GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
LOT OF 2 RARE SCAGEL HUNTING KNIVES WITH SHEATHS.1) Rare bird-head hunter with 5-5/8" flat ground blade that has Spanish notch at the handguard. Right side of blade is stamped with Mr. Scagel''s trademark kris dagger logo and his name with "hand made". Handguard & pommel are solid brass with nickel silver buttcap. Handle material is stacked leather with alternating red & black bands top & bottom and alternating silver & black bands at the handguard. Accompanied by an orig Scagel sheath with thumb strap and belt loop attached with small brass rivets. Sheath is 1-pc russet brown leather riveted at the back edge. This exact knife is pictured on pg 128, without sheath, in the book Scagel Handmade, Lucie. 2) Hunter model with 4-3/4" clip point blade, flat ground with 3-7/8" back grind. Left side of blade is marked with Mr. Scagel''s trademark kris dagger and his name stamp. Handguard is solid brass. Handle material is stacked leather with red spacers and red, black & silver spacers top & bottom. It has a long pommel of stag or deer antler with an attached nickel silver cap. Accompanied by its orig russet leather sheath made of 2-pcs of leather, riveted together with belt slots in top section & thumbstrap attached with a rivet. This knife is pictured without sheath on pg 118 of referenced publication. SIZE: CONDITION: 1) Very fine. Blade has 1 small nick in the edge, otherwise is fine with bright polish. Edge has been sharpened. Handle is also fine, showing most of its orig finish. Sheath shows moderate wear with top of belt loop detached. 2) Very fine. Blade shows fine polishing marks and is bright & clean with some very minor freckles. Edge is lightly sharpened with a couple of small nicks. Handle is extremely fine. Sheath is solid and retains most of its orig finish. 49290-11 JR (25,000-35,000)