Okay guys ---- this knife was won by Martin O. ( you know who you are). It was my pleasure to be able to engrave it as an added thank you. As he hasn't seen it, I thought it night be cool for him to find it on this site. As he lives in Tex. and considering the period this bowie would have been standard fare for some people to carry, I elected to use a scroll that was used at Colt and Win. for an engraving pattern during this time frame or shortly thereafter. The scroll doesn't show it but is cut deep enough that as the knife is turned, the light will bounce off the bright cuts on the sides of the leaves. The back ground is a series of raised beads, compressing the metal down further but still leaving a raised round half bead. There is more detail in the scroll than seen here but due to the light reflecting out of the engraved cuts, it differcult to see. Hope you like it Mr. Martin .........