Knife Sheath [Bowie Knife]
Object detail
Accession number
2005.84.31
Production period
Description
Sheath - black leather with a loop at the back for the belt to pass through. There is an elk embossed on the sheath.
Brief History
This sheath was worn by Cliff Tait during his round the world flight in 1969 using an Aero Engine Services Limited (AESL) Airtourer single-engined aircraft. Cliff Tait carried out the flight to promote New Zealand and the NZ-built Airtourer to the world. Leaving Hamilton on 12 May 1969, he made the 30,500 mile (49,084 km) trip in 284 hours. Despite a range of challenges along the way, he returned safely to Hamilton on 1 August 1969. Tait made history as the first person to circumnavigate the globe in a New Zealand built aircraft, and probably the first in a single engine aircraft of this small size.
Marks
MADE IN GERMANY Embossed
Media/Materials
Collection
Credit Line
Knife Sheath [Bowie Knife], 2005.84.31. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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