xxSOLDxxCoffin Hilt Bowie Knife Original Scabbard
Very Well Made Knife with Original Brass and German Silver Scabbard, Probably Southern
Hefty southern Bowie knife with neat original metal scabbard. Tons of original patina on both the knife and the sheath. This Bowie dates to the Civil War or earlier and is 14 3/8" overall with a 9 5/8" spear point blade which is 1 1/2" wide and an amazing 9/16" thick. It has a 3" false edge. The grip is rosewood and octagon in cross section with a coffin hilt profile and has a brass pommel cap. The through tang is peened at the pommel cap.**SOLD**
Condition: Very Good. Original surfaces and does not appear to have ever been cleaned, just wonderful condition. The rosewood grip has a 2 1/2" crack on either side with a cross-grain crack running from side to side terminating at each crack. In all cases, the cracks run about half way through.
- Provenance: James D. Julia Auctions