FINE PATERSON & CO. BOWIE KNIFE.

FINE PATERSON & CO. BOWIE KNIFE. Sheffield made Bowie with 8-7/16″ clip point blade about 1-3/16″ wide x 3/16″ thick with 4-3/4″ back grind. Left side of the ricasso is marked “PATERSON & CO / SHEFFIELD”. Mounted with a dbl sided, German silver, elliptical handguard about 1/8″ thick and a repoussed German silver ferrule. Handle is of horn, coffin shaped, with slight concave butt and inlaid on one side with what appears to be, abalone shell in foliate, geometric & stars decorations. Accompanied by its orig sheath that has a black leather body, lightly embossed with gold decorations. It has plain silver tip & throat with elliptical frog stud. The Paterson Company was in business in Sheffield in about 1850. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Blade has been sharpened and cleaned with some scattered pin prick pitting. Handle has a couple of minor chips in one edge at the butt with a slight bend, otherwise is very fine, missing two or three small pieces of abalone shell inlay. Sheath is sound showing some wear to the embossed gold. Tip has a small dent on each side, otherwise tip & throat are fine. 4-41140 JR253 (1,750-2,750)

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
	2386	$1,955.00	FINE PATERSON & CO. BOWIE KNIFE. Sheffield made Bowie with 8-7/16″ clip point blade about 1-3/16″ wide x 3/16″ thick with 4-3/4″ back grind. Left side of the ricasso is marked “PATERSON & CO / SHEFFIELD”. Mounted with a dbl sided, German silver, elliptical handguard about 1/8″ thick and a repoussed German silver ferrule. Handle is of horn, coffin shaped, with slight concave butt and inlaid on one side with what appears to be, abalone shell in foliate, geometric & stars decorations. Accompanied by its orig sheath that has a black leather body, lightly embossed with gold decorations. It has plain silver tip & throat with elliptical frog stud. The Paterson Company was in business in Sheffield in about 1850. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Blade has been sharpened and cleaned with some scattered pin prick pitting. Handle has a couple of minor chips in one edge at the butt with a slight bend, otherwise is very fine, missing two or three small pieces of abalone shell inlay. Sheath is sound showing some wear to the embossed gold. Tip has a small dent on each side, otherwise tip & throat are fine. 4-41140 JR253 (1,750-2,750) 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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