Description: Vintage W.W. Wood Custom Handmade Bowie Knife. 3.75” blade, 7.35” overall length. Bone handle, nickel silver guard, carbon steel blade. Comes with sheath. Blade is unused, and uncarried. There is a small hairline split along the scales that does not impact structural integrity and barely visible. Tang stamped W.W. Wood on ricasso, and “105” on backside. Bill “W.W.” Wood passed away in 2017 at the age of 94. was born August 6, 1923 in Duncan, Oklahoma to Leslie Monroe and Oma Madora Farrar Wood. He was a graduate of Wichita Falls High School, Midwestern State University, Harvard University and MIT. Bill was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Navy serving in the South Pacific. He was a manufacturing research engineer for Chance Vought Aircraft. Bill was also instrumental in the building of the Alaskan Railroad. He was a resident of Knox County for over 40 years. Bill was a naturalist, an antique gun collector, a knife maker, an author and enjoyed motorcycles, camping, canoeing rivers and hiking.
Price: 795 USD
Location: Seattle, Washington
End Time: 2025-01-12T22:46:18.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Blade Material: Carbon Steel
Brand: William W Wood
Blade Type: Clip Point
Tang: Full
Type: Bowie, Hunting
Year: 2000
Blade Edge: Plain
Original/Reproduction: Original
Handmade: Yes
Handle Material: Bone
Vintage: Yes
