Manufactured by Samuel C. Wragg of Sheffield, England c. 1840-1842. It measures 12 3/8 inches overall with a 7 7/8 inch clip point blade with a false edge and a gentle curve/"perch belly" to the cutting edge. A Wragg knife with a somewhat similar "perch belly" edge is pictured on p. 430 of "The Bowie Knife" by Norm Flayderman. The right ricasso is marked "SAMUEL/WRAGGS/UNIVERSALLY/APPROVED/CUTLERY". The left side of the blade is marked "WARRANTED OF THE BEST QUALITY" which is double stamped. The left ricasso is marked "CASTSTEEL/BOWIE KNIFE" in an oval, a marking which is noted as being present on some of Wragg's earliest knives imported to the U.S. This marking is also visible on the previously mentioned example in the book by Flayderman. The elliptical guard is of German silver with ball shaped finials, and joined to the grip with a floral patterned band. The coffin shaped grip is of smooth antique ivory with a blank German silver escutcheon on the left. Includes a lightly tooled red leather sheath with German silver fittings. A similar sheath is pictured along with a Wragg knife on p. 297 of "The Antique Bowie Knife Book" by Adams, Voyles, and Moss. Provenance: The Greg Lampe Collection