Roger Green Guadalupe Bowie, Leather & Nickel Silver Sheath
$1,350.00
This is a rare and collectible Roger Green Guadalupe Bowie. If you are not familiar with Roger, he was a student of knife making legend D.E. Henry. Roger inherited all of Henry's blade patterns. Clearly, D.E. thought highly enough of Roger, to allow him to carry on with his work. If you know Henry's knives, you can see the similarities in this knife. Roger stopped making knives sometime in the 1990's, and has only recently returned to knifemaking. His work was, and is quite desirable. Our understanding is that Henry was the bladesmith who introduced the classic English Bowie blade design back into the American market, which was and still is used by many great knifemakers. Roger's fit and finish are second to none.
This Guadalupe Bowie features a hand rubbed 440C stainless steel blade and the handle is scales of Desert Ironwood. The blade is unused, with a couple of faint sheath marks near the tip. The double lug guard is nickel silver, as are the oval shields on both sides of the handle, as well as the pins. The frog button concealment sheath was also made by Roger. The leather is dyed blood red, and is in excellent condition. It has both a nickel silver throat and tip. The nickel silver on the fittings and the sheath have some very fine micro scratches from age and handling. They are barely visible and do not show up in photos. Overall, the knife is in excellent, unused condition. Roger marked the ricasso with "R.M. Green" on one side, and the number "5" on the other. We believe this knife to be the 5th Guadalupe Bowie that Roger made. The knife and sheath will also come in a padded zippered case. This is a great example of Roger's work. This one won't hang around long!
Condition: Previously owned, Excellent.
Condition: Previously owned, Excellent.
Never carried, used or sharpened
- Overall length: 10"
- Blade length: 6"
- Handle length: 4"