RARE CIVIL WAR SHEFFIELD BOWIE WITH LOUISIANA STATE SEAL DECORATED POMMELS.

11″ overall fixed blade Bowie. 6″ sgl edge, clip point blade, marked on ricasso “JOHN LINGARD’S/CELEBRATED BOWIE KNIFE/PEACROFT/SHEFFIELD”. Elliptical reinforced type crossguard. 2-pc dark (horn) grips fastened by 4 pins; 3 pearl inlays on obverse. Red leather sheath gilt embossed, German silver mounts. This exact knife is shown on pg 194 of Norm Flayderman’s text The Bowie Knife Unsheathing and American Legend. PROVENANCE: Ex-Norm Flayderman Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good overall. Accompanying scabbard is broken at tip. Blade markings are discernible, grey overall with old sharpening. Grips are sound, pommels are beat around edges. Pins as noted by Flayderman through pommels appear orig to time of use with old crosshatching. 50829-1 (3,500-4,500) – Lot 3254

Auction: Firearms - April 2017

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	3254	$0.00	RARE CIVIL WAR SHEFFIELD BOWIE WITH LOUISIANA STATE SEAL DECORATED POMMELS. 11″ overall fixed blade Bowie. 6″ sgl edge, clip point blade, marked on ricasso “JOHN LINGARD’S/CELEBRATED BOWIE KNIFE/PEACROFT/SHEFFIELD”. Elliptical reinforced type crossguard. 2-pc dark (horn) grips fastened by 4 pins; 3 pearl inlays on obverse. Red leather sheath gilt embossed, German silver mounts. This exact knife is shown on pg 194 of Norm Flayderman’s text The Bowie Knife Unsheathing and American Legend. PROVENANCE: Ex-Norm Flayderman Collection. CONDITION: Good to very good overall. Accompanying scabbard is broken at tip. Blade markings are discernible, grey overall with old sharpening. Grips are sound, pommels are beat around edges. Pins as noted by Flayderman through pommels appear orig to time of use with old crosshatching. 50829-1 (3,500-4,500) – Lot 3254 Auction: Firearms - April 2017 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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RARE CIVIL WAR SHEFFIELD BOWIE WITH LOUISIANA STATE SEAL DECORATED POMMELS.