Scalping Knives, or "Scalpers" were the most popular and widely carried knives of all the Indian tribes. We used them to fight and eat with. They are called Scalpers because when we killed an enemy, we would cut off a round section of his hair, (a scalp) then "tan" it and make a trophy of it. Each scalp represented a victory in battle. I, myself, carry a handmade Scalper as my EDC (Every day carry) knife. Go to my Weapons Album at my Profile section. The first pic you will see is my Scalper and the Sheath I made for it, I think you have seen it before. As I said, the Scalper was the most popular knife, followed by the Hudson Bay, then the Plains Dagger.