MASSIVE CIRCA 1830S UNMARKED AMERICAN SPEAR POINT BOWIE.

MASSIVE CIRCA 1830S UNMARKED AMERICAN SPEAR POINT BOWIE. Fine early American Bowie with 9-5/8″ spear point blade with 3″ back grind, 1-1/2″ at the ricasso and 9/16″ thick at the handguard which tapers to the point. Overall 14-1/2″ with a 7/32″ thick oval handguard and a 4-9/16″ long tapered, octagonal, swamped smooth rosewood handle with octagonal shaped flat brass pommel cap that has the blade tang through the center. Accompanied by its orig 10″ brass bodied sheath with German silver tip & throat, tapered to accommodate the unusual shaped blade. Throat has a steel frog stud on one side and a pinned & soldered belt loop on the other. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine. Blade retains a smooth mottled silver metal patina with fine pitting on both sides of the tip. Handle has a crack across the bottom and a grain check on both sides and overall retains most of its orig finish. Pommel has a dark brass patina. Sheath body is also a dark brass patina with the tip & throat oxidized silver. Altogether a most unusual American Bowie. 4-41458 JR289 (4,000-5,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2385	$5,175.00	MASSIVE CIRCA 1830S UNMARKED AMERICAN SPEAR POINT BOWIE. Fine early American Bowie with 9-5/8″ spear point blade with 3″ back grind, 1-1/2″ at the ricasso and 9/16″ thick at the handguard which tapers to the point. Overall 14-1/2″ with a 7/32″ thick oval handguard and a 4-9/16″ long tapered, octagonal, swamped smooth rosewood handle with octagonal shaped flat brass pommel cap that has the blade tang through the center. Accompanied by its orig 10″ brass bodied sheath with German silver tip & throat, tapered to accommodate the unusual shaped blade. Throat has a steel frog stud on one side and a pinned & soldered belt loop on the other. PROVENANCE: Fred B. McDonald Estate Collection. CONDITION: Fine. Blade retains a smooth mottled silver metal patina with fine pitting on both sides of the tip. Handle has a crack across the bottom and a grain check on both sides and overall retains most of its orig finish. Pommel has a dark brass patina. Sheath body is also a dark brass patina with the tip & throat oxidized silver. Altogether a most unusual American Bowie. 4-41458 JR289 (4,000-5,000) 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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