what knife is this

[Hickok55]

does any one know what kind of knife this is in this photo

[River City John]

Looks like a "Sheffield" -type bowie.

[Tascosa Joe]

I concur.

[St. George]

Indeed - those were widely available throughout the West.

Atlanta Cutlery offered new examples at one time - so did Dixie and Crazy Crow - they probably still do.

Scouts Out!

[River City John]

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1210513239/fred-james-ixl-sheffield-very-rare-bowie?click_key=e59d0321c864114ecf2da798158e0dcadfc1ce81%3A1210513239&click_sum=c116341e&ref=shop_home_active_36

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1176930663/george-wostenholm-ixl-sheffield-bowie?click_key=012aaa87b6be00b7888b023a8a84320036141029%3A1176930663&click_sum=ac15ea8d&ref=shop_home_active_57

https://www.etsy.com/listing/877570037/the-sheffield-exhibition-knives-geoffrey?click_key=918af90e775e383a1539f0b68e13a65b9856e2de%3A877570037&click_sum=1127bd3b&ref=shop_home_active_315

On the above listing, check out the picture of the flyleaf/endpapers pages. They show typical types of bowies that were not so fancy.

Sheffield is a city and district in England known for metalwork, - silver, silver-plate, steel, etc.  There were many individual manufacturers within that area.
"You might have heard Sheffield being called the 'Steel City'. It gained an international reputation for steel production in the 19th century, and its population boomed during the Industrial Revolution. Innovations developed in Sheffield include stainless steel . . ." - courtesy Wikipedia

[Buckaroo Lou]

The sheath makes the knife look as though it could be a dagger style knife, but not practical for his attire, so I am inclined to think a Sheffield style Bowie knife. Perhaps something along the lines of this style of knife.





 

[Jake MacReedy]

Definitely a Sheffield-produced Bowie, with probably a 4 1/2" handle and a 6" blade, which is a clip-point.  If you look carefully at the center seam sheath, you can see it is a right-handed sheath for a clip=point blade.
Jake 

[Coffinmaker]

Well Now 

Our Hero is shown with an 1873 Rifle, A double action Colt thunderer and a swell knife and cool spurs.  Also a really flash leather shirt.

What kind of knife it may be, I haven't a clue.   

[Major 2]

The print is interesting, it is a studio cabinet card print...
more that likely studio props.   

[Reverend P. Babcock Chase]

Howdy Photo Historians,

I have to differ with the opinions so far. I blew the photo up and I think the knife in the photo is actually a dagger. The sheath seems too narrow for a bowie. It also looks pretty symmetrical to me. Further the handle looks to widen as it approaches the guard, possibly designed for thrusting.

For What it's worth,

Rev. Chase