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This page contains "other" Ancient native American Indian "knapped" flint and
chert tools such as Knife Blades, Hide Scrapers and Drills to name a few

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DFFT4 A very large and well made silver and black  It was recovered in 450.00
iridescent obsidian Archaic Knife blade Lake Co., OR during
which has a damaged base. (Sorry, folks, I  the early 1960's
got the photos upside down.) It's well flaked
on both faces by a very advanced knapper. Stermer COA

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DFFT5 A nice medium sized black dacite Archaic    Recovered from 350.00
Knife blade. It has a 25% flat spot on side B, French Glen, OR
vertically up the center from the base, during the 1950's
remaining from the original host stone's rind.
The tip on side A resembles an impact fracture
with "steps" from ancient re-working. (photo 5) Stermer COA

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DFFT6 An olive green, dark gray and off-white chert  Recovered near 275.00
Haskett blade which is missing it's base. It appears Harney Lake, Oregon
to have been formed totally by percussion flaking in April 1963
and the patterns are thorough on both faces.

Stermer COA

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BYFT1 A VERY nicely made and meaty Cascade Hafted Knife Offered by the original finder 275.00
blade. It's quite meaty and is well flaked on both faces  who found this one on his
with many ancient re-sharpenings to it's cutting edges. It ranch in Harney Co., OR
has one small 1/8" recent conical nick on one edge just  (details to buyer)
above the hafting line (9 o'clock position in photo 5) but
is still an outstanding piece!

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BYFT2 A most interesting obsidian Square-end Knife    Offered by the original finder 85.00
from the Archaic period. Side B is mostly who found this one on his
percussion flaking, while side A shows a LOT of ranch in Harney Co., OR
pressure flaking edgework to both cutting edges. (details to buyer)
It appears to have some slight, more recent nicks
to the cutting edges, but nothing really drastic

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BYFT3 A mottled gray and brown quartzite Offered by the original finder 30.00
Archaic Cascade Knife blade. It's well who found this one on his
flaked on both faces, although the flaking ranch in Harney Co., OR
on side B is mostly percussion flaking. It (details to buyer)
has a slight ancient usage nick to the very
tip, but is otherwise is good condition.

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BYFT4 A most interesting mottled gray, white and light Offered by the original finder 50.00
brown chalcedony hafted Archaic Cascade  who found this one on his
Knife blade. It's fairly well flaked on both faces ranch in Harney Co., OR
by a novice knapper and has a lateral fracture (details to buyer)
to one edge right at the hafting line (3/4" long).
Overall, not a bad looking piece

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BYFT5 A nice sized blue-gray dacite Archaic Cascade Offered by the original finder 40.00
hafted Knife blade, created by a novice knapper who found this one on his
and having quite a few "steps" from a fast & dirty ranch in Harney Co., OR
knapping effort. It has a more recent nick to the tip (details to buyer)

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
BYFT6 A black obsidian Archaic Cascade Knife blade, well Offered by the original finder 25.00
flaked with oblique transverse patterns by an advanced who found this one on his
knapper. It has an ancient lateral cut to one edge near ranch in Harney Co., OR
the tip (photo 6) and a few very small (about the size of  (details to buyer)
the head of a pin) more recent surface nicks, most likely
caused from improper storage. Still a neat little piece.

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BYFT7 A well-used mottled gray chalcedony Archaic Offered by the original finder 30.00
Cascade Knife blade, well flaked on both who found this one on his
faces by an intermediate knapper and having ranch in Harney Co., OR
substantial alkali deposits, mostly on side B. (details to buyer)

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ACFT1 A fairly large grayish-lavender rhyolite Early Leaf Knife Recovered from 300.00
blade from the Archaic period, between 5,000 and 8,000 Mesa, AZ
years old. Flaking is mostly direct percussion with some
secondary pressure flaking to the cutting edges. It retains a
small (7/8" long x 1/4" wide) flat section on one edge of the
base from the original striking platform (photo 5)

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ACFT2 A somewhat crude, but interesting burgundy Siskiyou Co., CA 85.00
Franciscan chert Hand Axe/chopper, most
likely from the Paleo period between 10,000
to 11,500 years old

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TCHFT1 A fairly large opaque black obsidian Cascade Trade Recovered in 325.00
Blank which, judging by the secondary pressure SW Oregon
flaking to the cutting edges, was used as a butchering
blade. This one's a very meaty piece which would
display well as a collection's centerpiece

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ACFT3 A nice sized mahogany and black Siskiyou Co., CA 40.00
obsidian hand pick. (I'm assuming that
these were used to dig out edible roots)

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ACFT4 A nice sized mostly black with some mahogany Siskiyou Co., CA 35.00
obsidian hand pick. (I'm assuming that these
were used to dig out edible roots) One end
was anciently nicked off. (photos 5 & 6)

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ACFT5 A nice sized mahogany obsidian hand Siskiyou Co., CA 40.00
pick. (I'm assuming that these were
used to dig out edible roots)

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ACFT6 A nice sized mahogany obsidian hand Siskiyou Co., CA 40.00
pick. (I'm assuming that these were
used to dig out edible roots)

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JCFT31 A most interesting and very colorful blue, lavender and tan  Found in 300.00
chert High Desert Knife blade which is well worked on both Churchill Co., NV
faces but the flaking patterns are somewhat amateurish. 8/15 ON-HOLD ge

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MHFT1398 A very nice translucent purple, red and clear agate    Found in 250.00
Hohokam Knife Blade which is pressure flaked only Navajo Co., AZ
around the cutting edges. Still quite an attractive piece
having shallow hafting notches and a single nick to the
bottom of the base. 8/15 ON-HOLD ge

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FT101 A jet-black Knox flint Upper River  Recovered from 200.00
Knife blade, well flaked on both faces. Sullivan Co., TN
It has a flat section to one corner of
the stem, which appears to be as it
was made. Quite a unique little item

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FT102 A deep purple and tan chert, mostly Found in SOLD
uni-faced circular Scraper having British Columbia, Canada
secondary pressure flaking around the
edges of side A. An unusual piece 8/6  

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FT103 A very attractive tan and light brown Found east of 300.00
Edwards chert under-sized, adolescent's  Bandera, TX
Kerrville Knife blade which is very well made

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MHFT1405 A nice semi-translucent white with brown grain Found in 45.00
agatized wood Hohokam Knife blade. Flaking is Navajo Co., AZ
very cursory and "rushed"

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MHFT1406 A semi-translucent off-white and blue agate Hohokam Found in 40.00
Knife blade having crude and "rushed" flaking Navajo Co., AZ

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MHFT1407 A reasonably thin and quite crude agatized Found in 25.00
wood Hohokam Knife blade. The surfaces Navajo Co., AZ
are very rough on this one.

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MHFT1408 A pretty nice and well worked moss agate Found in 45.00
triangular hafted Hohokam Knife blade Navajo Co., AZ

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MHFT1409 A nice set of 3 smaller sized Hohokam Knife Found in 50.00
blades in a nice cross-section of materials Navajo Co., AZ

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MHFT1410 A brown jasper waisted drill having thorough Found in 30.00
flaking patterns on both faces to a median ridge Navajo Co., AZ

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JFFT33 A HUGE red and light brown chert Butchering Recovered in 300.00
Knife blade most likely dating to the Paleo Central Oregon
period. Definitely not used to skin rabbits! Ex: Thompson

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JCFT33 A gray-brown chert Winged Drill which has a slight nick to the Found in 25.00
tip. Flaking is fairly thorough but not especially remarkable. Churchill Co., NV

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JCFT34 A HEAVILY river polished black basalt Stemmed Drill  Found in 20.00
which is quite interesting. All flaking patterns have been Churchill Co., NV
greatly subdued by eons of floating in a water body

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DFFT3 A mottled light gray and tan  Undocumented,  20.00
Archaic Knife blade base which but judging from
probably doubled as a scraper, the material, most
even after having been broken likely from Indiana

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ELFT5 A HUGE and quite thick mottled brown and tan chert Recovered in 110.00
Quarry Blank showing typical cursory percussion Shirley Basin, WY
flaking on both faces, mostly around the edges

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ELFT6 An interesting orange and gray Black Forest Wood Prismatic Recovered in 110.00
Knife blade which has semi-translucent agatized sections Otero Co., CO
(black areas) and cursory pressure flaking patterns, mostly
isolated to a single edge. (photo 7) Ex: Mutz

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JCFT35 A HUGE jet black obsidian Trade Blank,  Recovered in 650.00
which, judging from the finer edgework was Churchill Co., NV
utilized as a butchering blade. A most 
attractive monster of a blade which would
make a great centerpiece in any collection

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JCFT36 A large semi-translucent obsidian High Desert Knife  Recovered in SOLD
blade thoroughly flaked on both faces but having a single Pershing Co., NV
slight stack-ledge on each face. Overall not a bad piece

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DIFT5 An absolutely HUGE off-white and tannish-yellow Found in 850.00
burlington chert Hoe in excellent condition. These Saline Co., MO
are very seldom offered for sale

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DIFT2 A very attractive, very long brown, blue and gray   Found in 250.00
  Fort Payne chert Pencil Drill. Expertly flaked to a Fishimingo, MO  
median ridge on both faces, I'm simply amazed to
see delicate artifacts like this one having survived
intact through the ages. A really superior piece. Ex: Al Kennedy

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DIFT3 A very sweet, highly attractive and well Found in 175.00
made off-white mostly uni-faced Alibates Hidalgo Co., TX
flint Notched Scraper having horizontal Ex: Guadalupe Diaz
burgundy veins. Just a sweetheart of a tool Ex: Randy Best
Rogers COA

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DIFT4 A most interesting bluish-gray flint double spurred awl, Found in 100.00
knife/scraper combination tool. It's a sturdy and unique  Gillespie Co., TX
tool, well flaked on both faces but retaining a small section
of the original host stone's rind on one face (photo 4) Ex: Arnold

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JCFT23 A red, tan and gray chert Plateau Pentagonal Knife Recovered in 50.00
blade, well flaked on both faces through a  Humboldt Co., NV
combination of percussion and direct pressure flaking.

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JCFT24 A yellow and white agate Plateau Pentagonal Knife  Recovered in 40.00
blade, which was anciently resharpened so many times Churchill Co., NV
that it was near the conversion to a drill stage. It's well
flaked on both faces, although not with alot of detail.
The base was anciently snapped off and the surfaces
show a high degree of desert polish. An attractive piece

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JCFT25 A monster of an obsidian Quarry Blank which has Recovered in 450.00
fine pressure flaking to all edges indicating it's use as Humboldt Co., NV
a butchering blade during the early Archaic period. It   
has slight stacking and steps, which is to be expected
from a piece undergoing a morphing process. It has a
1-3/16" section of the original host stone's rind on the
bottom of the basal area, offset to one side (photo 6)

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JCFT26 A fairly large blue-black fine grained dacite Archaic Triangular Recovered in 375.00
Knife blade made with a good combination of percussion Churchill Co., NV
flaking followed-up by pressure flaking to all of it's edges.

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JCFT27 A very attractive bi-pointed Cascade Knife blade  Recovered in 375.00
having percussion flaking in the center of both faces with Churchill Co., NV
very intricate secondary pressure flaking all around the
edges on both faces. It has an ancient nick to one tip

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