WONDERFUL TILLOTSON & CO. LARGE BOWIE KNIFE.

WONDERFUL TILLOTSON & CO. LARGE BOWIE KNIFE. Beautiful Sheffield Bowie with 12-3/16” clip-point Bowie blade with 6-1/8” back grind, marked on left fuller “TILLOTSON & CO. / COLUMBIA PLACE / SHEFFIELD”. Left forward side of blade is marked in small block letters, “THE HUNTER’S COMPANION” and further back, toward the handguard on left side of blade, a spread-winged eagle clutching arrows in its talon with a ribbon marked “BEST QUALITY”. It has a 1/4” thick German silver hand guard with dbl ended rnd quillions and a coffin shaped tortoise shell covered handle with German silver inlay on left side, and secured with four steel pins. Accompanied by its orig, blue velvet covered, sheath with German silver tip & throat. CONDITION: About good. Blade has been cleaned but retains about 50% orig polish. It has been lightly sharpened with two nicks and some slight dents in the edge with a few spots of light pitting on both sides near ricasso. Handle is missing a few small pieces of tortoise shell with some bug damage. Sheath shows heavy wear with broken tip and missing stud from the throat. Velvet covering is worn and soiled with an open top edge. 4-30298 JR395 (7,000-10,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007

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
	386	$7,475.00	WONDERFUL TILLOTSON & CO. LARGE BOWIE KNIFE. Beautiful Sheffield Bowie with 12-3/16” clip-point Bowie blade with 6-1/8” back grind, marked on left fuller “TILLOTSON & CO. / COLUMBIA PLACE / SHEFFIELD”. Left forward side of blade is marked in small block letters, “THE HUNTER’S COMPANION” and further back, toward the handguard on left side of blade, a spread-winged eagle clutching arrows in its talon with a ribbon marked “BEST QUALITY”. It has a 1/4” thick German silver hand guard with dbl ended rnd quillions and a coffin shaped tortoise shell covered handle with German silver inlay on left side, and secured with four steel pins. Accompanied by its orig, blue velvet covered, sheath with German silver tip & throat. CONDITION: About good. Blade has been cleaned but retains about 50% orig polish. It has been lightly sharpened with two nicks and some slight dents in the edge with a few spots of light pitting on both sides near ricasso. Handle is missing a few small pieces of tortoise shell with some bug damage. Sheath shows heavy wear with broken tip and missing stud from the throat. Velvet covering is worn and soiled with an open top edge. 4-30298 JR395 (7,000-10,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007 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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