Stunning “THE CHIEFTAIN” Bowie Knife with 8” Blade and Beautiful Stag Horn Grip by James & Lowe Sheffield c1970

Here on offer is an impressive and rare “THE CHIEFTAIN” Bowie Knife, with an 8” blade and a beautiful stag horn grip by James & Lowe, Sheffield, England, circa 1970.

Some History about James & Lowe.

Before his death in 1986, Fred James stood as one of Sheffield's most renowned Bowie Knife craftsmen.

Having worked under George Wostenholm, the esteemed knife maker from Sheffield, England, James was involved in crafting many of the original Bowie Knives exported to the United States during the mid-19th century. Following Wostenholm's closure, James seemingly appropriated numerous 19th-century patterns, dies, and stamps from his former employer, initiating his venture into Bowie Knife production in the early 1970s.

Unmarked specimens of his craftsmanship circulated among "antique" arms dealers in the U.K., particularly in London, where they often misled early U.S. knife collectors into believing they were acquiring authentic 1850s-era Bowie Knives.

Collaborating with his wife Ivy and, for a time, Sandy Lowe, James manufactured and assembled knives bearing the correct markings of "Fred James" or "James & Lowe."

Today, Bowies imprinted with either of these marks hold significant value among collectors and maintain a robust market presence in the realm of knife collecting.

This fine example of one of his Bowie knives, has an 8” mirror finish, carbon steel blade that is stamped on the front with:

JAMES & LOWE
SHEFFIELD

and the image of a winged eagle.

THE CHIEFTAIN

It has a beautifully hand worked top edge and lower ricasso edge.
There are a couple of very small greying marks on the back of the blade that appear to be from when it was made.

The silver oval cross guard has ball finials and hand finished patterned edges.

The grip has been made from a solid piece of fine stag antler horn that fits your hand perfectly. It has a silver ferrule and circular silver disc pommel.

This a really impressive bowie knife by a rare maker, that will only increase in value.

The blade measures 8” (20.4cm) and the whole knife measures 13.9” (35.3cm) long.

It weighs 225g.

Please see my pictures for the details of the condition, which complement this description.

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