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RARE IVORY GRIP ENGLISH & HUBER 1830'S AMERICAN

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:7,500.00 USD Estimated At:15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD
RARE IVORY GRIP ENGLISH & HUBER 1830'S AMERICAN
BOWIE KNIFE, EX-WILLIAMSON COLLECTION. 14.5” overall, 9.5” clip point blade stamped “J. ENGLISH / & HUBERS” on one ricasso, the other “SHEFFIELD WORKS” in an arc over “2”. The number denotes the size of this very early American Bowie knife. Sheffield was always known as the home of great cutlery, so English & Hubers named their firm Sheffield Works even though in Philadelphia. This is very scarce and popular pattern with distinctive wasp-waist silver studded ivory grip with German silver pommel & ferrule. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: Letter of provenance written by Mark Zalesky. CONDITION: very good overall, one escutcheon has been restored with silver instead of the original German silver. Blade has mottled iron patina with pitting and staining, grip has aged patina with light hairline cracking. Vintage German silver mounted sheath has been added since sold in Williamson auction. Sheath sound, red Moroccan veneer soiled and stained, old glued repair on edge, small iron frog button is original. PROVENANCE: Butterfield & Butterfield January 1997 auction of William R. Williamson Bowie Knife collection. From the Lifelong Collection of Glen E. Mattox. (02-18484/JS). $15,000-25,000.