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LARGE AND HEAVY, FINE QUALITY, RARE, ENGLISH, HUNTING OR FIGHTING BOWIE 1800s

LARGE AND HEAVY, FINE QUALITY, RARE, ENGLISH, HUNTING OR FIGHTING BOWIE 1800s
LARGE AND HEAVY, FINE QUALITY, RARE, ENGLISH, HUNTING OR FIGHTING BOWIE 1800s
LARGE AND HEAVY, FINE QUALITY, RARE, ENGLISH, HUNTING OR FIGHTING BOWIE 1800s
LARGE AND HEAVY, FINE QUALITY, RARE, ENGLISH, HUNTING OR FIGHTING BOWIE 1800s
LARGE AND HEAVY, FINE QUALITY, RARE, ENGLISH, HUNTING OR FIGHTING BOWIE 1800s
LARGE AND HEAVY, FINE QUALITY, RARE, ENGLISH, HUNTING OR FIGHTING BOWIE 1800s
LARGE AND HEAVY, FINE QUALITY, RARE, ENGLISH, HUNTING OR FIGHTING BOWIE 1800s
LARGE AND HEAVY, FINE QUALITY, RARE, ENGLISH, HUNTING OR FIGHTING BOWIE 1800s
LARGE AND HEAVY, FINE QUALITY, RARE, ENGLISH, HUNTING OR FIGHTING BOWIE 1800s
LARGE AND HEAVY, FINE QUALITY, RARE, ENGLISH, HUNTING OR FIGHTING BOWIE 1800s
LARGE AND HEAVY, FINE QUALITY, RARE, ENGLISH, HUNTING OR FIGHTING BOWIE 1800s
LARGE AND HEAVY, FINE QUALITY, RARE, ENGLISH, HUNTING OR FIGHTING BOWIE 1800s
LARGE AND HEAVY, FINE QUALITY, RARE, ENGLISH, HUNTING OR FIGHTING BOWIE 1800s
LARGE AND HEAVY, FINE QUALITY, RARE, ENGLISH, HUNTING OR FIGHTING BOWIE 1800s
LARGE AND HEAVY, FINE QUALITY, RARE, ENGLISH, HUNTING OR FIGHTING BOWIE 1800s
LARGE AND HEAVY, FINE QUALITY, RARE, ENGLISH, HUNTING OR FIGHTING BOWIE 1800s
LARGE AND HEAVY, FINE QUALITY, RARE, ENGLISH, HUNTING OR FIGHTING BOWIE 1800s
LARGE AND HEAVY, FINE QUALITY, RARE, ENGLISH, HUNTING OR FIGHTING BOWIE 1800s
LARGE AND HEAVY, FINE QUALITY, RARE, ENGLISH, HUNTING OR FIGHTING BOWIE 1800s
LARGE AND HEAVY, FINE QUALITY, RARE, ENGLISH, HUNTING OR FIGHTING BOWIE 1800s
LARGE AND HEAVY, FINE QUALITY, RARE, ENGLISH, HUNTING OR FIGHTING BOWIE 1800s

LARGE AND HEAVY, FINE QUALITY, RARE, ENGLISH, HUNTING OR FIGHTING BOWIE 1800s

A LARGE AND HEAVY, FINE QUALITY, RARE, ENGLISH, HUNTING OR FIGHTING BOWIE 1800s. A LARGE AND HEAVY, FINE QUALITY, RARE, ENGLISH, HUNTING OR FIGHTING BOWIE. A LARGE AND HEAVY, FINE QUALITY, RARE, ENGLISH, HUNTING OR FIGHTING. BOWIE KNIFE BY SILVER OF LONDON.

10 DAGGER STYLE BLADE / STAG SCALES / ORIGINAL SHEATH. LONDON MARKED / MADE IN SHEFFIELD / PUBLISHED. Began in the 18th Century as Colonial and Army agents, clothiers, and outfitters principally to those in the Army and Colonial Service. An 1848 London advertisement recorded the firm's trade as'Emigration Outfitting, Naval and Military Officers, Midshipmen, Cadets, and Civilians. Was also a retailer of complete Outfits for individuals emigrating to the British Colonies in Australia, New Zealand, they specialized in outfitting Naval and Military Officers during the time the British Empire was at its height, including armament as a both a necessity and accoutrement.

Unlike firearms, Officers could always depend on their Bowie knife side arm that did not misfire or require reloading. Since at least 1859, S. Silver had extensive interests in the India rubber and gutta percha business, and also outfitted Adventurers and colonists that opened up British Empire heading to Africa and India who favored their very large Bowie Knives that were a necessary accoutrement for dressing big game, clearing campsites, and personal protection. By 1875 the firm featured an'Explorer's Room' at its Cornhill premises as an'office of the Colonies'.

Advertised that they were the maker of. In the Outfits they supplied, the Large Bowie Knives supplied by S. Silver far exceeded their manufacturing abilities.

To wit, this HUGE Bowie Knife weighs 1 1/2 pounds! (1 pound 7.9 ounces or 678 grams) with the sheath. The Bowie alone weighs 1 pound 3.5 ounces or 554 grams. In addition, the vast majority of London knives were made in Sheffield. However, a London 1842 law required that only cutlery made in London could bear the word LONDON. Thereafter, London merchants who had cutlery made in Sheffield that was marked with their London Retailers name would have their knives hot stamped with only their Retailer's name and street address; and omitted the work LONDON to comply with the new law. Note: this Bowie has the S. Name with Cornhill, Old Bond, and Leadenhall Street addresses, and no LONDON marking. It is also known that the renown and preeminent Sheffield Joseph Rodgers Cutler's record books show that they actually designed and manufactured knives for other firms such as Thornhill, Brookes & Crookes. All of the Large Bowies bearing the S. Silver name have a Cornhill address, 66 and 67 being their main premises. They also occupied other premises at 29 Old Bond St. Thus, not only were S. S Bowies made in Sheffield but were almost certainly made by Joseph Rodgers for their London market. This Bowie has all the characteristics of undisputed quality and design of a Rodgers Bowie. Ron Flook, the author of the London Knife Book, also concurs that S. Large Bowies were made by Joseph Rodgers / Sheffield. This handsome and eye appealing Bowie is published in chapter 41, The Bowie Knife history, Legend, and Myth of the Heritage of English knives by David Hayden-Wright on page 298 and described as a.

Fine quality, rare, English hunting or fighting knife by Silver of London. See below information on varnish preservative on the blade that was removed revealing the original polish. Also note that the book dates this Bowie to the late Victorian period. With all due respect, all knife books published have errors.

Considering the style, shape, size, weight, quality, and similarity to other period Bowies, in my opinion this Bowie dates to the expansion period and pinnacle of the British Empire during the last half of the 19th century, circa 1860's - 1880's. This large handmade Bowie knife is 14 1/2" overall, with a hand forged double edged dagger pattern blade that is just a hair shy of 10" (9 7/8") spear point blade made from heavy 1/4" stock and is 1 5/8 wide at the ricasso.

This 1/4" thick, heavy tang is one solid piece of steel integral with the blade and is immediately noticeable when grasping the 4 1/2" X 1 1/2 "x 7/8" thick hilt. This heaviness of the hilt and Iron crossguard counters the weight of the 10 blade and creates the correct balance of the Bowie. This is an important design feature when you are using the Bowie to slash / cut / clear brush and small trees for a campsite.

Note that this Bowie has 2 sharpened edges that would be extremely useful whether used for clearing a campsite or personal protection in a knife fight. As is common for London Bowies made for export, the large Iron oval shaped crossguard is 3 5/8" across x 1 1/8" wide x 1/8 thick, and en suite with the blade, has surface pitting on the blade side, is solid with no movement, and untouched aged patina on the back side. The waisted center grip hilt has antique matched select stag scales with beautiful grain and color that collectors covet. The very end of the pommel shows two small naturally occurring cracks from aging, but they only show in the end view and do not penetrate the top of the scales.

The brass liners are milled, a characteristic seldom used on Bowies, and are found on high quality knives. The scales are secured with 5 German silver pins. There is an uninscribed German silver escutcheon shield, and note that this, like many of this pattern have the escutcheon facing inward when worn in the sheath. This Large Bowie Knife weighs 1 1/2 pounds!

As is found on many high-end knives, the blade markings are on the blade flat. As noted, this knife is made in Sheffield and Hot stamped with the London retailer S. Along with their street addresses on Cornhill, Old Bond, and Leadenhall Streets, without the word London. The 4 blade flats are hollow ground, and the blade retains its original profile and tip. It is important to note that many of the knives in this, and other collections with antique knives had their blades coated with varnish or some other substance in an effort to preserve the blade and prevent inevitable rusting of the steel blades.

This was a common practice of the period. Thus, the knives today have had their surface protection removed and show the original finish on the blades. This blade was not buffed nor had any power tools used in the removing the preservative coating and was done by hand. As a result of this preservative (now removed), most of the original signature Sheffield crocus of Iron polish with a mirror appearance remains on the blade and retains its original shape.

The 10-inch-long blade has no nicks when running your finger along the edge and has been very lightly sharpened with one small area of edge sharpening on the bottom edge near the crossguard showing very slight indentation that is hardly noticeable. There are some light hairlines sharpening marks on the front center of the blade, and light remnants of spidering that was wiped of the black aging leaving scattered light spotting. The blade has the signature spots of deep pitting caused by blood. Not everyone knows that blood is unbelievably corrosive to metal, and if not wiped off, will leave deep pitting overnight, just like very strong acid. This blood pitting is mostly in one area near the tip, and on the center ridge on the opposite side.

This is not unexpected on a utilitarian object made to dress big game in the field. Some advanced collectors want mint Bowies, but they are impossible to find, and extremely expensive. Other collectors would consider the blood pitting as a mark of a weapon of war or a hunting trophy. The heavy-duty sheath is original to the Bowie and this style sheath, called a London sheath, was made for Sheffield knives made for London retailers for use in and exported to the burgeoning British Empire in India and Africa, as well as Australia. Unlike the typical Sheffield style Bowie / dirk cardboard sheath covered with a thin layer of leather veneer, London style sheaths are distinctive in that they are heavy duty, made of wood for blade protection and durability with heavy leather covering, have a custom made double stitched seam belt loop hanger with a stitching on the back sewing the sheath to the hanger, and an additional small Iron screw fastening the hanger to the wooden sheath on the back. The belt loop can accommodate a 2 1/4 wide belt. The sheath has a nice, aged patina and is in excellent + condition. Note the crossguard has a small hole to lock the knife inside the sheath while on horseback and to secure it in the sheath to prevent loss. This Bowie only fits into the sheath one way when using this spring-loaded Iron locking clip.

This clip could be pulled out so that the knife can be displayed with the escutcheon outward if desired; however, the current configuration is original and correct. This small Iron spring locking keeper works but needs to be slightly moved if you want the keeper to be rigid and lock the knife in the sheath. To photograph a shiny, curved, reflective blade. A DOUBLE hollow ground dagger style blade is impossible to photograph as only one half of the blade reflects while the other half of the blade doesn't reflect or has shadows.

I took several dozens of images in several different lighting conditions and had to use imaging correction software to try to get the images to visualize what the human eye sees. The best solution I found was to photograph both the top and bottom blade flats separately on both sides of the blades, i.

4 different images for the 4 separate blade flats. This handsome, large, heavy, quality Bowie has lots of eye appeal and would be perfect for any Bowie, Knife, 1800's Hunting, Adventurist, Gentleman's accoutrement, or Trapper, Frontiersman, Mountain Man, Military collection and could be carried for Civil War reenactment. Exceptions include holidays, power outages, and evacuations. Claims such as doesn't match description or photos, doesn't seem authentic, Doesn't fit, Wrong item sent, Missing parts or pieces, Doesn't work or defective, Arrived damaged. Due to a myriad of International and U. Listing and template services provided by inkFrog.
LARGE AND HEAVY, FINE QUALITY, RARE, ENGLISH, HUNTING OR FIGHTING BOWIE 1800s