The Bowie knife. Made popular by Jim Bowie. It is one of the most famous knives in America. It was first made by a mane named James Black. All though the bowie knife was not just one design but many designs that evolved over the years. The store of how Jim Bowie and his knife first started when he was involved in the sandbar duel in 1827. I fight started and Bowie and his knife killed a man named Norris Wright. Even thought he was wounded with a rifle shot he drove back Wrights party and he and his knife became instantly famous. After this event every one wanted a bowie knife.
The first Bowie knives where at least 6 inches long and normally about two and a half inches in width. There is really know set size that these knives have to be but that is what they are all about. There are some that are bigger and smaller. Now the actual design of the bowie knife is very sound design the curved top part of the edge is for skinning a carcass. While the strait part of the edge is for straight cutting. It is said that the bowie knife is long enough to use as a sword, sharp enough to use as a razor, and heavy enough to use as a hatchet. Later the United States Air Force put saw teeth on the back side of the knife. The reason for this is to saw thought acrylic glass canopy of a crashed aircraft. The United States Army also gave this variation of the bowie knife to its helicopter crews for the same reason.
There are many variations of the bowie knife. Some use this name to describe any large sheath knife. In the Civil War Confederate soldiers made huge knives called D-Guard Bowie knives. Even thought they where more like short swords. Bowie knives are still very popular with collectors and there are many spin off like the Ka-Bar. It is a knife that is based off the Bowie design. Ernest Emerson used the Bowie as a logo on his folding Bowie knives.
Jim Bowie was inducted into the Blade Magazine in the 1988 Blade show in Atlanta Georgia for his huge impact on the knife making industry. Now the Bowie knife is illegal in many states. Even in the state where Jim Bowie died (Texas) Where Jim Bowie and his knife fought and died in the Alamo to help make Texas apart of the United States. It is also illegal in many other states.
James Huff
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Cold Steel Laredo Bowie Knife: Demonstration & Review, pt 1
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RARE CLASSIC ORIGINAL 1830s HENRY HUBER BOWIE KNIFE $9,999.99 |
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ANTIQUE SHEFFIELD BOWIE KNIFE-GEORGE NIXON & SONS $7,995.00 |
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RARE UNIQUE CALIFORNIA STYLE BOWIE KNIFE CIRCA 1848-54 $6,750.00 |
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David Yellowhorse Custom Buck Subhilt Bowie Knife $6,000.00 |
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ANTIQUE SHEFFIELD BOWIE KNIFE–CORSAN,DENTON&BURDEKIN $4,500.00 |
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AUTHENTIC CONFEDERATE D-GUARD BOWIE KNIFE W/ TIN SHEATH $4,000.00 |
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ANTIQUE SHEFFIELD BOWIE KNIFE–HARRISON BROS & HOWSON $3,995.00 |
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Rare Manson “Gold Strike” bowie knife with scabbard $3,000.00 |
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ANTIQUE OR VINTAGE FOLDING BOWIE KNIFE 12 3/4OL 7.5 CL $2,950.00 |
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New Custom A.G. Barnes Moran Style ST 24 Bowie Knife $2,900.00 |
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Randall Brass Back Bowie! Knife / Knives! VINTAGE $2,800.00 |
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BUCK CUSTOM MOUNTIAN MAN BOWIE KNIFE $2,500.00 |
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GIGANTIC CONFEDERATE CLIP PT BOWIE KNIFE FR.CIVIL WAR H $2,500.00 |
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Canal Street Cutlery D’Holder Bowie Hunter Knife Set $2,499.95 |
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RARE 1860S BUCK BROTHERS AMERICAN CIVIL WAR BOWIE KNIFE $2,499.00 |
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1880s WILL & FINCK San Francisco Bowie Knife AUTHENTIC! $2,499.00 |
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John N. Cooper Bowie Knife $2,000.00 |
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RARE CUSTOM HIBBEN KNIVES STAG BOWIE KNIFE LOUISVILLE $1,895.00 |
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PAT CRAWFORD 1978 Sub Hilt Bowie & Folding Custom Knife $1,825.00 |
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Canal Street Cutlery 1873 Bowie Hunter Knife Set 15Made $1,695.00 |
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*ORIGINAL* Tis Mal Crow 1-of-a-kind Indian Bowie Knife $1,600.00 |
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HARVEY J. DEAN CUSTOM EL DIABLO FIGHTING BOWIE KNIFE $1,400.00 |
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Antique Bowie knife, Confederate, Indian, with sheath $1,295.00 |
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RANDALL KNIFE 12-8 BEAR BOWIE RARE WESTINGHOUSE MINT $1,275.00 |
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J.R. Cook, Custom Bowie Knives, A real beauty (Rare) MS $1,250.00 |
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19th CENTURY Utility Bowie Knife JOSEPH RODGERS & SONS $1,200.00 |
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JIMMY LILE CLASSIC BOWIE KNIFE – UNSTAMPED W/LETTER $1,200.00 |
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CLAUDE MONTJOY EXCEPTIONAL STAG BOWIE CUSTOM KNIFE $1,100.00 |
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CLAUDE MONTJOY LARGE STAG BOWIE AWESOME CUSTOM KNIFE $1,100.00 |
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ANTIQUE PRE BOWIE ERA LARGE FOLDING KNIFE-UNDERWOOD $1,100.00 |
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19th CENTURY Officer’s Spearpoint Bowie Knife J RODGERS $1,100.00 |
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RARE Old Ruana Bowie Knife Leather Sheath-Model 25 AC $1,000.00 |
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Rare 19c MANSON SHEFFIELD England fighting bowie knife $1,000.00 |
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Original Confederate D Guard Bowie Knife $999.99 |
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Custom Buck Knife Set IronWood Dagger, Bowie & Kalinga $999.95 |
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Dale Earnhardt 7x Winston Cup Champ Case Bowie knife $999.00 |
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*ORIGINAL* Tis Mal Crow 1-of-a-kind Indian Bowie Knife $975.00 |
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RANDALL made fighting bowie knife bayonet dagger $955.00 |
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model 15 AIRMAN RANDALL fighting bowie knife dagger $955.00 |
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Walt Kneubuhler BOWIE KNIFE CUSTOM ROSEWOOD WK KNIVES $950.00 |
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19th CENTURY Dirk Style Bowie Fighting Knife by BUNTING $950.00 |
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19th CENTURY Bowie Knife RODGERS Cutlers to Majesties $950.00 |
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Randall Knife #12-11″ Confed Bowie Br w/Custom Ironwood $925.00 |
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VAUGHN NEELEY / TIMBERLINE KNIFE “SF BOWIE” #022 / MINT $850.00 |
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Rare RALPH BONE custom bowie knife bayonet dagger $850.00 |
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Randall Knife Nordic SpEd Bowie CustomIronwood & Ni/Sil $845.00 |
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Hand forged Bowie Knife by Donald Fogg $800.00 |
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Browning Dwight D. Eisenhower Commemorative Bowie Knife $813.73 |
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Randall Model 12 “Little Bear Bowie” Knife $795.00 |
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VAUGHN NEELEY TIMBERLINE CUSTOM BOWIE KNIFE # 003, MINT $788.88 |
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VINTAGE BUFFLO STAG HANDLED FANTASTIC BOWIE KNIFE 16 IN $785.00 |
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COLD STEEL NATCHEZ BOWIE KNIFE $767.10 |
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COLD STEEL NATCHEZ BOWIE KNIFE $767.10 |
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NEELEY / TIMBERLINE KNIFE “SF BOWIE II” #005 MINT $750.00 |
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VINTAGE ENGLISH BOWIE KNIFE BY CONTINENTAL CUTLERY CO. $750.00 |
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RIGID CUSTOM #4587 BOWIE KNIFE HUGE 10.5 INCH BLADE. $749.00 |
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Randall Knife Nordic SpEd Bowie Blk Micarta w/ Nic/Silv $745.00 |
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Randall Knife Nordic SpEd Bowie Custom Ironwood & Brass $735.00 |
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COLD STEEL SAN MAI LOREDO BOWIE KNIFE $684.81 |
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COLD STEEL SAN MAI LOREDO BOWIE KNIFE $684.81 |