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3rd THURSDAY DISCOVERY AUCTION

Thu, Jun 1, 2023 12:00PM EDT - Thu, Jun 15, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 202

Three (3) Folding Bowie Knives

Estimate: $100 - $250

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$50 $10
$200 $25
$1,000 $50
$3,000 $100
Three folding bowie knives, including: A James Dixon, Sheffield folding bowie knife with checkered ebony grip, push button release, and original brown leather sheath. The ricasso is stamped “England” along with the maker’s name, so this is probably post 1887 (10.25-inches long overall with 6.5-inch blade). Gebruder Graf Rath Widdert, Solingen Folding bowie knife and brown leather sheath with a white metal tip. The knife is a push lever release bowie with handsome stag grips and white metal mounts (11.75-inches overall with a 7-inch blade). Rodgers No. 6 Sheffield folding bowie knife with ebony grips, white metal mounts, back of the grip release, brown leather sheath. Sheffield Steel and the Rodgers’ Maltese crosses are visible on the ricasso. Size: 12-inches long overall 7-inch blade). Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. $30.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

Condition

Good. There is rubbing at the ricasso of the Rodgers No. 6 Sheffield, so the marks are slightly obscured. Please see photos.