“His glossy fall coat was in fine trim and shone in the rays of the sun, and his pride of bearing showed him to be in the lusty vigor of his prime”, so wrote Theodore Roosevelt of a bull bison he took in the Dakota Badlands in 1883. The taking of buffalo for sport or sustenance has been a tradition for American hunters for over a century and a half. This American Bison Buffalo Hide Taken In The 1980s By Gunwriter Rick Hacker, 7’ x 6’ Tanned Buffalo Robe is in Good Condition, with about 20-25 scattered holes and tears, besides the sizable holes in the middle front, a few stitched repairs at the middle “tanned” underside, moderate thinning to the hair around the tail, some thinning to the hair at the right hind quarter, some light thinning to the hair at the left hind quarter and the middle left side, some rough cutting to the edges, and with some overall wrinkling and storage wear evident. Otherwise, the robe is in fine shape, with no other damage. Most interestingly, it’s a classic “hide-on” buffalo robe with a beautifully tanned “roughout” underside, a painstaking process, measures about 7 feet long x 6 feet wide, and boasts thick brown buffalo hair throughout, especially at middle where there’s a sizable patch of a light brown, almost blonde color. Now to the provenance of this piece, which comes directly from the personal collection of award-winning gunwriter and book author Rick Hacker. Mr. Hacker relates this buffalo hide came from an American bison “I shot in Montana in the early 1980s with a C. Sharps Arms .40-90 duplex black powder paper patched load; one shot. There is an article about it in “The American Hunter” magazine I wrote back in the 1980s.” It has resided in Rick Hacker’s personal collection until now, and a signed letter of authenticity from Mr. Hacker will accompany this piece. This buffalo robe would be a wonderful addition to a ranch home or Western room as an homage to the “big shaggies”. A fine example of a rare, original American Bison Buffalo Hide Taken In The 1980s By Gunwriter Rick Hacker, 7’ x 6’ Tanned Buffalo Robe.