ANTIQUE 9 INCH SPEAR POINT BOWIE KNIFE. CLASSIC SHAPE, DESIGN AND MARKINGS. STAMPED WM. JACKSON & CO. SHEAF ISLAND WORKS SHEFFIELD. SOME OF THE LETTERING IS HARD TO DECIPHER DUE TO DARK AREAS BUT THIS IS WHAT THE STAMPING IS. WONDERFUL HANDLE MADE OF NATURAL MATERIAL IN EX COND. NO CRACKS OR INSECT DAMAGE. NICKEL LENS SHAPE DECORATION. BLADE HAS BEEN CLEANED AND IS PITTED BUT HAS NOT BEEN SHARPENED. COUPLE OF NICKS TO CUTTING AREA. BLADE IS 5 INCHES LONG. BLADE IS 7/16 AT GUARD AND TAPERS OFF TO A POINT. MID 1800S PERIOD. IF YOU GO TO LIVEproductEERS.COM YOU WILL SEE A RECENT BOWIE OF THIS PERIOD WITH THE SHEAF ISLAND WORKS SHEFFIELD MARK W/ SHEATH THAT BROUGHT DECENT MONEY. SEE MY OTHERS.
