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Enoch Drabble Made Cast Steel Bowie Knife

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:3,500.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD
Enoch Drabble Made Cast Steel Bowie Knife
Auction Location:

16600 Aston Street
Irvine, CA
English Made Cast Steel Bowie Knife, by Enoch Drabble, ca. 1850s, 8-7/16'' spearpoint blade made from thick 5/16'' high carbon steel, 13-1/2'' overall. Left side of blade marked ''Cast Steel Bowie Knife'' in oval motif; ricasso marked ''Enoch Drabble/Royal Cutler''. Finialed nickel steel crossguard and band, with large thick hand-carved rosewood grip. Brown leather covered pasteboard scabbard shows nickel silver chape and throat; leather body shows light designs roll embossed into leather. (Throat marked with somewhat later ''CSA/1861'' marking.) Condition is fine to near excellent with light carbon staining to blade and minor scuffs and scratches from sharpening and insertion into scabbard. Markings are clear. Left side of handle with lengthwise fissures, light scratches and scuffs, and minor discoloration to nickel silver fittings. Scabbard shows minor separation at edges, general scuffing to thin leather cover, and light general tarnishing to both chape and th!
roat. Est.: $5,000-$7,500.