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RARE SHEFFIELD COFFIN HILT BOWIE KNIFE.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
RARE SHEFFIELD COFFIN HILT BOWIE KNIFE.

16" Overall, 11" clip point with 4.5" clip, scroll etched blade: “WADE WINGFIELD / & ROWBOTHAM” marked lengthwise and ricasso: “NO. 82 / TENTER ST / SHEFFIELD”. Rosewood grip with German silver crossguard and escutcheon with initials: “W. H. P.” Carved wood sheath with fringed edge, three antebellum American silver coins attached with strings is later addition but fits well. CONDITION: good to very good overall, blade is gray and worn with staining and light pitting, small nicks in cutting edge. PROVENANCE: From the Lifelong Collection of Glen E. Mattox. (02-18375/JS). $3,000-4,000.