Boer War Era British Officer’s Private Purchase Clements Sheffield Made Bowie Fighting Knife With Field Re-Shaped Spear Point Blade & Leather Scabbard. Sn 22370 Knive

Boer War Era British Officer’s Private Purchase Clements Sheffield Made Bowie Fighting Knife With Field Re-Shaped Spear Point Blade & Leather Scabbard. Sn 22370 - 22370

Charles (Chas) Clements was a high end London Retailer of knives from approx. 1890 to the 1970s. Clements knives were made in Sheffield and he sold a great variety. This a is an original Late Victorian / Early Edwardian Clements Sheffield Made Spear Point Bowie, most likely a Boer War British Officer’s private purchase fighting knife with its original leather scabbard. It has chequered polished horn grip scales secured by brass pins. One grip has a small old stable repair that can be seen in the images. The brass grip frame is contoured for grip and flat brass cross guard. It has a just over 8 ½” single edged Bowie shaped steel blade which has been field improvised / re-shaped into a spear point Bowie tip. One side of the blade is signed by the London retailer ‘Clements Sheffield Made’. The spine of the blade is 4mm thick and the blade is 2.5 cms wide at its broadest. The knife measures 13” overall length. Its original open top brown leather scabbard has belt loop. All leather & stitching of the scabbard are intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22370 (Bowies box)

£495.00