FANTASTIC LARGE ETCHED-BLADE BOWIE KNIFE.

Revised: 3/10/2007

FANTASTIC LARGE ETCHED-BLADE BOWIE KNIFE. Spectacular large Bowie with 11-3/16”, clip-point blade with severe clip and 7” of back grind. Overall length, 19”. Left side of blade is deeply etched with foliate arabesque patterns and “THE PATRIOTS SELF DEFENDER” on a ribbon with gold wash. It has a 4” elliptical shaped, very elaborate handguard with deep cast foliate patterns. The handle is inordinately long, 7-1/2”, with repoussed German silver ferrule at handguard and a heavy cast elliptical shaped, elaborate pommel with ball finial. Handle itself is 1-pc coffin-shaped ebony with three German silver rivets. Accompanied by its orig brown leather sheath with gold embossed borders on both sides with identical embossing on both sides, having a spread-winged eagle in the center. It has German silver tip & throat with a stud. Few of these early inspirational Bowies survive and of those, very few have their orig gold wash. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Blade retains most of its bright orig factory polish with some scattered spots of light surface discoloration. The etched panel retains 85-90% of its orig gold wash, thin & turned dark in some areas. The German silver mounts are extremely fine. The handle has a grain check by the top rivet on left side, otherwise it is smooth & clean. Sheath retains 80-85% orig brown finish with some rodent damage on top front edge & a couple of spots on bottom. Tip has a few small dents. 4-30316 JR397 (40,000-60,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007

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
	385	$40,250.00	Revised: 3/10/2007 FANTASTIC LARGE ETCHED-BLADE BOWIE KNIFE. Spectacular large Bowie with 11-3/16”, clip-point blade with severe clip and 7” of back grind. Overall length, 19”. Left side of blade is deeply etched with foliate arabesque patterns and “THE PATRIOTS SELF DEFENDER” on a ribbon with gold wash. It has a 4” elliptical shaped, very elaborate handguard with deep cast foliate patterns. The handle is inordinately long, 7-1/2”, with repoussed German silver ferrule at handguard and a heavy cast elliptical shaped, elaborate pommel with ball finial. Handle itself is 1-pc coffin-shaped ebony with three German silver rivets. Accompanied by its orig brown leather sheath with gold embossed borders on both sides with identical embossing on both sides, having a spread-winged eagle in the center. It has German silver tip & throat with a stud. Few of these early inspirational Bowies survive and of those, very few have their orig gold wash. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Blade retains most of its bright orig factory polish with some scattered spots of light surface discoloration. The etched panel retains 85-90% of its orig gold wash, thin & turned dark in some areas. The German silver mounts are extremely fine. The handle has a grain check by the top rivet on left side, otherwise it is smooth & clean. Sheath retains 80-85% orig brown finish with some rodent damage on top front edge & a couple of spots on bottom. Tip has a few small dents. 4-30316 JR397 (40,000-60,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007 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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