AUCTION 50: ANTIQUE MILITARIA, FALL 2024

A BOWIE KNIFE WITH BONE HANDLE AND SILVER FITTINGS

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Start price: $200

Estimated price: $300 - $400

Buyer's premium:

The clip-pointed steel blade bears the maker’s mark "SCHIVELY/75 CHESTNUT ST/PHILAD." on the left ricasso. The guard is brass with two quillons ending in spherical pommels. The handle is of turned bone, with a pommel of decorative silver. The scabbard is tooled leather with some scuffing and wear from age.

Philadelphia, Penn.

L: 18 in., (43 cm.)

Condition: Very good.