Broomhead & Thomas Sheffield bowie

[Bob Hudson]

I posted a couple of photos elsewhere in a thread about frame construction since this is missing the grips and the frame is wide open.

I got this from an estate where there were several other blades, mostly late 19th and early 20th century things, plus a WWII Japanese bayonet. I tried to look this up before i bought it, but if you've ever Googled "Broomhead & Thomas" you know there's not much out there. So I told the seller I'd roll the dice and buy it if the price was right.

Based on the little I have been able to find, I presume this dates from the 1835-1840 period, but I may be off on that, so any opinions are more than welcomed. There was no original scabbard, but someone made one just to keep the blade protected.

 

[Bob Hudson]

 

[nevermind35]

Check out Bernard Levines sub forum here on BF. I'm sure he could give you a hand on this one.

 

[DennisStrickland]

go to levie's section. i'm no bowie xpert but many things about this piece look funny. for yourself i hope i'm wrong , however it's best to not have great expectations so you wo'nt be bid dissapointments.--dennis

 

[Bob Hudson]

go to levie's section. i'm no bowie xpert but many things about this piece look funny. for yourself i hope i'm wrong , however it's best to not have great expectations so you wo'nt be bid dissapointments.--dennis

I did post it there this morning: I didn't spend a lot of money on this at all: it was an inexpensive roll of the dice.