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THBLarge Bowie Knife
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6270 Este Ave.
Cincinnati , OH 45232
United States
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About Auction
LiveFeb 21, 2017 - Feb 22, 2017
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- Lot Description
11.5 in. long x 1.25 in. clip point blade with long, angled 4.25 in. false edge. Approx. 17 in. in overall length with one-piece coffin shaped wood grip secured by peening the tang with a thick brass washer for reinforcement. 3.75 in. long sand cast brass guard. Leather scabbard with angled belt loop on reverse, secured with two iron rivets. An old Flayderman tape tag is on the obverse of the grip with Norm's handwriting. This exact knife is pictured on p. 401 of The Bowie Knife: Unsheathing an American Legend by Norm Flayderman. Flayderman lists this as a Union Bowie in his book, but his notes regarding this item state that since his book was published, these knives have been reclassified as Confederate. A nearly identical example is shown on p. 170 of Confederate Bowie Knives by Melton, Phillips & Sexton. They attribute the knife to an unknown southern factory, as a handful of nearly identical examples are known. The blade is also nearly identical to the "Black Coffin" knives depicted on the previous page, with only some minor differences in the contour of the wood grip.
Provenance: N. Flayderman and Co., Inc.Very good to near fine overall. Blade retains much original polish and shows only some minor surface oxidation and scattered discoloration. Brass guard with dark, uncleaned patina. Grip solid with minor handling marks and a short angled crack on the obverse at the guard.Condition
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