#80 • Ted Miller Custom Knife- Hand Carved Antler Handle

Part of Pink Coins, Guns, Jewelry & Edged Weapons auction (timed auction by K and B Auction)

High bid $95.00

Status: Sold

Fixed blade knife made by Ted Miller in the USA with hardened 440 stainless steel blade, brass hand guard and hidden tang. Naturally shed, hand carved antler handle with deep and expressive carving of a warrior with turquoise eyed eagle head dress, red coral feather ornament with burned accents and turquoise cabochon at hand guard! Shaped and balanced for ideal use and feel in hand for the sportsman as well as the ultimate in arts collector. Each one is an original piece with no two being exactly alike. 10.25" overall with a 4.25" blade. Signed TM for Ted Miller, SS (or 55) and 20 at base of blade. Artist Bio: Cherokee Knife Maker, Ted Miller is an American Indian Artisan, of Miami-Peoria-Cherokee heritage. He has won over fifty significant awards. He carves images of his heritage and culture from stories passed down through his ancestors. Ted makes the handles for his knives from natural shed Deer and Elk Antler enhanced with semiprecious stones such as turquoise, coral, and onyx. Black handles are made from Buffalo horn. The blades for the knives are hand-shaped, sharpened, polished and heat-treated individually from 440C stainless steel, 56-60 Rockwell. He has made knives since 1971, first in Oklahoma City, later in Santa Fe. Ted Miller is an American Original: Sculptor, Artist, Carver Knifemaker -- all in the Native American Spirit. Signatures are not authenticated. BP/KS