Original U.S. War of 1812 Era Scrimshaw Whaletooth with George Washington & Widow Theme British Holsters and is maker marked KLOPFER

and is maker marked KLOPFER

which does not feature the screw down back or arsenal markings

Fully marked and coded on the bottom

with DEUTSCHE REICHSBAHN (German National Railway) embossed on the top and bottom of the border

Original U.S. War of 1812 Era Scrimshaw Whaletooth with George Washington & Widow Theme British Holsters and is maker marked KLOPFEROriginal Item. One of a Kind. Scrimshaw is scrollwork, engravings, and carvings done in bone or ivory. Typically it refers to the artwork created by whalers, engraved on the byproducts of whales, such as bones or cartilage. It is most commonly made out of the bones and teeth of sperm whales, the baleen of other whales, and the tusks of walruses. It takes the form of elaborate engravings in the form of pictures and lettering on the surface of the bone