GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
FINE LARGE LOUISIANA POMMEL CIVIL WAR ERA BOWIE KNIFE.This exact knife is pictured on pg 195 of Norm Flayderman's The Bowie Knife and described on same page "designed for the Louisianan market and often deemed "Confederate." handsome, large, 14" overall, coffin handle Bowie with die stamped pommel embellished with the Louisianan emblem (pelican feeding its young) and 7 stars. 9-inch single edge, clip-point blade; 5-inch false edge. marked on ricasso: "MAZEPPA / S. HANCOCK & SON / PEACROFT WORKS / SHEFFIELD" German silver mountings. Two-piece ivory grips fastened with 4 pins; escutcheon on obverse." Knives with this same pommel have been excavated from Civil War battlefield sites. This is a rare and seldom encountered design and especially large size originally in the well known Norm Flayderman collection. SIZE: PROVENANCE: The Norm Flayderman Collection. CONDITION: Very good overall. Blade shows old sharpening and cleaning. Markings are fine and well struck. Grip slabs are not ivory (as stated on pg 195 of The Bowie Knife) but actually highly polished bone that exhibit good patina, each with hairline crack and staining. Pommel bolsters are worn through at high areas revealing solder fill with staining. There is a small gap where pommels are bent out. 49470-2 JS (4,000-6,000)