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ARTIFACT:
This is a Civil War era bowie knife with a bone handle and an etched blade that reads "Rough & Ready". The knife has its original (partial) scabbard and is by A. Hobson and Sons of Sheffield, a firm that operated from 1837 until 1876. It bears the "Current" tradename.
VINTAGE:
Circa Civil War.
SIZE:
Approximately 11-5/16" in length and 2-1/16" in width; blade only: approximately 6-1/8" in length and 1-1/16" in width; scabbard: 1-5/16' in width and 5-9/16" in length.
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Steel, bone, brass, silver-plated nickel fittings, leather and brass scabbard.
ATTACHMENT:
Frog on scabbard.
MARKINGS:
CURRENT A. HOBSON & SONS SHEFFIELD.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a weapons collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. SHOP VAEX13 LEGEX5/13 SLCGEX12/13 SLBGEX7/14 TRCJJX7/14
CONDITION:
6- (Fine): The knife has a crack on the handle and moderate to heavy abrasions to the blade; the scabbard is partial and has a hole in the end and heavy wear.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
