6th Dec, 2023 11:00
Arms, Armour & Militaria
233
◉ A BOWIE KNIFE FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET, TILLOTSON & CO., COLUMBIA PLACE, SHEFFIELD; A BOWIE KNIFE, PROBABLY AMERICAN AND ANOTHER, LATE 19TH CENTURY
the first with robust single-edged blade formed with a spear point, stamped ‘The Hunter’s Companion’, and with Federal eagle on one face, recessed rectangular ricasso struck with the maker’s details, thin oval German silver guard, a pair of natural scales, probably narwhal, and vacant escutcheon, in its tooled and gilt leather scabbard; the second with broad blade formed with a clipped-back point and a slender fuller on each face, copper alloy guard, and natural staghorn grip; the third with tapering blade formed with a clipped-back point, German silver guard, natural staghorn grip, and German silver pommel cap, in its German silver scabbard, the first: 19.2 cm (3)
Provenance
David Hayden-Wright (1936-2006)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 267.
Sold for £1,500
the first with robust single-edged blade formed with a spear point, stamped ‘The Hunter’s Companion’, and with Federal eagle on one face, recessed rectangular ricasso struck with the maker’s details, thin oval German silver guard, a pair of natural scales, probably narwhal, and vacant escutcheon, in its tooled and gilt leather scabbard; the second with broad blade formed with a clipped-back point and a slender fuller on each face, copper alloy guard, and natural staghorn grip; the third with tapering blade formed with a clipped-back point, German silver guard, natural staghorn grip, and German silver pommel cap, in its German silver scabbard, the first: 19.2 cm (3)
Provenance
David Hayden-Wright (1936-2006)
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 267.
Auction: Arms, Armour & Militaria, 6th Dec, 2023
