Description:

North America, United States, ca. early 20th century CE. A unique and modified steel and wood keyhole saw made under the Disston or another antique American brand as a secondary line and marked by a brass medallion with the American eagle emblem and the script "Warranted Superior." The wooden handle was probably once a type of pistol grip but was whittled and transformed into bird head with brass rivet eyes and the initials of the owner "R P" hand carved into both sides. A brass hand guard is set just before the slender straightedge blade - the serrations may have been intentionally polished to transform this hand saw to a bizarre weapon or tool. When the Disston company and other high-end saw manufacturers acquired smaller companies, those saws were often branded with the Warranted Superior rather than the brand name medallion. Size: 17.5" L x 3" W (44.4 cm x 7.6 cm); (blade only): 11.75" L (29.8 cm)

Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010

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#173601

  • Condition: Grip is hand carved with stable pressure fissures. Chips and losses to bird beak and wood along brass hand guard. Pitting and surface wear to blade. Blade is very sharp and pointed.

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