Subject: buffalo hunter, army scout
Culture: Anglo-American
Setting: buffalo trade, Great Plains 1868-1889
Object: skinning knife
Frontier Texas! *
"Skinning Knives
Buffalo skinners needed sharp, reliable knives to complete their jobs.
They usually kept two knives available at all times.
In a typical day, a skinner removed the hides off of an average of fifty buffalo,
which required them to sharpen their knives several times a day."
* State Fair of Texas 2014
