Boswell
Brand Boswell
Type OMK/T13 TLD
Year Unknown
Serial number Unknown
Additional info In December 2022, this picture was shown on the Instagram account of Boswell Guitars. Mark Knopfler playing a Boswell OMK/T13 TLD for his upcoming album. In the background stands a Boswell 0-14M/3S.


 

Brand Boswell
Type 0-14M/3S
Year 2020
Serial number Unknown
Additional info Here we can see Mark Knopfler with the Boswell 0-14M/3S. On the site of Boswell guitars, this picture can be found including the text: "Mark with his Boswell 0-14M/3s, the inspiration behind the new Boswell 0-14MK/TR-LTD."

The guitar can also be found on the
card that is part of the box-set of One deep river.

 

Brand Boswell
Type 0-14MK/TR-LTD
Year 2023
Serial number Unknown
Additional info The Boswell “0-14MK/TR-Limited Edition” is a rare, collaborative release from Butch Boswell of Boswell Guitars, Mark Knopfler, and Rudy Pensa of Rudy’s Music, NYC.

The picture on the left came with the text: "The first two MK models ready for delivery. These two went to a couple of very high profile players. Mark Knopfler and someone he used to tour with quite a bit in the late 1980’s."

Click for details here, here and here. See here for the unique plate that each guitar case got.The number on the plate says that 24 were made, while the certificate of authenticity says 25. Mark probably got serial number MK-0, but that is not confirmed. The top of the guitar is made out of Tunnel Redwood, a wood that line the train tunnels in the Siskiyou Mountains in Oregon. It was the inspiration for the song Tunnel 13 from Mark's album One deep river.

 

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