old knife, how old?

[jon43]

got this from my sis, thanks for any info. its got jm bowie on the blade. its not dug but need a bit more wd -40 on it

 

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[warsawdaddy]

Are the rivets steel?Aluminum?brass? Handle wood?Plastic?Bakelite?

 

[SC_hunter]

Can you read any inscription that is on the long blade end...right up next to the handle. Sometimes it will tell you something there...like, made in China or the knife maker itself.

 

[jon43]

Are the rivets steel?Aluminum?brass? Handle wood?Plastic?Bakelite?

i dont think its bone? i think the rivets are steel. thank you john

 

[jon43]

Can you read any inscription that is on the long blade end...right up next to the handle. Sometimes it will tell you something there...like, made in China or the knife maker itself.

its got jm bowie on one side on the top blade and the other has rb and other letters but i got to use some more 40 on it. thanks. john

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Why does the knife have a miner on it? Is it because Jim Bowie had a silver mine?

 

[jon43]

Why does the knife have a miner on it? Is it because Jim Bowie had a silver mine?

i dont know gypsy maybe so. i dont know if its a line of knifes for miners or what. i can not find anything about it.john

 

[scavenger]

you have a jim bowie half congress knife made in the mid 1980's by the Carl schlieper knife company of germany. The handles are red bone. They made a commemorative type run of the knives with miners shields. I collect pocket knives (primarily german) and I caught this one right off.