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A MASSIVE SPEAR-POINT BOWIE KNIFE BY GEORGE WOSTENHOLM & SONS, SHEFFIELD, CIRCA 1860
The heavy double edged blade marked WOSTENHOLM & SONS/WASHINGTON WORKS/SHEFFIELD and I*XL on ricasso, heavy German-silver cross guard, stag horn grip scales with German-silver escutcheon plate, heavy leather sheath
10¼ inch (26cm.) blade
15 inches (38.1cms.) overall
The heavy double edged blade marked WOSTENHOLM & SONS/WASHINGTON WORKS/SHEFFIELD and I*XL on ricasso, heavy German-silver cross guard, stag horn grip scales with German-silver escutcheon plate, heavy leather sheath
10¼ inch (26cm.) blade
15 inches (38.1cms.) overall
Literature
Conger, Roger N., Texas Collector: Gaines de Graffenried, Texian Press, Waco, 1987, page 30.