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A Bowie KnifeBy Brookes & Crookes, Sheffield, Circa 1865
30 November 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge£400 - £500
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By Brookes & Crookes, Sheffield, Circa 1865
By Brookes & Crookes, Sheffield, Circa 1865
With bright single-edged blade of Bowie type clipped-back and with false double-edge at the point, one side etched 'NY', a shield between, and with an American eagle in front of the forte, the latter stamped with maker's details, a crowned 'VR' above, hilt comprising flat brass quillons with lobed recurved tips, white-metal cutlery pommel embossed with foliage and C-scrolls, and natural staghorn grip
27 cm. blade
27 cm. blade
Footnotes
Brookes & Crookes are recorded at 58 St. Philips Road, Sheffield, in the 1860s








