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Item Code: 30-2149
The blade on this knife is beautiful: in the bright, mirror finish with just a few scattered gray spots on the reverse upper side that don’t make much of an impression given the overall finish, an excellent edge and point, and no signs of sharpening or cleaning. The blade markings are crisp, reading in two lines forward on the reverse: “G. WOLSTENHOLM & SON / WASHINGTON WORKS,” and on the upper flat near the guard: “THE REAL I*XL KNIFE” in a scroll over, “THE HUNTERS COMPANION,” along with a larger “I * XL” at the ricasso. The guard is a simple oval in German silver. The grip is round in configuration and has an end cap. The scabbard is red leather with good color, but some scuffs and a crease on either side, showing remnants of gilt blindstamped borders. The mounts are German silver, firmly in place, but missing the button stud on the throat.
Wolstenholm belonged to a family of cutlers in England. Taking over the firm from his father in the 1830s, he was extremely successful in the American market and, boosted by it, moved his production to the “Washington Works” in 1848, giving a nice beginning date for this knife. Dating Wolstenholm knives by the blade marks is tricky, but we know “Sheffield England” marks fall late in the production and this one lacks not just the “England,” but the “Sheffield” as well, so we would place it early. The clip-point blade is the classic form of the Bowie and this is a very nice Civil War era example suitable for a Civil War or western collection or, given its condition, even a specialized Bowie or Wolstenholm collection. [sr]
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