Subject: gambler as shootist/gunslinger
Culture: Western Anglo-American
Setting: American West late 19th-early 20thc.
Object: knife
Royal Armouries Museum > Self-Defence Gallery *
"Bowie knife English, Sheffield, about 1858 By Woodhead The cutlers of Sheffield exported large numbers of knives to America. This good-quality example has an etched blade, and was sold to gold prospectors during the California goldrush." ...
* National Museum of Crime and Punishment > A Notorious History of American Crime
"NICHOLSON SHEFFIELD SIDE KNIFE In the style of the 1860's Sheffield tableware side knives, this Nicholson 5" bladed knife has a silver handle.
The blade is stamped with the 'Broomhall Works' mark of Nicholson's factory.
"This particular style of knife was one of only a few that Doc Holiday [SIC] carried for self defense over his lifetime."Joseph Ellict & Son Cutlers / N.P. Stender *
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National Museum of Crime and Punishment > A Notorious History of American Crime *
"ISSAC [SIC] PARKER -- HAND WRITTEN LEGAL DOCUMENT
The document includes content about a pending case and refers to an assault with a 'Bowie' knife (much like the knife displayed here).
It is signed in the famous judges' [SIC] hand: I.C. Parker."
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* Fort Worth Museum of Science and History > 150 Years of Fort Worth *
