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Antique Tintype -"Gentleman Stabber" with Bowie knife
Guns International #: 101519353 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Collectibles - Western - Edged Weapons Pre 1900
Seller's Information
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Seller: Sailorswede
Member Since: 12/10/16
First Name: David
Last Name: LaDuke
State: Hawaii
Zip: 96819
Country: United States
Phone: (808) 429-7240
Phone2: (808) 429-7240
Number of Active Listings: 0
Total Number of Listings: 45
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
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Description:
This is an original 6th plate tintype of a handsomely dressed 'dude' with his Bowie knife ready for business. A fashionable weapon for a fashionable man. The early newspapers nicknamed them "gentleman stabbers". The image is contained in the lower half of the case which has separated. Measures 3-3/4" x 3-1/4".
This image was enlarged and displayed at the historic antique Bowie knife exhibition in Little Rock AR. in 2016 (image #2). And published on the front page of Knife Magazine (image #3), which a copy will be included with the tintype.
The general concensus is that the fasion of carrying these life & death objects was pretty much gone after the civil war. That may have been true in most eastern states but out west, especially in San Francisco, knife makers were making beautiful Dirks & Bowie knives as a part of everyday wear right up to the turn of the century.
Only Tintype & Knife Magazine is included. Free overnight express shipping.
SOLD