A VERY WELL KEPT VINTAGE - ANTIQUE SHEFFIELD ENGLISH MADE BOWIE KNIFE BY MAKERS J NOWILL AND SON ESTABLISHED AD 1700, THE HIGH CARBON STEEL BLADE IS IN FINE SHAPE AND IN ORIGINAL POLISH, IT IS MARKED AS ABOVE WITH THE MAKERS NAME WHICH CAN BE SEEN CLEARLY IN THE PICS SUPPLIED, THE BLADE IS STILL LIKE A RAZOR AND HAS NO DAMAGE, THE HANDLE SCALES ARE OF JIGGED BONE AND ARE HELD INTO PLACE WITH STEEL - POSSIBLY BRASS PINS, THE CROSS GUARD IS OF BRASS AND HAS NO DAMAGE.THE LEATHER SHEATH IS IN FINE ORDER ALTHOUGH THE TOP RIVET ON ONE SIDE HAS OPENED AND IS LOOSE BUT IS STILL THERE SO COULD BE FIXED EASILY.A FINE EXAMPLE AND IN ALMOST PERFECT CONDITION WITH VERY NICE ORIGINAL AS BOUGHT IN THE OLD DAYS POLISH, I AM 56 AND HAD ONE OF THESE PASSED DOWN TO ME BY MY FATHER WHEN I WAS 10 YEARS OLD,THAT WAS BEFORE BRITAIN WAS A NANNY STATE AND TODAY I WOULD BE ARRESTED FOR HAVING THIS FINE KNIFE ON MY BELT \'\' SAD BUT TRUE \'\'.SIZE IS TOTAL IN SHEATH 11 INS, BLADE 5 INS, HANDLE - HILT 4-1/2 INS.NO RETURN, BUYER MUST COMPLETE PAYPAL PAYMENT WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE sale ENDING \'\'WITHOUT EXCEPTION\'\', IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN THE STATED 48 HOURS THEN AN INSTANT NON PAID ITEM CASE WILL BE OPENED AGAINST YOU, THIS IS NOTHING PERSONAL AND IS ONLY DUE TO BAD EXPERIENCES IN THE PAST WITH NON PAYERS.

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