A man's last line of self defense in the Old West was often his trusty bowie knife. It could not jam, run out of ammunition, or misfire. The finest bowie knives intended for sale in the American West were made by well respected English cutlers in Sheffield, among the most famous of which was Joseph Rodgers & Sons. This Antique 1890s Old West Joseph Rodgers & Sons Stag Handle Initials Engraved English Bowie Knife is in Very Good Condition, with some light chipping to the blade tip, a notable chip in the upper blade edge, some light cleaning, scratching, and pitting at each side of the blade and guard, two small hairline surface cracks in the lower left handle scale, one small hairline surface crack in the lower spine of the right handle scale, and with some light overall age wear evident. Otherwise, the knife is in fine shape, with no other damage. Most interestingly, it features a bright 7 7/8” clip point bowie blade with a top false edge, sports gorgeous genuine stag handle scales with deep, elegant, and dark natural stippling secured by 5 steel pins (and with a nickel silver escutcheon hand engraved with the cursive script initials “T.R.N.” at the middle left handle scale), and is stamped at the ricasso with its maker, “J. RODGERS & SONS / NO 6 NORFOLK ST / SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND”. The presence of “ENGLAND” in the maker’s mark denotes post-1890 manufacture, as after 1890, in accordance with the McKinley Tariff, all foreign made knives imported into the US had to be stamped with the country of origin. It shows the two traditional Joseph Rodgers & Sons proof marks at the reverse ricasso, boasts a matching nickel silver full guard with “ball” ends, and is complete with the original Antique 19th Century Brown Leather Scabbard in Good Condition, with a shallow spot dent in the upper left front throat, some light loosening and some scattered spot denting to the end tip, some wrinkling and crazing to the belt loop at the upper back, some wrinkling across the lower back body, some scattered scratching, spot scuffing, and darkening to the body, some scattered cleaning, scratching, and spot patina to the metal throat and end tip, and with some scattered age wear evident. Otherwise, the scabbard is in fine shape, with no other damage. Most interestingly, it bears understated “chain link” line embossing down the sides at front and back, carries a sewn leather belt loop at the upper back, and exhibits a matching nickel silver throat and end tip. The set is a fine example of a very rare, original Antique 1890s Old West Joseph Rodgers & Sons Stag Handle Initials Engraved English Bowie Knife.