GUN FALL 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
EXTREMELY RARE SCAGEL CAMP KNIFE IN MINT CONDITION WITH SHEATH.Very rare, double edged camp knife that has a 9-5/16" x 1-3/4" up-sweep blade with triangle shaped ricassos, hand-stamped on the left side of blade "OTTO L. HANKISON. / TOLEDO. O.", who is the consignor's grandfather. Left ricasso is marked in small letters "W. Scagel / Handmade / USA". Handguard is 1/4" thick brass, elliptical shape with fluted top edge. Handle is stacked leather with red synthetic, aluminum, copper and brass spacers. Pommel is dog's head shaped of 7/8" thick brass secured to the tang with 2 brass pins. Accompanied by custom brown leather sheath with thumb-strap and belt loop. This knife was given a full color picture on page 149 of the book Scagel Handmade, Lucie with credit to the Douglass H. Sandrock collection. The size and the shape of this knife is somewhat an anomaly for Mr. Scagel and finding such a knife in pristine condition is certainly a great rarity. William Scagel was the great grand daddy of American custom knife makers in the modern era. He was born February 1875 in Ontario, Canada and in 1900 immigrated to the United States. In 1917 he opened his shop in Muskegon, MI where he worked in metal & cutlery and in the 1936-1937 period began his knife-making career and died in 1963. Mr. Scagel's knives have been the inspiration for numerous custom knife-makers ever since. He produced knives from the tiniest bird & fish knife to the giant camp knives, along with axes & folding knives. He also produced numerous other articles such as copper-ware skillets, pots & pans. He even made corkscrews. His knives rarely come to market. SIZE: PROVENANCE: Douglass H. Sandrock collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Overall retains virtually all of its orig polish & finish, showing only very light sharpening on both edges. Blade has coarse polish lines. Handle is smooth & clean showing no hand oil staining. Brass, hand guard & pommel are a light mustard patina. Sheath is equally new. 52579-2 JRL (20,000-30,000)