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This is a miniature single blade folding knife by an unknown maker.  Kinda looks Scandinavian to me.  1 1/2" long overall with a 5/8" steel blade.  27/32" long closed.  Blonde wood handle with black painted markings.  The metal part of the handle looks to be German silver and it is engraved.  The blade shows a little rust etching, otherwise it's in nice condition.

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Price:  $100.00
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This is a 1/2 scale World War II German SS dagger complete with chained hanger, portapee, and tool.  7 1/4" long overall in the scabbard.  The dagger itself measures 6 11/16" long with a 4 3/16" double edged carbon steel blade.   Very high quality. 

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Price:  $175.00
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This is a 1/3 scale miniature Bowie knife by an unknown maker.  4 3/4" long overall with a 2 1/2" blade.  The left ricasso marked WHC in the outline of an arrowhead.  The H being twice as large as the W & C and centered.  I do not know who this is and if you have any info on who the maker is I'd appreciate you letting me know.  Highly polished steel blade with one piece stag or horn grip.  Brass guard with two white and one brown spacers.  Very well made!

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Price:  $150.00
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This is a 1/3 scale Bowie knife marked on the left side of the blade NOLEN.  4 1/16" long overall with a 2 3/16" spear point hollow ground blade.  The spine of the blade and the lower ricasso with some nice file work.  German silver guard with a German silver and a dark red or brown spacers.  The handle looks to be bison horn maybe?  Near mint condition.  I don't know who Nolen is, so if you have any info on him I'd appreciate hearing from you.

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Price:  $100.00
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This is a beautiful 1/3 scale miniature Bowie knife by master miniature maker Daniel Osterman.  The knife measures 4 23/32" long overall with a 3 5/16" drop point blade.  The handle is ivory with a gold guard, and is held in place with 18 gold rivets.  There is a gold ring just behind and another just in front of the guard, and there are two rectangular gold escutcheons inlaid into the handle, one on side.  The top rear of the blade is engraved D.E.O.+.  The scabbard looks to be sterling silver.  It has the knob hanger for a leather frog and a ball tip.  Complete with the original Osterman hinged top walnut casing, French fit, and lined in dark red felt.  Dan even made the nickel silver hinges!  The outer lid inlaid with an oval German silver escutcheon.  The scabbard is tarnished with a beautiful aged patina showing some iridescent blues and reds, otherwise mint new condition.  A true masterpiece and really must be seen in hand to fully appreciate.  Dan passed away several years and his work is really starting to climb in value.

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Price:  $3,850.00
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This is a beautiful 1/3 scale miniature Bowie knife by master miniature maker Daniel Osterman.  This is known as the number 1 Bowie.  The full size original knife featured on pages 34 and 35 of The Antique Bowie knife Book by Adams, Voyles, and Moss.  The following quoted from the book:

"Speculators can have a field day with this one.  First the description: This very old knife is silver mounted with ropework filing on the tang, a walnut handle, and is 18 1/2" long overall.  The blade is a long 13 1/2 inches and 1 3/4 inches wide.  The unusual thing about this Bowie is how the handle turns at a slight angle to the blade.  Held with the edge up, as was often done by frontier knife fighters, the blade is level with an extended arm.  The ricasso has silver layering, and in it's day it must have been a fancy looking thing.  As for the speculation, we can start by saying it feels as good in the hand as does any knife in this book, and some of the speculation is prompted by the silver escutcheon marked with a very oldengraving of the words "Bowie No. 1."  Was the knife so engraved by the makerso the owner would know the knife was a Bowie?  Or was the Jim Bowie innovation an unusual angle to the blade, one that was lost over the years?  And what if...?  Here's one of the great pleasures of Bowie knife collecting -- you get to fill in the rest.  Bob Berryman Collection" 

The knife measures 6 1/4" long overall with a 4 13/32" drop point blade.  The handle is burl walnut and there is no guard.  It is exactly as described in the above desription, just 1/3 the size.  Dan did a masterful job of re-creating this Bowie in miniature.  The left side of the silver layered ricasso engraved D.E.O.+.  Complete with the original Osterman hinged top walnut casing, French fit, and lined in green felt.  Dan even made the nickel silver hinges!  The outer lid inlaid with an oval German silver escutcheon.  A true masterpiece and really must be seen in hand to fully appreciate.  Dan passed away several years and his work is really starting to climb in value.

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Price:  $3,850.00
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This is a beautiful 1/3 scale miniature Bowie knife by master miniature maker Daniel Osterman.  The knife measures 5 5/16" long overall with a 3 3/16" drop point blade.  The handle is fluted ivory with a silver pommel, a silver ring next to the guard, and is held in place by four screws.  The guard is nickel silver and engraved with a fish motif on both sides of the top and bottom.  The left side of the blade is engraved D.E.O.+.  The scabbard is brown leather with an engraved silver throat and tip.  The top of the scabbard equipped with a frog hanger.  Complete with the original Osterman hinged top walnut casing, French fit, and lined in green felt.  Dan even made the nickel silver hinges!  The outer lid inlaid with an oval German silver escutcheon.  A true masterpiece and really must be seen in hand to fully appreciate.  The full size Bowie that this miniature was patterened after is pictured on pages 156 - 157 of The Antique Bowie Knife Book by Adams, Voyles, & Moss.  Dan passed away several years and his work is really starting to climb in value.  
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Price:  $3,850.00
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This is a beautiful 1/3 scale miniature of the famous Searles Bowie knife that is on display in The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.  Made by master miniature maker Daniel Osterman, the knife measures 4 25/32" long overall with a 3 3/32" blade.  The handle is checkered ebony with an oval nickel silver escutcheon inlaid into the left side.  The center of each checkered diamond is inlaid with a tiny nickel silver pin with such exact precision that is is truely amazing!  The guard and pommel are nickel silver.  The top of the blade is inlaid in gold and is engraved D.E.O.+ with some small scrolls.  The scabbard is silver and black leather.  The scabbard engraved on the silver near the throat "R.P. Bowie, to, H.W. Fowler, U.S.D." in four lines.  The top of the scabbard equipped with a blued hanging ring and a knob for a frog hanger.  Complete with the original Osterman hinged top walnut casing, French fit, and lined in dark red felt.  Dan even made the nickel silver hinges!  The outer lid inlaid with an oval German silver escutcheon.  A true masterpiece and really must be seen in hand to fully appreciate.  Dan passed away several years and his work is really starting to climb in value. 

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Price:  $3,850.00
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This is a 1/2 scale World War II brown German SA dagger complete with leather hanger, portapee, and tool.  7 1/4" long overall in the scabbard.  The dagger itself measures 6 11/16" long with a 4 3/16" double edged carbon steel blade.   Very high quality.

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Price:  $150.00