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    Posted 10 years ago

    WJoyDesigns
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    This is a piece that I have had in my collection for as long as I can remember. I wonder about it's origin and history, but I suppose only that story could have come from the maker. Perhaps there is some useful purpose for this item that I am not aware of? Maybe the hunter that killed the animal that this was attached to just made this for show and tell?

    It looks to me like it could be a boars tusk or perhaps a tooth or bone of some kind. It is capped with a chopped down 30-30 Winchester cartridge made by Remington-Peters Ammunition Company, that much I do know!
    I'm wondering if anyone knows what type of animal the tusk ( or tooth) is from, and if so, what approximate age could the animal have been due to the wear on the "beveled" part of the tooth,or tusk?
    Thank you,
    Wendy Joy

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