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A FINE CLIP-POINT BOWIE KNIFE BY BUTCHER, CIRCA 1850
Clip-point blade with 4 inch false edge, ricasso marked BUTCHER with decorative file-work in a Spanish-notch form, German-silver cross guard with acorn-like finials, German-silver ferrule and pommel cap pierced for lanyard, carved rosewood grip, red leather sheath with brass tip and throat
10 inch (25.4 cm.) blade
Blade with later sharpened edge, grip with old crack, sheath with abrasions
Clip-point blade with 4 inch false edge, ricasso marked BUTCHER with decorative file-work in a Spanish-notch form, German-silver cross guard with acorn-like finials, German-silver ferrule and pommel cap pierced for lanyard, carved rosewood grip, red leather sheath with brass tip and throat
10 inch (25.4 cm.) blade
Blade with later sharpened edge, grip with old crack, sheath with abrasions
Literature
Conger, Roger N., Texas Collector: Gaines de Graffenried, Texian Press, Waco, 1987, page 30.