Wilson Swift
‘Wilson Swift’ is a name stamped on Bowie knives, usually accompanied by the words, ‘Broad Street, Sheffield’. A typical example is pictured in Palmer et al (2002)1; others can be seen in books by Adams et al (1990)2 and Flayderman (2004)3. The knives are usually spearpoints, with German silver pommels and eagle and snakes motifs. Wilson Swift knives appear to have been made in Sheffield in the 1850s or possibly early 1860s, and have often been linked with the Civil War. ....
