SCARCE EARLY HUBER LARGE BOWIE KNIFE.

SCARCE EARLY HUBER LARGE BOWIE KNIFE. Unmarked, probably by Horstmann of Philadelphia. Our knife is 15-3/4″ overall with a 10-1/8″ clip point Bowie blade marked on the left ricasso “–BER / STEEL” and “PHI—-“. This is a partial stamping for Huber Steel & Philadelphia. It has a 4″ sharp back grind. Our knife has a fine downward curved crown stag handle with German silver pommel with two iron pins. It has a 1/8” thick German silver hand guard with dbl elliptical shapes. It is accompanied by two pieces of its orig leather sheath that has a German silver throat with shield shaped stud. It is nicely decorated with criss-cross lines near the top. German silver tip is missing as is a portion of the middle of the sheath. A fine American made Bowie that likely would have seen use on the Western Frontier. CONDITION: Very fine, unsharpened, with two tiny nicks in the edge with some minor spots of light rust. Handle is fine with a strong old patina. Sheath, as noted, is dry, missing most of its orig finish. 4-57414 JR635 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005

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
	3195	$12,650.00	SCARCE EARLY HUBER LARGE BOWIE KNIFE. Unmarked, probably by Horstmann of Philadelphia. Our knife is 15-3/4″ overall with a 10-1/8″ clip point Bowie blade marked on the left ricasso “–BER / STEEL” and “PHI—-“. This is a partial stamping for Huber Steel & Philadelphia. It has a 4″ sharp back grind. Our knife has a fine downward curved crown stag handle with German silver pommel with two iron pins. It has a 1/8” thick German silver hand guard with dbl elliptical shapes. It is accompanied by two pieces of its orig leather sheath that has a German silver throat with shield shaped stud. It is nicely decorated with criss-cross lines near the top. German silver tip is missing as is a portion of the middle of the sheath. A fine American made Bowie that likely would have seen use on the Western Frontier. CONDITION: Very fine, unsharpened, with two tiny nicks in the edge with some minor spots of light rust. Handle is fine with a strong old patina. Sheath, as noted, is dry, missing most of its orig finish. 4-57414 JR635 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 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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