January 19th 2017 Premier Gold Rush
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/19/2017
Blade in wonderful condition; graceful clip with swedge both sides, Spanish notch decoration at rear of blade. Minor surface scratches, 90% original bright finish. Signed on the haft "W (crown) R W. Butcher Sheffield". All German silver mounts on knife. Heavy rosewood scales, beveled edges; each scale decorated with four rivets and long rectangular nameplate. Trademark Butcher dog bone for this style of knife. Really unusual scabbard, not original to the knife; English scabbards are typically paper covered with leather. In our opinion, however, this scabbard is a tremendous enhancement because we believe it to be American. The fact that it is tin and painted with five-pointed stars would lead one to believe it came to America where the fragile scabbard was ruined and this nice, durable American tin scabbard was made in the period. The paint decoration is very beautiful and unusual.
Item Dimensions: Overall: 14" L.