tang, a stainless steel bolster, and laminated multicolored pakkawood handle scales secured by three brass pins. It is housed in a black nylon sheath with a yellow and black circular patch bearing the same WHITETAIL USA CUTLERY mark.
The second knife is an NRA commemorative hunting knife. The satin-finished blade is etched with the characters NRA. The knife features polished white bone handle scales with two pins, set between a stainless steel bolster and pommel, both of which are decorated with floral scroll engraving. The accompanying black leather sheath has a snap-button closure bearing the NRA monogram.
The third item is a finger-hole skinner designed with a large circular index finger hole in the tang between the blade and handle. The blade is etched with a deer head profile. The handle consists of black polished synthetic scales secured by two pins. It is paired with a black leather belt sheath featuring a snap-button retention strap.
Condition report:
The Whitetail Cutlery knife appears in excellent condition with a clean blade and handle; very minor surface spotting is visible on the steel near the bolster (photo 3). The NRA knife shows light surface scuffing on the satin-finished blade consistent with handling (photo 4). The finger-hole skinner shows significant condition issues, including visible surface oxidation and rust on the blade face, specifically around the deer etch and finger hole (photo 5). The metal snap on its leather sheath is heavily corroded with orange rust (photo 5).
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