RARELY SEEN LARGE “TEXAS RANGER” FOLDING BOWIE, CIRCA 1840-1850.

This exact knife is pictured on pg. 58 of Norm Flayderman’s The Bowie Knife. This knife measures 13″ overall opened with large wide leaf-shaped 6″ blade, cyphered marks of six hounds Motto: “OLD ROUGH & READY”, and on central riband “THE TEXAS RANGER”. Knife has smaller 3″ blade with same maker mark on ricasso “SAMUEL / ROBINSON / SHEFFIELD”. PROVENANCE: Ex-Norm Flayderman Collection; The Estate Collection of Phil A. Bleakney, Jr. CONDITION: Good to very good overall. Hand worn & whittled stag grips with German silver escutcheon. Steel bolster is gray with staining & pitting. Small blade is very good overall, though probably shortened & repointed at some point in its life. Large blade has cleaning & tool marks. Three letters in mottos are weak, as seen in photos, not affecting overall aesthetics of this rare large, early folder. Blade is still quite sharp. 49059-216 JS (3,000-4,000) – Lot 1171

Auction: Firearms - October 2015

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1171	$6,900.00	RARELY SEEN LARGE “TEXAS RANGER” FOLDING BOWIE, CIRCA 1840-1850. This exact knife is pictured on pg. 58 of Norm Flayderman’s The Bowie Knife. This knife measures 13″ overall opened with large wide leaf-shaped 6″ blade, cyphered marks of six hounds Motto: “OLD ROUGH & READY”, and on central riband “THE TEXAS RANGER”. Knife has smaller 3″ blade with same maker mark on ricasso “SAMUEL / ROBINSON / SHEFFIELD”. PROVENANCE: Ex-Norm Flayderman Collection; The Estate Collection of Phil A. Bleakney, Jr. CONDITION: Good to very good overall. Hand worn & whittled stag grips with German silver escutcheon. Steel bolster is gray with staining & pitting. Small blade is very good overall, though probably shortened & repointed at some point in its life. Large blade has cleaning & tool marks. Three letters in mottos are weak, as seen in photos, not affecting overall aesthetics of this rare large, early folder. Blade is still quite sharp. 49059-216 JS (3,000-4,000) – Lot 1171 Auction: Firearms - October 2015 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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RARELY SEEN LARGE “TEXAS RANGER” FOLDING BOWIE, CIRCA 1840-1850.