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. This Antique 1880s Old West Pribyl Brothers India Steel Stag Handle English Bowie Knife is in Very Good Condition, with some light sharpening and chipping to the blade edge, some light scattered nicking along the lower right top false edge and the right side of the blade spine, some cleaning, scratching, and pitting at each side of the blade, the guard having been affixed at a bit of an angle, some light cleaning, scratching, and pitting to the guard, some smoothing to the left handle scale, and with some scattered age wear evident. Otherwise, the knife is in fine shape, with no other damage. Most interestingly, it features a bright 5 7/8” clip point bowie blade with a top false edge, sports mellow genuine stag handle scales with elegant natural stippling secured by 3 steel pins, and is stamped at the ricasso with its maker, “PRIBYL / BROTHERS / SHEFFIELD”. The lack of “ENGLAND” in the maker’s mark denotes pre-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’s stamped “INDIA / STEEL” within a parallelogram at the reverse ricasso, boasts a nickel silver full guard, and is complete with the original Antique 19th Century Brown Leather Scabbard in Good Condition, with the leather belt loop having been removed from the upper back, leaving a pair of two rows of empty stitching at the upper back, some scuffing, tearing, and wavy bending to the end tip, a line of wrinkling across the back end tip, some scattered scratching, spot scuffing, and darkening throughout, and with some overall 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, and the set is a fine example of a very rare, original Antique 1880s Old West Pribyl Brothers India Steel Stag Handle English Bowie Knife.