Wild West Era American Saloon Gambler’s Victorian English Form Concealable Spear Point Dagger With Polished Buffalo Horn Hilt, Ornate Etched Gilt Panels & Scabbard Daggers

Wild West Era American Saloon Gambler’s Victorian English Form Concealable Spear Point Dagger With Polished Buffalo Horn Hilt, Ornate Etched Gilt Panels & Scabbard. Sn 20165 - 20165

During the Victorian era many London & Sheffield cutlers targeted the rapidly expanding market of the American Wild West. This is a small Victorian English form dagger easily concealable and is of the type carried by Wild West gamblers for self protection in the lawless saloons of frontier towns. The knife has a typical Victorian English form polished Buffalo horn handle with scallop decoration on both sides near to the butt. The hilt has steel finger guard with ball finials. The 5” long, steel flat diamond shaped, spear point blade have ornate foliate etched gilt panels on both sides. The knife measures 9 ¼” overall. There are no visible maker or date marks on the knife. The original brown open top leather scabbard has a brass throat mount and chape. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 20165

£575.00