RARE “SWELLED TIP” STYLE SCAGEL FIGHTER.

RARE “SWELLED TIP” STYLE SCAGEL FIGHTER. A rare “swelled tip”-style Scagel fighter. Scagel made basically 2 styles of fighter knives: the “swelled tip”, such as this one, and the double-ground dagger style. The swelled tip model is the rarer of the two. This was sold through VL&A sporting goods store in Chicago, prior to the Great Depression of 1929. It has a unique and beautiful handle configuration, in that it is for the most part comprised of one long, very graceful and beautiful piece of white tail deer brown stag, prefaced in front by 9 red fiber and metal spacers with 2 brass rivets and a brass guard. The overall length is 12″ and the blade is 7″ long. This knife is pictured on page 144 of Scagel Handmade by James R. Lucie. One of the most interesting features of this knife is the presence of a “hamus” or temper line. This author/owner has never seen a hamus on any other Scagel, but certainly some may exist. Whether or not the hamus was intentionally done by Scagel during its heat treatment or whether it just spontaneously occurred during the heat-treating process will never be known. The Scagel-made leather sheath with the pin wheel snap is original to this knife. PROVENANCE: Dr. Jim Lucie Collection. CONDITION: This is no evidence this fighter was ever used in any type of combat. All of Scagel’s original grind lines show quite well. This is no pitting, staining or rusting evident, but there are some multiple tiny nicks evident on the sharp upper edge of the swelled tip. This most likely is due to improper or careless storage during its 85+ years of life. These swelled-tip models were meant to be razor sharp on the upper tip, which results in very thin material and does not take much knocking about in a drawer to cause those micro nicks. A rare and most desirable piece with beautiful crown stag. 4-45540 JL20 (16,000-22,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012

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
	1253	$18,400.00	RARE “SWELLED TIP” STYLE SCAGEL FIGHTER. A rare “swelled tip”-style Scagel fighter. Scagel made basically 2 styles of fighter knives: the “swelled tip”, such as this one, and the double-ground dagger style. The swelled tip model is the rarer of the two. This was sold through VL&A sporting goods store in Chicago, prior to the Great Depression of 1929. It has a unique and beautiful handle configuration, in that it is for the most part comprised of one long, very graceful and beautiful piece of white tail deer brown stag, prefaced in front by 9 red fiber and metal spacers with 2 brass rivets and a brass guard. The overall length is 12″ and the blade is 7″ long. This knife is pictured on page 144 of Scagel Handmade by James R. Lucie. One of the most interesting features of this knife is the presence of a “hamus” or temper line. This author/owner has never seen a hamus on any other Scagel, but certainly some may exist. Whether or not the hamus was intentionally done by Scagel during its heat treatment or whether it just spontaneously occurred during the heat-treating process will never be known. The Scagel-made leather sheath with the pin wheel snap is original to this knife. PROVENANCE: Dr. Jim Lucie Collection. CONDITION: This is no evidence this fighter was ever used in any type of combat. All of Scagel’s original grind lines show quite well. This is no pitting, staining or rusting evident, but there are some multiple tiny nicks evident on the sharp upper edge of the swelled tip. This most likely is due to improper or careless storage during its 85+ years of life. These swelled-tip models were meant to be razor sharp on the upper tip, which results in very thin material and does not take much knocking about in a drawer to cause those micro nicks. A rare and most desirable piece with beautiful crown stag. 4-45540 JL20 (16,000-22,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 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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