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RARE “P ROSE NEW YORK” EARLY AMERICAN BOWIE KNIFE.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
RARE “P ROSE NEW YORK” EARLY AMERICAN BOWIE KNIFE.

This is a very rare, but well used early American knife, deeply marked on blade “P. ROSE. NEW-YORK”. Flat, ovoid rosewood grip w/ cast German silver clamshell pommel. PROVENANCE: William Williamson collection; Butterfield Lot 3751, Jan. 28th 1997. CONDITION: fair to good. 6 1/2" blade shows extensive use & sharpening. Sm. lozenge shaped iron crossguard has top quillon broken. Hardwood grip showing two color wood, which was popular in this genre, retains an added old varnish w/ dents & dings to German silver ferrule & pommel. Knife is accompanied by German silver throated Sheffield style partial scabbard. (02-15595/JS). $800-1,200.