29th Jun, 2023 12:00
The David Hayden-Wright Collection of Antique Knives
684
A BOWIE KNIFE, T. ELLIN & CO., SHEFFIELD, 20TH CENTURY
with straight blade formed with a clipped-back point and filed back-edge, etched ‘I Never Fail’ in large capital letters on one face, signed recessed rectangular ricasso, shaped steel guard, and blackbuck grip with steel pommel, in its leather scabbard with iron locket and belt loop, 25.0 cm blade
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 294.
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Sold for £900
with straight blade formed with a clipped-back point and filed back-edge, etched ‘I Never Fail’ in large capital letters on one face, signed recessed rectangular ricasso, shaped steel guard, and blackbuck grip with steel pommel, in its leather scabbard with iron locket and belt loop, 25.0 cm blade
Literature
David Hayden-Wright, The Heritage of English Knives, Atglen, Pennsylvania, 2008, p. 294.
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Auction: The David Hayden-Wright Collection of Antique Knives, 29th Jun, 2023
