Knife, Bowie
Production date
2004
Description
Sheffield-style bowie knife made from Taranaki steel, nickel silver and silver, with a synthetic ivory handle. The blade is engraved with a koru-derived pattern and the top of the guard is engraved with a Maori/Celtic heart-shaped motif. The edge of the guard is decorated with the puwerewere Taranaki Maori carving design; the four pointed star on the handle is Victorian scroll-work and the edge of the handle features 'vine and leaf' filework. It has a curved cutting edge with a bevelled spine.
See full details
Public comments
Material is Nickel silver, not electroplated nickel silver
- Andrew MacKINNON on 13-04-2020 11:44:01