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Fabulous Alex Daniels Samuel Bell Coffin Handle Bowie

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Fabulous Alex Daniels Samuel Bell Coffin Handle Bowie
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The late Alex Daniels of Town Creek, Alabama sold his first knife in 1963, he was a member of the American Bladesmith Society and joined the Knife Makers Guild in 1982. His knives are hand made from start to finish including the heat treating and although he made both fixed blades and folding knives he was best known for his copies of famous and historic bowies. This knife closely resembles the Samuel Bell Tennessee bowie pictured on page 39 of Adams, Voyles and Moss's The Antique Bowie Knife Book and measures 16 3/4'' overall with a 11 1/8'' hand-rubbed 440C flat forged Texas style blade. The blade remains unsharpened, bright and the obverse side features four filed notches, 4 1/8'' sharpened false edge and a narrow unstopped fuller centered between the false edge and notches. The polished German silver guard is decorated with an engraved floral motif on the front side surrounding the tang. The coffin shaped handle is comprised of a brightly polished 416 stainless steel integral bolster, pommel and frame encompassing lovely mother-of-pearl scales with nickel silver shields each fastened by eight small bright pins. Included is a black leather sheath with a frog style belt loop and brightly polished nickel silver tip chape, collar and faceted threaded frog stud. A stunning copy of a Samuel Bell bowie made by a well-known and talented modern knifesmith. (5D11199-158) (1500/2500)