Lt. HJ Farnsworth Battle

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Lt. HJ Farnsworth Battle

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On Nov. 6th 1874, Lt. Farnsworth and 28 men "accidentally" encountered Chief Greybeard and a little over 100 Cheyanne. There was a running battle of 8 miles that took many hours over some very rough terrain. In the end, Lt Farnsworth lost 2 men dead and 4 injured, and the death count of the Cheyanne varies but 4 is in the area. These two knives were found at the Indian camp where the battle originated. If you will notice, one of them is what I use for my avatar. Hope you enjoy, Kelley
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speechless! ::tu::
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WOW ! Kelly. You know how to make me jealous, don't ya'.

I'd like to just hold that one and close my eyes for awhile. Musta been quite a thrill when you picked that up. Congratulations. ::tu:: ::tu:: ::ds::

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OH MY.......................................very cool!
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Very interesting Kelley and great bit of history ::tu:: ::tu:: Any idea regarding the makers? :) s-k
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Very nifty Kelley... ::nod:: ::tu:: ::tu::

Great example of historical handle styles.

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8) WOW! Those Knives are really something special! ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thanks guys, That whole battle was a great adventure! I took 3 weeks of vacation just so I would not miss a day of the search. We didn't find the first artifact until the 5th day.

s-k, all the artifacts (including these 2 knives) are still in Austin TX. being documented and cleaned. The bottom one is a Green River. I am not sure exactly what the top one is, but after the professional cleaning I am sure we will be able to identify it a little better. All of the artifacts are susppose to be sent to me as I am on the board of our museum here. Of coarse, they belong to the land owner, but I will try to persuade all the land owners to donate them to our museum. We will see. I will show pic's of them cleaned when I get them back fro Austin. Thanks for all of you guys interest, Kelley
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