I haven’t had much luck finding ones for sale, but I’ve also yet to reach out to pawn shops in the Southwest. Which, as you shared, would be a great avenue.
Unfortunately no, I haven’t. I’ve reached out to numerous galleries and dealers, letting them know of my interest, but that has yet to yield anything.
In @Ziacat’s thread Yeah, I totally blew through my budget - can't even see it in my rearview mirror, where we covered our experiences at this year’s Eiteljorg Market, I shared some photos of tools and stamps that a Navajo smith had brought, as he planned on making a few cuffs at the show. After talking with him for a bit, he showed me everything and allowed me to admire them. I was just in awe. At one point, he reached to grab one of the bigger concho stamps that an older uncle of his had made, I’d been holding and studying it for a number of minutes. ![]()