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 1910s Old West Joseph Rodgers & Sons Stag Handle Massive English Bowie Knife is in Very Good Condition, with some pitting at each side of the blade tip, some sharpening to the blade edge, some cleaning, scratching, pitting, and spot patina at each side of the blade, some brownish patina to the left end of the guard, some light verdigris, cleaning, scratching, and pitting to the rest of the guard, some 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, intimidating 12” bright clip point bowie blade with a top false edge, sports gorgeous genuine stag handle scales with elegant, dark natural stippling secured by 4 steel pins (and with a nickel silver blank escutcheon on the left handle scale), and is stamped at the ricasso with its maker, “J. RODGERS & SONS / NO 6. NORFOLK ST / SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND”, surmounted by “G R” centered by a king’s crown, denoting the knife was produced during the reign of either George V (1910-1936) or George VI (1936-1952). Based on the style (bowie knives such as this largely fell out of favor by the 1920s), the knife almost certainly dates to the first decade of George V’s reign. It shows the two traditional Joseph Rodgers & Sons proof marks at the reverse ricasso, boasts a nickel silver full guard with “ball” ends, and is complete with the original Antique 1910s Brown Leather Scabbard in Very Good Condition, having shrunk just a bit to the point where it can’t fully accept the blade, though it’s hardly noticeable, and with some light spot denting around the end tip, some brownish patina to the right end of the throat (matching that on the guard), some letters and the numerical series “1985” lightly hand scratched into the belt hanger at the upper back, a small surface tear in the bottom right corner of that belt hanger, some patina to the belt hanger rivets, some scattered cleaning, scratching, pitting, and spot patina to the metal throat and end tip, 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 and riveted 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 1910s Old West Joseph Rodgers & Sons Stag Handle Massive English Bowie Knife.