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BIG CONFEDERATE BOWIE KNIFE

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,750.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 5,500.00 USD
BIG CONFEDERATE BOWIE KNIFE

WITH ORIGINAL SHEATH. 20.25” overall, 15” wide upswept blade, 2” wide, 4.5” beveled clip, 6” “S” shaped crossguard, oval copper washer cap. This knife was part of the John Ashworth impeccable Confederate knife collection. CONDITION: very good overall, smooth iron patina, hand worn patina to grip with few hairlines. Sheath is poor but mostly intact dry, shrunk, & cracked, broken belt loop & tip, unsewn at edges. Sheath has inscription on one side but only few letters/numbers can be discerned now. PROVENANCE: pictured on page 244 of Confederate Bowie Knives and in Accoutrements IV, page 185 by Jim Johnston. (02-17777/JS). $3,500-5,500.