Manufactured c. 1850s-1860s by J. Walters & Co. at their Globe Works in Sheffield, England. Multiple knives bearing this marking were discovered on the shipwreck of the Modern Greece, a Confederate blockade runner. This specific knife is pictured in Figure 59 on p. 48 of "American Knives" by Harold Peterson. This impressive example measures 18 inches overall with a 11 13/16 inch clip point blade. The left ricasso has the maker's mark "J.WALTERS&Co/SHEFFIELD/GLOBE WORKS". It has an elliptical German silver disk guard, a floral patterned bolster beneath that, a smooth contoured ebony grip, and a German silver pommel featuring floral patterns and a stag and doe scene on each side. The red leather wrapped sheath has lightly tooled floral patterns with gilt fill and German silver fittings. Provenance: The Ben Palmer Collection; Property of a Gentleman

Fine, the blade mostly bright with some scattered patches of darker grey patina and light pitting and the maker's mark remaining crisp. The German silver is mostly bright showing a slightly aged patina. The grip is fine with a few hairline age cracks in the right side. The guard is slightly loose. The sheath is fine with some moderate wear and flaking and a loose end piece..