LONDON BOWIE with Manding decoration

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I picked up this rather lovely item at the Preston Arms Fair last weekend. It is a London made bowie knife by Preist & Co of Oxford St made around 1870s/ 80s . It has a respectable 10 inch blade. What attracted me was the Manding leatherwork scabbard and grip . I have also illustrated the same pattern of knife unmodified from Ron Flook's excellent book 'The London Knife Book 1820-1945'.