Jimmy Lile Hollow Handle Combat Knife No Dot with Holster

5.75" blade length. 13.25" overall with sheath and hilt. Straight single edged Bowie knife with hollow hilt, brass guard and pommel cap, and a cord wrapped handle. Item shows a matte bead blasted finish to all metal parts with lanyard loops to both quillons and on the pommel cap. Left ricasso is stamped simply LILE with no dot, indicating it was made during the working career of Jimmy Lile. Leather sheath is unmarked with a belt loop and snap fastener.

A full time knifemaker from 1971, James "Jimmy" Lile continued to produce handmade knives until his death in 1991. The company now bearing his name continues to offer a wide variety of knives following Lile's original patterns. The best known of these being the enormous clip-point serrated bowie knives that Lile produced for the movie "Rambo: First Blood", starring Sylvester Stallone. This lot represents a more sober take on the hollow handle concept and offers a thoroughly practical survival knife in that style.

From the Collection of Jeffrey W. Sanner

Very Good+. Blade retains a clean sharp edge without bites. Some verdigris residue to the blade and light abrasions on the high edges. Brass components display tarnish with verdigris forming that has left residue on the sheath. Hilt wrap remains tight. Sheath exhibits some crazing on the loop and fastening strap, some light stains, and scuffs.

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Tim Prince has more than 30-years of experience in the field of antique and collectible arms and is a nationally recognized expert in the area of Civil War small arms. A long-time researcher and author, Tim has been a contributing author to two major books about Civil War firearms, including The English Connection: Arms, Material and Support Furnished to the Confederate States of America by Great Britain (2014) and Confederate Shotguns and Southern Agent Marked Shotguns (2017). He was also a major contributor to the recently updated Blue Book of Antique American Firearms & Values – 2nd Edition (2019) as well as the 2010 updates to the Civil War Collector's Price Guide - 12th edition. Over the last decade Tim has authored more than 50 articles on 19th century collectible and military arms, which have been published in such varied publications as Civil War News, North-South Trader, and Military Antique Collector. Since 2016 has appeared as a featured appraiser in the field of Arms & Militaria on the popular PBS television series Antiques Roadshow. He is a member of the American Society of Arms Collectors and currently serves on the board of directors of that organization. He is also a member of and formerly served on the board of directors of the Society of American Bayonet Collectors. Tim is a life member of the Ohio Valley Military Society, the Tennessee Military Collectors Association, the Alabama Military Collectors Association, is a member of the Company of Military Historians and is a member of numerous other colleting groups and societies. He is the owner of College Hill Arsenal, a web based antique and collectible arms retail web site, specializing in the American Civil War and related military items. Tim has engaged in the business of buying, selling, researching, and appraising antique and collectible arms and associated military items for some three decades. Since 2016 he has also served as a senior Consulting Specialist in the field of Arms, Armor & Militaria for Cowan’s Auctions, a Freeman's Company.

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