walrus ivory mini bowie

[Murray White]

Recently added this nice mini Bowie made by Canadian Ted Bolenbach about 20 years ago. When I first started collecting in 1980, I had a lot of his knives but later sold them and besides this one, do have another with a whales tooth handle.

Ted was a top notch maker but I have not heard from him in a long while. this piece came from another collector but is a really nice example of Ted's work.

The knife is 440 C and is handrubbed satin finish with a stick tang in walrus ivory with ebony spacer and butt. The contours of the handle fit the hand perfectly and the ivory is smooth like silk.

 

[TDE]

Very nice! What is the overall length of it? Paul

 

[Murray White]

OAL 9 1/4" blade is 5"

 

[Keith Montgomery]

I really like the way that handle looks. The overall lookmof the knife is quite pleasing as well. This knife would fit right into the urban Bowie style that I am seeing so much of these days.

 

[Robert Hankins]

Very nice!

 

[Bigjohn]

Beautiful piece, he was ahead of his time

 

[C-Camerer]

I love the clean flowing lines of this knife.