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WELL ETCHED 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN MARKET LARGE

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
WELL ETCHED 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN MARKET LARGE
BOWIE KNIFE. Unknown European made Germanic style knife measuring 17” overall w/ 11 3/8” clip point blade. Blade etch covers most of the blade w/ motifs including panoply of arms w/ 2 American flags, a hunter w/ his dog, a hunting horn, hunting bag w/ hunting sword. Knife is brass mounted including sheath w/ an ovoid ribbed ebony grip. CONDITION: very good overall. Blade is overall gray w/ staining, as panels are all discernible, there is an added spurious makers mark of later addition. Brass mounted scabbard retains from button & solid brown leather body. Brass cleaned w/ matching patina to mounts & knife. (02-13152/JS). $400-600.