EXTREMELY RARE C. ROBY & CO. FIGHTING KNIFE.

EXTREMELY RARE C. ROBY & CO. FIGHTING KNIFE. This extremely rare knife was made by the famous sword company of West Chelmsford, Mass in the period 1860-65. Our knife has a 9-1/8″ clip point blade, 1-5/16″ at the widest with a diamond shaped blade. Left ricasso is marked “C. Roby & Co. / W. Chelmsford / Mass.” It has a rnd ribbed walnut handle with brass ferrule & cast eagle head pommel with the tang pulled through & peened over. It has a 13/16″ x 2-1/4″ oval shaped iron hand guard and has an old braided rawhide thong through a hole in the eagle’s beak. A similar knife is pictured as figure 67 on p. 52 of American Knives, Peterson. Knife in the book, while nearly identical in shape, appears to be substantially larger in size. It lists a blade of 9-3/4″. CONDITION: Fine. Blade is cleaned metal with moderate pitting about half the length of the blade and some fine pitting elsewhere. Hand guard has a slight bend and the handle has chipped ribs. Eagle head pommel is fine with light wear. A truly rare Civil War fighting knife. 4-57415 JR636 (5,500-7,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005

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
	3196	$10,350.00	EXTREMELY RARE C. ROBY & CO. FIGHTING KNIFE. This extremely rare knife was made by the famous sword company of West Chelmsford, Mass in the period 1860-65. Our knife has a 9-1/8″ clip point blade, 1-5/16″ at the widest with a diamond shaped blade. Left ricasso is marked “C. Roby & Co. / W. Chelmsford / Mass.” It has a rnd ribbed walnut handle with brass ferrule & cast eagle head pommel with the tang pulled through & peened over. It has a 13/16″ x 2-1/4″ oval shaped iron hand guard and has an old braided rawhide thong through a hole in the eagle’s beak. A similar knife is pictured as figure 67 on p. 52 of American Knives, Peterson. Knife in the book, while nearly identical in shape, appears to be substantially larger in size. It lists a blade of 9-3/4″. CONDITION: Fine. Blade is cleaned metal with moderate pitting about half the length of the blade and some fine pitting elsewhere. Hand guard has a slight bend and the handle has chipped ribs. Eagle head pommel is fine with light wear. A truly rare Civil War fighting knife. 4-57415 JR636 (5,500-7,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 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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