4460A RARE EARLY SHEFFIELD BOWIE OF "WOLFE & CLARKE"

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[?]Live Online Auction Starts In 2025 May 11 @ 10:00 (UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT)
Category Firearms & Military
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Start Price 1,000.00 USD
Estimated at 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
STYLE. . 13.75"overall, 9.75" clip point blade with over half inch integral bolster, heavy cast German silver frame & integral sculpted cross guard, stag grip slabs each attached with 8 pins with silver caps, 2 vacant 2" thin German silver escutcheons. This is among the earliest forms of Sheffield bowie knives popular worldwide, and one of the few patterns known from the 1830s. This style of knife is most often associated with New York retailer Wolfe & Clark who operated 1835-1844. These knives are thought made by Jonathan Crookes and a few are marked along with retailer's address such as this one being marked by fancy goods dealer William Lund, 24 Fleet Street, London who was an 1830s vendor. CONDITION: Good overall, uncleaned patina, gray blade with old sharpening and wear, half of the silver grip pin caps are missing but stag grip slabs tight, complete. (02-24310-6/JS). $2,000-3,000.