Main Sale - December 2010 : Sale A1048 Lot 319
GEORGE WOSTENHOLM & SON, SHEFFIELD, A VICTORIAN STAGHORN-HILTED BOWIE KNIFE,
Product Details
GEORGE WOSTENHOLM & SON, SHEFFIELD,
A VICTORIAN STAGHORN-HILTED BOWIE KNIFE,
circa 1870, with 9 3/4in drop-point blade, the ricasso marked 'I*XL', the blade stamped 'GEORGE WOSTENHOLM & SON, WASHINGTON WORKS, SHEFFIELD' (sharpening marks and some staining), nickel cross-guard, the hilt with staghorn scales attached by four nickel pins, rectangular white metal escutcheon with pointed ends to left hand side, TOGETHER WITH a period amateur produced leather sheath
Estimate £80-120