Amazingly, perhaps 10 minutes before seeing this post I was perusing Peterson's "American Knives." Fig. 43 is a bowie almost identical to the one in the top photo. It differs only in minor details. For instance, in the Peterson photo the escutcheon plate on the handle is perfectly rectangular, while on the above knife it has slightly flared ends. The Peterson knife's sheath has the belt lug shaped like a boar's (or bear's?) head and the metal work is identical, but the leather has a simple, geometric pattern with three "starburst" designs. The caption is as follows:
"Bowie made about 1845-1850 marked "Sheffield Works/2/Philadelphia." Little is known about the history of this knife, but several identical specimens exist. The blade is 10 inches long. The grips are wood and the mounts are brass."
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