An E.K. Tryon Bowie Knife

[Dave Markowitz]

I found this last weekend on eBay and got it in the mail yesterday. It's an English-made Bowie imported by E.K. Tryon of Philadelphia in the late 19th C. / early 20th C. A very similar knife is listed as the No. 501 Hunting Knife in the scan of an 1883 Tryon catalog I have. This is the same firm that made rifles for the US Army and the sporting trade. Pedersoli offers a Tryon Rifle replica. Tryon was in business from the early 19th C. up until the late 1950s.

The blade is 5.6" long by 0.015" thick. The 4" long handle has a full tang with stag scales held on with three pins. The brass cross guard is 2" wide. It came with a serviceable sheath which I doubt is original. It came dull but I sharpened it so I can use it. It would be very neat to use it to process a deer I take with a muzzleloader, if I'm successful this fall.

And for scale, next to a Pietta 1860 Army Sheriff:

 

[morehops52]

I could be wrong but I believe that the "made in england" would make it post 1883 (?) 87 when all imports had to be labled. I have owned many from that period and that is a nice example.

 

[Notchy Bob]

The knife is a beauty! It looks to be a very handy size, too. I love the patina on the steel, the brass, and the handle.

You got yourself a real prize there, Dave! A perfect companion for your California rifle!

Notchy Bob

 

[appalichian hunter]

Nice knife.