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THBLarge Blacksmith-Made, Confederate Bowie Knife Captured by A.M. Garner
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Cincinnati , OH 45232
United States
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LiveFeb 21, 2017 - Feb 22, 2017
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- Lot Description
19.375 in. long clip point Bowie blade with 4.75 in. false edge. 24.125 in. overall length. Crude 3.125 in. long pewter guard with bone grip. Iron ferrules and pommel cap. Remnants of paper tag on blade, currently illegible. This exact knife is pictured on p. 232 of Norm Flayderman's The Bowie Knife: Unsheathing an American Legend. At that time the paper tag was more in tact and partially legible. In his book, Mr. Flayderman notes that the tag reads: "Bowie knife carried by Mr. John H. Robinson of Tennessee Regiment of Infantry, commanded by Col. Gage. Taken from the battlefield of Fredericksburg 1863 by A.M. Garner Bought from him in 1883..." HDS lists several "A. Garners," which makes it difficult to identify the Union soldier that captured this knife. The blade is additionally marked John H Robinson / 1862, scratched into the blade of the knife in a clear period hand. According to HDS, five men named John Robinson served in Tennessee infantry regiments during the Civil War; however none of the regiments that these men were enlisted in are listed in the Confederate order of battle at Fredericksburg.
Provenance: N. Flayderman and Co., Inc.About good overall in "as found" condition. Blade with a dark, uncleaned and heavily oxidized patina. Mounts deeply oxidized as well, pommel cap bent. Pewter guard bent and cracked. Grip with age cracks.Condition
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