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Six Old Knives and an early American Cleaver

An old bowie knife that has been repaired at the ricasso, and hand a large weld obscuring any markings, with a double-edged dirk blade.German silver crossguard and wooden scales. Size: 10 1/2 inches long with a 6 1/4 inch blade. A Green River style skinning knife with line designs of a snowflake and a diamond on the blade. Wooden scales. Size: 9 inches long overall, with a 5 5/8 inch blade. A "Poll Parrot Shoes" bowie style knife with black wooden grips and a nickeled steel cross guard. Size: 8 3/4 inches long overall with a 5 inch blade. 2 WWII style Pal private purchase fighting/ utility knives with aluminum pommels, stacked leather grips, steel cross guards, both made by Pal, marked RH -36, Made in U.S.A. US M-4 bayonet stamped K1, with stacked leather grip. Size: 11 1/2 inches long overall with 6 3/4 inch blade. Size: Identical, 11 inches long overall, with 6 inch blades. Large cleaver, marked L & I.J. White Buffalo N.Y. 1837, with a large "10" below that. The cleaver has a nicely turned wooden handle with the tang of the cleaver running most of the way down it. Leonard and Ichabod White started their foundry in 1837 and ceased operations in that name in 1928, making highly regarded edged tools for working men. Size: 19 inches long overall, with the blade being 10 by 6 3/4 inches. Processing and shipping within the continental U.S $65.00 plus a 1.5% replacement cost insurance fee. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.

Provenance:Goetz collection Fair Oaks California.

Condition:

All are without sheaths. The knives all have some rust on the blades, but several will clean quite well. The byonet is slightly better, as is the "Poll Parrot Shoes" knife. The cleaver has some light superficial rust, but is very good.

Estimate: $100 - $250
Price Realized Including Buyer's Premium
$94
06/11/2023

 

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