Unmarked English Bowie Tai Goo File worked nickel silver hilt

File worked nickel silver hilt

With a beautiful wood and leather box with carved leather lid

Checkered and blued stainless steel back strap

Thumb notched blade spine

this is the civilian version of a knife requested by the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) to Celebrate their 50th Anniversary

Unmarked English Bowie Tai Goo File worked nickel silver hilt8 5 8" blade of carbon steel, 13 1 2" overall length Iron guard, collar, and pommel Stag handle Embossed leather over cardboard sheath with iron throat, frog, and tip Likely dates to between the 1840's and 1850's, fair condition (blade is scratched and has light pitting, hilt and pommel also have pitting and are slightly loose due to shrinkage of the stag handle)