Knife, bowie type

Marked: "Woodhead & Hartley 36 Howard Street Sheffield" on ricasso
Coffin-shaped handle; guard
1847-48
Length: 12 3/8”
Loughborough Trust Purchase
93.16

The coffin-shaped handle became one of the standard forms for the Sheffield bowie. This knife pictures an eagle with 13 stars, and was meant to be sold in America. There was no market for bowies in England.