RARE CASED PAIR OF DELUXE PARKIN & MARSHALL BOWIE KNIVES.

RARE CASED PAIR OF DELUXE PARKIN & MARSHALL BOWIE KNIVES. Unusual cased pair of Bowies, one larger and the other one smaller, built identically with the larger knife having a 7-3/8″ clip-point blade, 1/8″ thick with a long ricasso, 11-1/2″ overall. Left side of blade is marked “PARKIN & MARSHALL / MAKERS. SHEFFIELD”. It has a 1/8″ thick German silver S-shaped handguard with rounded finials. Handle is 1-pc tapered ivory with silver mitre-shaped ferrule and a carved crown pommel. The companion knife is identical with 5″ clip-point blade, 9″ overall. The handguard is reversed with the handle & ferrule being commensurately smaller but identical. They each have a purple velvet covered wood sheath with silver throat & tip and long belt hooks. The sheaths are mirror image of each other ostensibly being left & right handed. They are accompanied by their orig wood presentation case that measures 14-1/2″ x 7-1/4″ x 1-3/4″ with purple velvet lining and recesses for the two Bowies. Bottom of case is linen covered. Limited research disclosed that Jonathan Parkin was a Sheffield knife maker from 1835-1866 under the name of Jonathan Parkin that was changed to Parkin & Marshall on 25 Furnival Street, Sheffield, in 1849. This would then date these knives from the ’49er miners through the Civil War. Given their ornate appointments there is no doubt that these knives were the proud property of a wealthy individual on the frontier somewhere. CONDITION: Large knife has been sharpened & cleaned with an overall dull metal finish on blade with fine pitting. Handle has an age line otherwise is intact with a fine ivory patina. Sheath shows moderate wear to the velvet with a couple of dings in the tip but is completely sound and serviceable. Smaller knife also has been sharpened and shows heavier use & wear, also with scattered spots of pitting. Handle also has a hairline age line and retains a wonderful ivory patina. Sheath shows slightly more wear with a couple of dents in the tip but also is completely sound & serviceable. Case has a few storage & handling dings but overall retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is lightly faded & soiled. A truly fine orig set of English Bowies. 4-36516 JR251 (6,500-8,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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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	2499	$0.00	RARE CASED PAIR OF DELUXE PARKIN & MARSHALL BOWIE KNIVES. Unusual cased pair of Bowies, one larger and the other one smaller, built identically with the larger knife having a 7-3/8″ clip-point blade, 1/8″ thick with a long ricasso, 11-1/2″ overall. Left side of blade is marked “PARKIN & MARSHALL / MAKERS. SHEFFIELD”. It has a 1/8″ thick German silver S-shaped handguard with rounded finials. Handle is 1-pc tapered ivory with silver mitre-shaped ferrule and a carved crown pommel. The companion knife is identical with 5″ clip-point blade, 9″ overall. The handguard is reversed with the handle & ferrule being commensurately smaller but identical. They each have a purple velvet covered wood sheath with silver throat & tip and long belt hooks. The sheaths are mirror image of each other ostensibly being left & right handed. They are accompanied by their orig wood presentation case that measures 14-1/2″ x 7-1/4″ x 1-3/4″ with purple velvet lining and recesses for the two Bowies. Bottom of case is linen covered. Limited research disclosed that Jonathan Parkin was a Sheffield knife maker from 1835-1866 under the name of Jonathan Parkin that was changed to Parkin & Marshall on 25 Furnival Street, Sheffield, in 1849. This would then date these knives from the ’49er miners through the Civil War. Given their ornate appointments there is no doubt that these knives were the proud property of a wealthy individual on the frontier somewhere. CONDITION: Large knife has been sharpened & cleaned with an overall dull metal finish on blade with fine pitting. Handle has an age line otherwise is intact with a fine ivory patina. Sheath shows moderate wear to the velvet with a couple of dings in the tip but is completely sound and serviceable. Smaller knife also has been sharpened and shows heavier use & wear, also with scattered spots of pitting. Handle also has a hairline age line and retains a wonderful ivory patina. Sheath shows slightly more wear with a couple of dents in the tip but also is completely sound & serviceable. Case has a few storage & handling dings but overall retains most of its orig varnish. Interior is lightly faded & soiled. A truly fine orig set of English Bowies. 4-36516 JR251 (6,500-8,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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