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This is a 1/2 scale World War II German SS dagger complete with chained hanger, portapee, and tool.  7 1/4" long overall in the scabbard.  The dagger itself measures 6 11/16" long with a 4 3/16" double edged carbon steel blade.   Very high quality. 

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Price:  $150.00

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This is a 1/3 scale Elgin cutlass pistol by an unknown maker.  4 9/16" long overall with a 1 1/8" barrel of .124 caliber, and a blade of 2 13/16".  Finished in the white.  One piece walnut grip.  Functional action. 

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Price:  $400.00

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This is a beautiful 1/3 scale miniature Bowie knife by master miniature maker Daniel Osterman.  The knife measures 4 23/32" long overall with a 3 5/16" drop point blade.  The handle is ivory with a gold guard, and is held in place with 18 gold rivets.  There is a gold ring just behind and another just in front of the guard, and there are two rectangular gold escutcheons inlaid into the handle, one on side.  The top rear of the blade is engraved D.E.O.+.  The scabbard looks to be sterling silver.  It has the knob hanger for a leather frog and a ball tip.  Complete with the original Osterman hinged top walnut casing, French fit, and lined in dark red felt.  Dan even made the nickel silver hinges!  The outer lid inlaid with an oval German silver escutcheon.  The scabbard is tarnished with a beautiful aged patina showing some iridescent blues and reds, otherwise mint new condition.  A true masterpiece and really must be seen in hand to fully appreciate.  Dan passed away several years and his work is really starting to climb in value.

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Price:  $3,850.00

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This is a 1/2 scale World War II brown German SA dagger complete with leather hanger, portapee, and tool.  7 1/4" long overall in the scabbard.  The dagger itself measures 6 11/16" long with a 4 3/16" double edged carbon steel blade.   Very high quality.

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Price:  $150.00

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This is a beautiful 1/3 scale miniature Bowie knife by master miniature maker Daniel Osterman.  The knife measures 5 5/16" long overall with a 3 3/16" drop point blade.  The handle is fluted ivory with a silver pommel, a silver ring next to the guard, and is held in place by four screws.  The guard is nickel silver and engraved with a fish motif on both sides of the top and bottom.  The left side of the blade is engraved D.E.O.+.  The scabbard is brown leather with an engraved silver throat and tip.  The top of the scabbard equipped with a frog hanger.  Complete with the original Osterman hinged top walnut casing, French fit, and lined in green felt.  Dan even made the nickel silver hinges!  The outer lid inlaid with an oval German silver escutcheon.  A true masterpiece and really must be seen in hand to fully appreciate.  The full size Bowie that this miniature was patterened after is pictured on pages 156 - 157 of The Antique Bowie Knife Book by Adams, Voyles, & Moss.  Dan passed away several years and his work is really starting to climb in value.  
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Price:  $3,850.00

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This is a beautiful 1/3 scale miniature of the famous Searles Bowie knife that is on display in The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.  Made by master miniature maker Daniel Osterman, the knife measures 4 25/32" long overall with a 3 3/32" blade.  The handle is checkered ebony with an oval nickel silver escutcheon inlaid into the left side.  The center of each checkered diamond is inlaid with a tiny nickel silver pin with such exact precision that is is truely amazing!  The guard and pommel are nickel silver.  The top of the blade is inlaid in gold and is engraved D.E.O.+ with some small scrolls.  The scabbard is silver and black leather.  The scabbard engraved on the silver near the throat "R.P. Bowie, to, H.W. Fowler, U.S.D." in four lines.  The top of the scabbard equipped with a blued hanging ring and a knob for a frog hanger.  Complete with the original Osterman hinged top walnut casing, French fit, and lined in dark red felt.  Dan even made the nickel silver hinges!  The outer lid inlaid with an oval German silver escutcheon.  A true masterpiece and really must be seen in hand to fully appreciate.  Dan passed away several years and his work is really starting to climb in value. 

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Price:  $3,850.00

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This is a wonderful 1/8 scale dagger by master miniature maker Daniel Osterman of Oregon.  2 5/8" long overall including the lanyard ring.  The double edged blade is 1 13/32" long and is marked DEO + on one side near the crossguard.  The crossguard is sterling silver as is the handle which is finished in a checkered or cross hatched pattern.  The leather scabbard has a silver throat and tip.  Cased in the original Osterman hand made highly figured walnut casing with hand made nickel silver hinges and hand made latch with engraved push button.  The lid inlet with a nice polished nickel silver oval.  A truely beautiful piece and the smallest Osterman knife I've ever seen.

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Price:  $1,000.00

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This is a neat 1/3 scale Belgian combination knife and pinfire revolver.  4 1/8" long overall with a 1 5/16" barrel and a 2 1/2" knife blade.  The finish is nickel plated with the exception of the cylinder, ejector rod, and screws which are blued, and the hammer & trigger which are case hardened.  Brass bead front sight.  Gorgeous two piece mother of pearl grips.  Marked with the number 5 on the bottom of the barrel lug just behind the knife blade.  The revolver is double action and has a folding trigger.  Cased in the original Kucer silver and rosewood hinged top casing with push button latch.  The interior bottom French fit with a burgundy lining.  The lid interior padded and lined with a white silk with the Kucer logo.  Great condition with just a little nickel flaking at the tip of the blade on the left side and some oil staining to the white silk lid lining.

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Price:  $5,250.00

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 This is a fantastic 1/3 scale Marbles safety knife by master miniature knifemaker Mr. Sakauchi of Japan. 1 13/16" long closed, 2 13/16" long open. All hand made with first rate quality. This is a folding pocket knife that converts into a Bowie type fixed blade scabbard knife complete with a crossguard. When you open the blade, then fold in the safety, the blade is locked and cannot fold up on you in use. When closed, the safety guard covers the tip and front edge of the blade so you do not cut yourself or your pocket. An ingenius design and marketed by Marbles for many years. This knife won best miniature knife at the 2008 Japanese Knifemakers Guild Show in Japan and also won best miniature knife at the 2008 Blade Show in Atlanta. Let me tell you the competition for those awards if fierce!  

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 Price:  $600.00

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This is a neat miniature fixed blade knife made from a penny by C.W. Shoemaker.  Pennies today are made from copper plated zinc, so when the kinife shape is cut out and the blade profiled, the copper is removed revealing the white zinc blade.  The guard shows the original copper plate.  Ivory grips are held in place with two tiny copper pins.  The blade hand engraved C.W. Shoemaker on the left side.  These are all hand made and no two are exactly alike.  Stock photos, yours may look slightly different.  Comes in a protective lift top plastic capsule.

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Price:  $35.00

   
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This is a miniature single blade folding knife by an unknown maker.  Kinda looks Scandinavian to me.  1 1/2" long overall with a 5/8" steel blade.  27/32" long closed.  Blonde wood handle with black painted markings.  The metal part of the handle looks to be German silver and it is engraved.  The blade shows a little rust etching, otherwise it's in nice condition.

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Price:  $75.00

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This is a beautiful 1/3 scale miniature Bowie knife by master miniature maker Daniel Osterman.  This is known as the number 1 Bowie.  The full size original knife featured on pages 34 and 35 of The Antique Bowie knife Book by Adams, Voyles, and Moss.  The following quoted from the book:

"Speculators can have a field day with this one.  First the description: This very old knife is silver mounted with ropework filing on the tang, a walnut handle, and is 18 1/2" long overall.  The blade is a long 13 1/2 inches and 1 3/4 inches wide.  The unusual thing about this Bowie is how the handle turns at a slight angle to the blade.  Held with the edge up, as was often done by frontier knife fighters, the blade is level with an extended arm.  The ricasso has silver layering, and in it's day it must have been a fancy looking thing.  As for the speculation, we can start by saying it feels as good in the hand as does any knife in this book, and some of the speculation is prompted by the silver escutcheon marked with a very oldengraving of the words "Bowie No. 1."  Was the knife so engraved by the makerso the owner would know the knife was a Bowie?  Or was the Jim Bowie innovation an unusual angle to the blade, one that was lost over the years?  And what if...?  Here's one of the great pleasures of Bowie knife collecting -- you get to fill in the rest.  Bob Berryman Collection" 

The knife measures 6 1/4" long overall with a 4 13/32" drop point blade.  The handle is burl walnut and there is no guard.  It is exactly as described in the above desription, just 1/3 the size.  Dan did a masterful job of re-creating this Bowie in miniature.  The left side of the silver layered ricasso engraved D.E.O.+.  Complete with the original Osterman hinged top walnut casing, French fit, and lined in green felt.  Dan even made the nickel silver hinges!  The outer lid inlaid with an oval German silver escutcheon.  A true masterpiece and really must be seen in hand to fully appreciate.  Dan passed away several years and his work is really starting to climb in value.

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Price:  $3,850.00

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This is an antique miniature single blade folding pocket knife by  an unknown maker.  1.544" long overall with a .613 long blade.  .946 overall with the blade closed.  The handles are real tortoise shell, and are held in place my three nickel steel rivets.  There are brass liners in the blade cavity.  There is a loop at the butt end so you could attach it to a watch chain or necklace.  The tortoise shell handles are in great condition.  The blade shows some staining, and has a thumb cut on one side.  More photos soon!

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Price:  125.00

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This is an antique miniature single blade folding pocket knife by  an unknown maker.  1.753" long overall with a .681 long blade.  1.078" overall with the blade closed.  The handles are ivory, and are held in place my three nickel steel rivets.  There is a nickel silver diamond inlaid into the right handle.  There are brass liners in the blade cavity.  There is a loop at the butt end so you could attach it to a watch chain or necklace.  The ivory handles are in great condition.  The blade shows some staining, and has a thumb cut on one side.

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Price:  $125.00