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BIG CONFEDERATE BOWIE KNIFE WITH ORIGINAL SHEATH.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
BIG CONFEDERATE BOWIE KNIFE WITH ORIGINAL SHEATH.

20.25” overall, 15” wide upswept blade, 2” wide, 4.5” beveled clip, 6” “S” shaped crossguard, oval copper washer cap. This knife was part of the John Ashworth impeccable Confederate knife collection. It is pictured on page 244 of Confederate Bowie Knives and in Accoutrements V, page 130. CONDITION: very good overall, smooth iron patina, hand worn patina to grip with few hairlines. Sheath is poor but mostly intact dry, shrunk, & cracked, broken belt loop & tip, unsewn at edges. Sheath has inscription on one side but only few letters/numbers can be discerned now. (02-17777/JS). $4,000-6,000.