GUN FALL 2015
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/5/2015
RARELY SEEN LARGE "TEXAS RANGER" FOLDING BOWIE, CIRCA 1840-1850.This exact knife is pictured on pg. 58 of Norm Flayderman's The Bowie Knife. This knife measures 13" overall opened with large wide leaf-shaped 6" blade, cyphered marks of six hounds Motto: "OLD ROUGH & READY", and on central riband "THE TEXAS RANGER". Knife has smaller 3" blade with same maker mark on ricasso "SAMUEL / ROBINSON / SHEFFIELD". SIZE: PROVENANCE: Ex-Norm Flayderman Collection; The Estate Collection of Phil A. Bleakney, Jr. CONDITION: Good to very good overall. Hand worn & whittled stag grips with German silver escutcheon. Steel bolster is gray with staining & pitting. Small blade is very good overall, though probably shortened & repointed at some point in its life. Large blade has cleaning & tool marks. Three letters in mottos are weak, as seen in photos, not affecting overall aesthetics of this rare large, early folder. Blade is still quite sharp. 49059-216 JS (3,000-4,000)