HUGE Knife Help

JISX · 22nd November 2021, 11:11 PM

Hi all,

Can someone please help me ID the age, origin and possibly maker of this huge antique knife? It's overall length is roughly 15-1/4 inches, blade is roughly 10 x 1-7/8 inches and it weighs roughly 22 oz.

It appears hand-made of steel, brass and stag/bone(?). It's numbered on one side and on the other, faint remains of a maker's name that begins with an 'SC'.

The knife was purchased in the suburbs just outside of Philadelphia, PA. After an exhausted search, the only maker I could locate within my tri-state (NJ, PA, DE) area (assuming it's locally made) with a maker's mark that begins with the letters 'SC' was/is Schively of Philadelphia, but I'm sure I'm wrong?

Thank you all in advance for your time and thoughts!

Battara · 23rd November 2021, 12:32 AM

I'm moving this over to the Euro side for better responses.

kronckew · 23rd November 2021, 09:53 AM

Looks like a generic 'ORIGINAL BOWIE' made by an assortment of MFG from solingen thru Pakistan. Usually with wood grip panels. Stag ones are a bit nicer. Nice shape, steel varies. I have one, 10in. blade, had a devil of a time finding a pre-made scabbard for it.

francantolin · 23rd November 2021, 03:15 PM

Hello,

I love it !!
yes, a nice old ( I think ) Bowie knife,

with the stag grips I would say north american or german origin,
usually german blades have Soligen, Eickhorn... marks/stamps
not numbers

so an american one ??...

Rich · 23rd November 2021, 07:04 PM

Not a Schively bowie - not his style.

22nd November 2021, 11:11 PM	#1
JISX Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Posts: 10	HUGE Knife Help Hi all, Can someone please help me ID the age, origin and possibly maker of this huge antique knife? It's overall length is roughly 15-1/4 inches, blade is roughly 10 x 1-7/8 inches and it weighs roughly 22 oz. It appears hand-made of steel, brass and stag/bone(?). It's numbered on one side and on the other, faint remains of a maker's name that begins with an 'SC'. The knife was purchased in the suburbs just outside of Philadelphia, PA. After an exhausted search, the only maker I could locate within my tri-state (NJ, PA, DE) area (assuming it's locally made) with a maker's mark that begins with the letters 'SC' was/is Schively of Philadelphia, but I'm sure I'm wrong? Thank you all in advance for your time and thoughts! Attached Images

23rd November 2021, 12:32 AM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,226	I'm moving this over to the Euro side for better responses.

23rd November 2021, 09:53 AM	#3
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,186	Looks like a generic 'ORIGINAL BOWIE' made by an assortment of MFG from solingen thru Pakistan. Usually with wood grip panels. Stag ones are a bit nicer. Nice shape, steel varies. I have one, 10in. blade, had a devil of a time finding a pre-made scabbard for it.

23rd November 2021, 03:15 PM	#4
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 878	Hello, I love it !! yes, a nice old ( I think ) Bowie knife, with the stag grips I would say north american or german origin, usually german blades have Soligen, Eickhorn... marks/stamps not numbers so an american one ??...

23rd November 2021, 07:04 PM	#5
Rich Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: comfortably at home, USA Posts: 432	Not a Schively bowie - not his style.