Likely manufactured in the mid to late 19th century, this is a very attractive set of buffalo skinning knives that have the look of being assembled and used on the frontier of the American West. Sets such as these would have been carried in the camps of the plethora of commercial hunters of the period for processing the thousands of buffalo which were being killed for their desirable hides. The set includes nine knives of various sizes, shapes, and uses, six of which have maker's marks, mostly from Sheffield, England. Also included is a sharpening steel and a pair of tongs. All of the tools have hardwood handles apart from the tongs which are entirely iron. The set is contained within a hardwood knife block with slots cut for the knives in the top and wrapped in buffalo hide with a leather carrying handle.

Fine, the items show an attractively aged patina overall with the knives showing moderate wear as would be expected on frontier used items. Some of the blades show some scattered light pitting/spotting and some have some significant evidence of sharpening. The block/carrier is also fine with mild wear overall. This would be a fantastic set to pair with a buffalo rifle for display!