RARE 1950s MINTY VINTAGE STAG BONE SOLINGEN GERMAN 12" BOWIE HUNTING KNIFE /CASE

Description

WELCOME
:
YOU  WILL  LOVE  THIS  KNIFE!
For your consideration a:
Stunning
"
German
Bowie Knife"
with
beautiful Split-
Stag / Gnarly bone handle
and
impressive
7" long bright fixed blade.
The
"Close to
Minty"
vintage Hunting / Survival knife
was made in
Germany decades ago by skilled craftsmen, and is from my personal knife collection with
No Reserve!
This
Huge 11.75
"
long
German Bowie
has a
"Mirror-like" Solingen steel clip-point blade
with the
"Original Factory Edge"
One "Paul Bunyan" size knife that has been carefully stored and
displays that
"old world charm"
found with quality-made vintage German knives.
From research, this early hunting/skinning knife
was likely manufactured in Solingen Germany during the
1950s - 1960s era
The knives of Solingen Germany are known world-wide for their quality steel, fine craftsmanship, and attention given to details.  Famous for their skilled craftsmen and quality steel, Solingen has been known for decades, even centuries as:
"The City of Blades"
Remember “back in their day” these older knives were purchased to be used…
Not
collected, making a vintage Bowie in "Superb Condition" hard to find.
SIZE:
The overall size is approx:
11  3/4
"
long
T
he fixed blade measures:
7  1/16"
long
HANDLE
:
This beautiful vitnage Split-stag/ gnarly bone
handle is well secured with 4 Brass pins
and is in
"Exceptionally Good Condition"
The
"real stag/antler bone handle"
displays a
lot of
Natural Rich color tones
and
some nice light signs of natural aging, which occurs with real bone.
The
thick Spit-stag handl
e is easy to grip and has
impressive
dark & light
grooves
and
natural
raised patterns
.
The Bowie knife was handmade by skilled German craftsmen
and this
"large" stag/bone handle feels heavy
and
fits well in hand.
The
Brass
and
Aluminum
handle
fittings are very secure
and i
n Great Shape,
especially for their age.
This beautiful vintage stag handle
has
tight multi-color composite spacers
that highlights the
natural design &
rich color tones of the
handle.
This early German Bowie knife is designed with a
heavy-duty (and shiny)
Aluminum pommel that is well secured
with a
3/8" Brass tang nut.
The
curved
Brass Finger-guard is solid and
measures a hefty 3  3/16
" inch long,
which offers great hand protection.
This rare original Germany Bowie knife
is just waiting for the right person to appreciate its quality vintage design and make it their own.
(Please view photos for details)
BLADE
:
Even though its decades old, this collectible vintage Solingen Germany fixed blade knife is one beauty you can be proud to own or carry.
The large
7  1/16"
long
steel blade
has
No blade edge nicks,
still retains
the "Original Factory Edge,"
and I'll leave any sharpening of the fixed blade up to the new owner.
The German steel fixed blade is
very reflective
as shown in photos.
This
"Mirror-like" steel,
clip-point blade
features an approx.
3  1/4" long false top edge,
that could be sharpened if desired.
This outstanding early Germany knife has been carefully stored and in
Exceptionally Good Vintage Condition
, with a few faint surface rubs (possibly from taking it in and out of the sheath) and a few micro-size normal tiny age specks (that I had to use a magnifying glass to see)
The
large hunting / skinner Bowie
blade is a Hefty 3/16" inch thic
k" on the blade spine... (there is a quarter in one photo for size comparison)
(Please view photos for details
SHEATH
:
The
companion
vintage roughback leather sheath
(or case) is included and has
great intact stitching, secure metal rivets, a belt slot,  stiff throat area, and metal tip protector.
This
vintage Made In Germany leather sheath
is in
"Very Good Condition" for being decades old.
The
leather is supple and there is a very good working fastening strap with shiny metal snap
.
There are some signs of normal handling, light surface scuffs/wear (mostly on the back)
and the
overall
length is
11  3/4
"
inches long.
The
front of the leather sheath
has the image of a
:  Stag / Buck
with
Antlers
The belt slot area is trademark stamped:  MADE  IN  GERMANY
(Please view photos for details)
This great vintage Split-stag handle Germany Bowie knife will make a welcomed addition for the collector or outdoorsman in your fa
mily!
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