Antique Civil War Side Knife Imported by R. H. Alexander, New York Sheffield

  

A lovely English-made side knife with its original sheath, a style popular with soldiers. The knife measures 8 5/8 overall with a blade length of 4 1/2.

The ricasso is marked ALEXANDER / SHEFFIELD. Alexander was a New York-based importer of Sheffield-made knives.

Another mark, N Y with a shield between the letters is two inches from the guard. This knife has certainly seen a lot of use, as the blades contouring suggests it had a traditional bowie clip point that has been worn down into more of a spear point. The guard I believe is bronze. The scales are stag, with a deep scratch on one side that doesnt penetrate all the way through the scale. The matching leather sheath also has the N Y mark with the shield.

Please see my other items for more interesting Civil War letters, documents, and images. The item "Antique Civil War Side Knife Imported by R. Alexander, New York Sheffield" is in sale since Wednesday, March 27, 2019.

This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Original Period Items\Edged Weapons". The seller is "iron-horse-sales" and is located in Champaign, Illinois.

This item can be shipped to United States.

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