Spring 2026 Premier Firearms & Militaria Auction
February 26th, February 27th, February 28th, and March 1st, 2026
This auction will feature an outstanding collection of items spanning multiple categories including Modern, Military, Sporting, & Antique firearms & militaria! Below is just a small grouping of select highlights from the massive offering to be featured in this upcoming sale!
PUBLISHED CONFEDERATE MODIFIED JAMES ROGERS “BOWIE KNIFE”
02-25499
14.5″ overall, 9″ meaty .25″ thick spearpoint blade marked “CAST STEEL / BOWIE KNIFE” and “JAMES RODGERS / CELEBRATED / MAKE. SHEFFIELD” on ricasso, sharpened false edge.
This “as found” antebellum bowie has reinforced soldered tin sheath tip characteristic of Confederate craftsmen & knife makers. The bowie dates circa 1840 with Joseph Rogers distinctive sculpted relief carved shell motif rosewood handle. Original floral embossed Moroccan red leather veneered Sheffield composite sheath body has finely made soldered tin tip retained by single iron wire attached to throat. Knife has been in several prominent bowie collections and was on display at Historic Arkansas Museum and pictured & described in “A SURE DEFENSE, THE BOWIE KNIFE IN AMERICA” by Worthen & Zelensky 2018.
STATUS: NON-GUN
