* Scabbard: Original, leather, with some small marks, also due to the insertion of the knife * Commercially available Out of production Sheath: Handcrafted, leather, hand-stitched Handle: Deer and Buffalo - brass guard and pommel Livio Montagna's excellent craftsmanship does justice to this piece of history with its classic and timeless stylistic features: the double guard, the clip point blade, the handle in natural material. A knife created by Rezin Bowie in the early 19th century for his brother Jim Bowie, the famous American pioneer whose rather reckless life is now shrouded in legend. Excellent reproduction of one of the most iconic knives ever: the classic Bowie. (Corporazione Italiana Coltellinai - Italian Knife-makers Guild) Livio Montagna. * Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory * Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: YES * Scabbard: Leather, handcrafted, original with some marks due to age and storage Notes: single edge knife - Previously purchased knife, from private collection Sheath: made of Nylon, for belt, for vertical carry Handle: made of Delrin (thermoplastic material) In defining the forms of the new knife, the two started from the very limitations that had emerged from the wartime use of the Fairbairn-Sykes, particularly fragility, limited utility in cutting use, and the tendency of the round-section handle to rotate in the hand.īlade finish: matte finish, anti-reflective The design of this legendary knife was born out of the meeting of a former soldier and bodyguard to President Roosevelt, Rex Applegate, and William Ewart Fairbairn, who, together with Edward Anthony Sykes, had given birth to the progenitor of modern military fighters: the Fairbairn-Sykes that accompanied the British Commandos during World War II. * Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory. * Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: not present. * Scabbard: Original, Nylon, in very good condition.
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