Rare Antique 1850 Satanic Dagger knife with skull and Satan devil
G.Wostenholm Sheffield bowie knife
Fantastic rare dagger made circa mid 1800s for a French devil worshiper, around the same time Wostenholm was making the last of the Mohicans series of daggers / for the USA as shown in the photos.For comparison note the same style blades. and design style. I have had a few Wostenholm Mohican daggers over the years and can say without any doubt this satanic dagger depicting death will be by G.Wostenholm of Sheffield England.
I have dealt in satanic items for many years now and have never seen this style dagger before so that's leads me to believe its most likely a one of a kind custom made dagger.
as with all my antiques I have listed this week I give a lifetime guarantee its a 100% genuine antique and this particular item is at least 140 years old.
Right now for the dagger the blade is double edged with two fullers/ blood grooves on each side, the handles and scabbard are bronze and in fantastic condition the inside of the scabbard must have had a wooden or leather liner at some time as the blade is rather slack fitting as far as I'm aware the leather case is correct for the dagger though the bright red velvet is a replacement done by myself as the old material had long ago rotted away.
the bronze handle shows a crowned skeleton of a bird not sure what bird it is. possibly a raven ? as they have allways been a symbol of death within the UK
the cross guard shows a partial Skull covered by a ribbon and an hourglass for the sands of time yet another symbol of death the scabbard is also finely detailed with images of the devil and once again a symbol of death the snake on the goblet I've seen this image a few times on such satanic items,not sure if it means the snake is poisoning the wine inside.
total length is 230mm out of the scabbard
And 245mm when in the scabbard.
any questions at all please ask and good luck to all bidders both bowie knife collectors and the devils out there :-)
On 22-Nov-08 at 14:08:54 GMT, seller added the following information:Hi just a word of warning to anyone planning on bidding on the dagger at the last second you now need to verify your ebay account before you bid on any knife or Dagger to prove you are over 18.
On 22-Nov-08 at 19:09:17 GMT, seller added the following information:Having looked further into the matter the need to verify with ebay for bidding on knives may only be for UK bidders due to the knife laws in England.