Schrade 498 USA Gold Rush 49'r Carbon Steel Fixed Blade Hunting Knife & Sheath

Here is a very rare find in a never used or carried vintage Schrade 498 Gold Rush Commemorative "Bench Made" 49'R 1095 Carbon Steel fixed blade hunting knife with original leather sheath in perfect condition. Blade has full length tang, original factory edge only, factory bright, clean and unmarked with no carbon stains or pitting. The one pc, finger grooved staglon handle is also in perfect unmarked condition as are the solid brass hilt and pummel. An impressive 1970's custom Bench Made'' collection 49'er fixed blade hunting & skinning knife with carbon steel blade.

Knife was made as a tribute to the 1849 Cal. Gold Rush era which features the look of hammered textured gold nuggets to hilt & pummel, this was a designed interest and tie-in to that Gold Rush era when a man's knife had to be the best made. This was a limited production of this style Schrade knife.

There are also two "Hallmark Stamps" of a crown & anvil on top end of pummel, placed there by an expert custom cutlery craftsman who with his talent, polished and crafted the perfect carbon steel blade and handle into a well-balanced knife by placing his stamp as seen, he gave his approval to the high quality of this fine custom knife. Blade measures 5" in length, 1/8" thick and 9 3/8 full length.

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