SKU MEW1310 is a Confederate-made Bowie knife whose maker is not firmly known. Several established dealers and collectors assign it to Cook and Brother of New Orleans, but that attribution remains open. The telling detail is the ring on the guard, which appears on surviving examples as either one ring or two. An early theory called these bayonets, yet the ring is unfinished inside and gives no way to attach the knife, so the accepted reading is that it let the blade be mounted as a pike. The blade measures 12 inches, with the last 2 inches of the tip replaced by skilled restoration work, and the knife runs 16 5/8 inches overall.

For a South Carolina collector of Confederate edged weapons, this is a scarce pattern, and the open disclosure of the restored tip is part of what you are buying. It is a used antique knife, listed in the swords and knives group, and it ships without any dealer transfer.

Key features

• Confederate-made Bowie knife, maker unconfirmed
• Often attributed to Cook and Brother, New Orleans
• Ring on the guard, thought to allow pike mounting
• 12-inch blade, last 2 inches of tip restored
• 16 5/8 inches overall, used antique

This antique knife ships to your door in South Carolina as a parcel, with no dealer transfer required.