FOR SALE IS ONE (1) VINTAGE AND USED 11 1/4" length HAND CARVED DARK SOLID WOOD LETTER OPENER. THIS UNIQUE ITEM IS CARVED BY HAND WITH FINE DETAIL, NOTE SOME OF THE FACIAL DETAIL IS "GUNKED UP", ITEM WAS PULLED FROM AN ESTATE AND FEATURES THE BUST OF A NATIVE WITH HEAD DRESS AND WIRE AROUND NECK. MADE OF SOLID AND DARK WOOD WITH WAVY PATTERNS (likely mahogany). THE LENGTH OF THE ONE SIDED WOOD BLADE IS APPROXIMATELY 7", THE HANDLE LENGTH IS 4 1/4", TOTAL LENGTH 11 1/4". THE EXACT PROVENANCE OF THIS ITEM IS UNKNOWN. THE ITEM BELONGED TO AN OLD TIMER MILITARY MAN. THIS PIECE IS LIKELY FROM THE 1940s, LIKELY FROM AFRICA, IVORY COAST, MAYBE KENYA, SINCE THAT IS WHERE MANY OF THESE WERE SOLD BACK IN THE DAY. PULLED FROM AN OLD MILITARY COLLECTION. THIS SOLID WOOD ITEM LIKELY SAT IN A DRAWER FOR OVER 50 YEARS AS AN OBJET D'ART, MUCH MORE THAN A SIMPLE LETTER OPENER, THIS IS A PIECE OF HAND CARVED ART. YOU WILL RECEIVE ONE (1) VINTAGE HAND CARVED WOOD LETTER OPENER SHIPPED BY USPS..... BID AND BUY HERE IN IN ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE SINCE I HAVE THOUSANDS OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK. I SHIP WITHIN TWO DAYS OF RECEIPT OF PAYMENT, OFTEN THE NEXT DAY. $3.81 USPS GREEN SHIPPING USING RECYCLED PACKAGING MATERIALS AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MATERIALS TO ANYWHERE USA. I DO NOT SHIP ANYWHERE ELSE. HAVE A GREAT DAY AND THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY.......