Bill Hancock [Belt Buckle]
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Bill Hancock [Belt Buckle]Description
Handmade sterling silver oval trophy belt buckle by B–K (B bar K) Silversmiths featuring a gold bull dogging scene flanked by two hand engraved seven-petal flowers with ruby centers. Engraved “JOHNSON CITY TX / CHAMPION” in the upper banner and “Bill Hancock” in the lower banner. Gold rope edge. Hand stamped on back, top to bottom, "7", "STERLING FROST / NICKEL SILVER BACK", "PHOENIX ARIZ / B-K / SILVERSMITH", and "HAND ENGRAVED."Context
Bill Hancock, of Weatherford, Texas, was inducted in the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1990. He began competing in local rodeos when he was 18 and specialized in bulldogging and bronc riding, conquering horses considered by many cowboys as “unridable,” including War Paint, Kickapoo, and Come Apart.Category
Ranching
Being Texas, Bullock Museum