There are few collections that can claim to own a Henry Schively Bowie. Long considered to have been the cutler who made a Bowie knife for Jim or Rezin Bowie during their visit to Philadelphia in August of 1832. "H. SCHIVELY / PHILAD" stamped on ricasso of the 11" blade, 1-3/4" wide, .22" thick. A unique feature of the handful of these large Bowie's known, is the flat obverse side of blade, not provided with a false edge while the reverse has a distinct, sharpened 5" false edge giving the appearance of a clipped point. Knife is German silver mounted with 3-1/4" S-shaped crossguard. Checkered ivory grips retained by German silver pins and shaped escutcheons. Matching orig scabbard is skeletal German silver with leather core, typical only of this manufacturer. Still attached is the orig blue cloth belt with brass adjusters. This knife was just purchased in the last few years from a New York estate where it appears unmolested for over 100 years. The blade still retains most of its orig polish and shine. This is a good example of the quintessential Jim & Rezin Bowie associated cutler. SIZE: PROVENANCE: Ex-New York Estate; Ex-Bernie Levine, 2012. CONDITION: Fine overall. Blade is bright with scattered areas of staining and light pitting. There are several tiny chips on cutting edge. German silver mounts retain much of their silver plate though scabbard mounts only retain traces of silver, especially in protected areas. "Certified antique" ivory grips are fine showing little wear and one small 1/4" chip on reverse grip at toe adjacent to guard. Scabbard is sound and solid as is belt. Leather scabbard body where exposed is chipped missing much of its orig surface. This knife is a wonderful survivor that apparently has not been cleaned in 100 years and has some dark soiling on surface of external metal which would clean easily if wanted 50412-57 JS (50,000-100,000) ESA -