antique sheffield bowie knife luke booth & son coffin pommel made 1852 RARE For Sale
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antique sheffield bowie knife luke booth & son coffin pommel made 1852 RARE: $2800.00
WOW!! this is a very early rare bowie. the coffin pommel bowie knive are amongst some of the most sought after and scarce. this bowie has a 8 inch clipped point blade witha very pleasing 5 inch long false back edge. overall aprox. 12 inches long. very thick and heavy bowie as well being 1/4 inch thick. very ornate grips being mother of pearl with silver pins and a shield, guard with silver designs and end pommel silver with designs, very well designed. very pleasing coffin shape. blade is marked L.Booth&son Arundel works sheffield. i posted two write ups on luke booth , one from tweedales directory of sheffield cutlery and the other from the sheffield bowie & pocket knife makers book. tweedales puts him at arundel works aprox. late 1840s early 1850s the other book states 1852 for arundel street. luke booths bowies are very rare as he was only making them for aprox. 10 years from aprox. 1845 to 1855 i have only seen one other in 20 years. UNITED STATES AND CANADA SALES ONLY PLEASE. MAY SHIP TO OTHER COUNTRIES BUT CONTACT ME FIRST. ******WILL NOT SHIP TO CHINA,RUSSIA, ITALY***** payment due within 2 days after sale. shipping is $30.00 plus $2.50 for every hundred dollars of insurance. thank you and good luck guys and gals.
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