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 Large English Bowie Knife is in Very Good Condition, with some light sharpening and nicking to the blade edge, some cleaning, scratching, and scattered pitting at each side of the blade, some light verdigris, cleaning, scratching, and pitting to the guard, some scattered spot patina to the tang, and with some scattered age wear evident. Otherwise, the knife is in fine shape, with no other damage. Most interestingly, it features a hefty 8 7/8” bright clip point bowie blade with a top false edge, sports gorgeous genuine stag handle scales with deep, elegant, and dark natural stippling secured by 3 steel pins, 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 nickel silver full guard, and is complete with the original Antique 19th Century Brown Leather Scabbard in Very Good Condition, with a small, hardly noticeable gap between the guard and throat when the knife is sheathed, some scattered verdigris around the edges of the throat and end tip, some scattered spot denting to the end tip, some light cleaning, scratching, and pitting to the metal throat and end tip, a small spot dent in the middle back body, a few loose stitches at the lower sewn portion of the belt hanger, and with some scattered scratching, spot darkening, and 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 Large English Bowie Knife.