FANTASTIC CASED PAIR OF LARGE TOM BLACK, KEN WARREN ENGRAVED BOWIE KNIFE AND ARKANSAS TOOTHPICK.

FANTASTIC CASED PAIR OF LARGE TOM BLACK, KEN WARREN ENGRAVED BOWIE KNIFE AND ARKANSAS TOOTHPICK. Wonderful pair of custom knives by Knife Guild maker Tom Black of Albuquerque, NM, and engraved by master engraver Ken Warren. 1) Large Bowie knife with 10-7/8″ clip point blade, 2″ wide with hollow ground edge and modified Spanish notch, 1/4″ thick and marked on left side “Tom Black / Albuq., N.M.” Knife is 16-9/16″ overall with an elliptical shaped, offset, 3/8″ thick handguard and a round, dark wood handle with steel ferrule and buttcap. Handguard, ferrule & buttcap are beautifully engraved in foliate arabesque patterns in heart shapes with flower blossom spacers and very fine gold dbl wire inlay around the ferrule and sides of buttcap. End of buttcap is very nicely engraved in a large flower blossom with stippled background and a sgl gold band around the edge. Handguard is engraved in matching patterns with gold wire borders completely around the top & bottom edges and the outside edges. Outside edges are engraved in feather patterns. 2) Very large Arkansas toothpick with 11-7/8″ dbl edged dagger blade, hollow ground on both edges, 2″ across ricasso and 1/4″ thick. Blade is marked on one ricasso identically to the Bowie knife described above. Overall length is 17-5/8″. The handguard is centered on the blade and it and the handle, ferrule & buttcap are identical to the mounts on the Bowie knife described above. Knives are housed in a fine leather covered oak case with red ultra-suede lining, brass reinforced corners and brass combination spring locks with a leather handle. This is a very special and highly ornamented, function pair of knives. CONDITION: New & unused retaining virtually all of their orig maker’s polish with no apparent flaws. Case has some slight folded edges around the French fitting on the blades, otherwise is crisp & clean both inside & outside. 4-40951 JR279 (2,000-3,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

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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	1088	$2,530.00	FANTASTIC CASED PAIR OF LARGE TOM BLACK, KEN WARREN ENGRAVED BOWIE KNIFE AND ARKANSAS TOOTHPICK. Wonderful pair of custom knives by Knife Guild maker Tom Black of Albuquerque, NM, and engraved by master engraver Ken Warren. 1) Large Bowie knife with 10-7/8″ clip point blade, 2″ wide with hollow ground edge and modified Spanish notch, 1/4″ thick and marked on left side “Tom Black / Albuq., N.M.” Knife is 16-9/16″ overall with an elliptical shaped, offset, 3/8″ thick handguard and a round, dark wood handle with steel ferrule and buttcap. Handguard, ferrule & buttcap are beautifully engraved in foliate arabesque patterns in heart shapes with flower blossom spacers and very fine gold dbl wire inlay around the ferrule and sides of buttcap. End of buttcap is very nicely engraved in a large flower blossom with stippled background and a sgl gold band around the edge. Handguard is engraved in matching patterns with gold wire borders completely around the top & bottom edges and the outside edges. Outside edges are engraved in feather patterns. 2) Very large Arkansas toothpick with 11-7/8″ dbl edged dagger blade, hollow ground on both edges, 2″ across ricasso and 1/4″ thick. Blade is marked on one ricasso identically to the Bowie knife described above. Overall length is 17-5/8″. The handguard is centered on the blade and it and the handle, ferrule & buttcap are identical to the mounts on the Bowie knife described above. Knives are housed in a fine leather covered oak case with red ultra-suede lining, brass reinforced corners and brass combination spring locks with a leather handle. This is a very special and highly ornamented, function pair of knives. CONDITION: New & unused retaining virtually all of their orig maker’s polish with no apparent flaws. Case has some slight folded edges around the French fitting on the blades, otherwise is crisp & clean both inside & outside. 4-40951 JR279 (2,000-3,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 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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