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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 T. A. Potts Bowie Knife Bayonette, Confederate, Civil War, New Orleans $9,000.00 |
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ANTIQUE SHEFFIELD BOWIE KNIFE-GEORGE NIXON & SONS $7,995.00 |
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W.F. “BILL” MORAN CUSTOM BOWIE KNIFE – HANDCRAFTED $5,300.00 |
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D.E. HENRY HANDCRAFTED BOWIE KNIFE #53 $4,500.00 |
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ANTIQUE SHEFFIELD BOWIE KNIFE–CORSAN,DENTON&BURDEKIN $4,500.00 |
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DRAGON KILLER bowie style STONE knife collection Dragon’s liar OBSIDIAN knives $4,000.00 |
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ANTIQUE SHEFFIELD BOWIE KNIFE–HARRISON BROS & HOWSON $3,995.00 |
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COA signed 1977 MICHAEL (MIKE) LEACH 18″ BIG BOWIE MACHETE KNIFE OLD VTG CUSTOM $3,500.00 |
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VERY RARE Huge 17 1/2″ DAVE MURPHY FIGHTING KNIFE Bowie USA Custom Made $3,247.47 |
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COA signed 1977 MIKE MICHAEL LEACH LARGE BOWIE HUNTING KNIFE D2 OLD VTG CUSTOM $3,200.00 |
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Original Expendables Bowie Knife Knives MADE By Gil Hibben Cert Of Auth $3,000.00 |
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Civil War Manufactured Confederate D-Guard Bowie Knife $2,195.00 |
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PAT CRAWFORD 1978 Sub Hilt Bowie & Folding Custom Knife $2,000.00 |
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Ruana Bowie 33BA 10-3/4″ Knife Hunting Field 15″ USA VINTAGE NEW $1,899.99 |
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Bowie Knife, Very Rare, one of a kind. Handmade Custom Hunters Knife $1,899.00 |
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Lile Classic Bowie 9” Knife – pre dot $1,800.00 |
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CUTLERY NEW YORK NY AMERICAN FRONTIERSMAN BOWIE KNIFE $1,500.00 |
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Wolstenholm Bowie knife bearing U.S. Eagle $1,500.00 |
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Eagle Head Bowie Knife etched Antique Mexican 1840 $1,400.00 |
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Alamo Bowie – Gil Hibben Super bowl $ale !!!!!(large Knife!) $1,300.00 |
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Gorgeous Randall Model 12-9 Sportsman’s Bowie Knife $1,250.00 |
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VERY LARGE ANTIQUE BOWIE KNIFE 10 1/2 “SPEAR POINTED BLADE $1,250.00 |
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19th CENTURY Utility Bowie Knife JOSEPH RODGERS & SONS $1,200.00 |
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RARE US WW2 COLLINS Legitimus Marine Raiders # 18 V 44 Bowie Fighting Knife $1,200.00 |
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Canal Street Cutlery 1873 Bowie Hunter Knife Set 15 Made $1,195.00 |
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Antique BOWIE KNIFE AMERICAN (Not Sheffield) $1,150.00 |
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ANTIQUE PRE BOWIE ERA LARGE FOLDING KNIFE-UNDERWOOD $1,100.00 |
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A K Daniels Custom Bowie Knife BRAND NEW $1,000.00 |
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NEW Fallkniven Northern Lights Series NL1 THOR Bowie Knife & Sheath $999.99 |
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Antique Bowie knife, Confederate, Indian, with sheath $995.00 |
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INDIANA JONES 1988-89 UC501 BOWIE KNIFE W/BOX, LEATHER SHEATH – I BOUGHT IT NEW $988.88 |
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Browning Dwight D. Eisenhower Commemorative Bowie Knife $958.80 |
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Rare Jack Crain Custom Bowie Knife Ebony Handle $900.00 |
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Bill CHEATHAM American Style Chipped Steel Bowie Knife Crown stag, fine brass NR $850.00 |
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RARE JAY MAINES Sunrise River Bowie Knife CERTIFICATE $800.00 |
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Charlton Cased Old English Antique Bowie Damascus knife/all fine Silver fittings $800.00 |
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Antique 1840′s Bowie Frontiersman knife stag handle A. W. Spies maker BEST $799.99 |
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Randall Knife Model – Nordic Bowie, Stag – NEW ! $795.00 |
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RARE US Custom Handmade DON LOZIER Bowie Fighting Knife $750.00 |
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VINTAGE ENGLISH BOWIE KNIFE BY CONTINENTAL CUTLERY CO. $750.00 |
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Antique Bowie/clip point knife w/white handle and Early button end cap. $750.00 |
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G. Wostenholm & SON– Washington Works Bowie Knife Circa 1850 $725.00 |
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RARE 19 Century Indo Persian Huge Fighting Bowie Knife $700.00 |
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Custom Hand Made Huge Heavy Bowie Fighting Knife $700.00 |
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VAUGHN NEELEY / TIMBERLINE KNIFE SF BOWIE II #16 MINT $695.00 |
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RARE ORIGINAL BRITISH VICTORIAN INDIAN ARMY OFFICER’S BOWIE KNIFE $695.00 |
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Cold Steel CS16CCB Bowie Knife $667.93 |
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MARTIN BOWIE KNIFE W/WALNUT HANDLE/SHEATH ‘NEW’ $650.00 |
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MANHATTAN CUTLERY BOWIE KNIFE $650.00 |
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AL MAR Alaskan 4009 bowie RARE with true COFFIN HANDLE – AL MAR KNIFE $650.00 |
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Vtg. “Geo. Westholm, Sheffield” Spear-Point Bowie-Knife,NR $649.99 |
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Vintage John Nowill & Sons Sheffield Knife knives bowie $629.99 |
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LARGE VINTAGE GERMAN BOWIE KNIFE STAG HANDLE c.1920-1940 $625.00 |
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Busse FBM Fusion Battle Mistress Desert Sand large bowie knife $625.00 |
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VERY NICE GERMAN HUNTING FOLDING BOWIE KNIFE $625.00 |
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HIGH QUALITY HAND MADE CUSTOM BOWIE KNIFE – BY ALEX SHAMGAR ISRAEL $625.00 |
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US VOORHIS Custom Made Huge Bowie Hunting Knife #810 $600.00 |
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US OR BRITISH WW1 HUGE FIGHTING BOWIE KNIFE DAGGER 1917 $600.00 |
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HUGE CUSTOM BUCK STAG BOWIE KNIFE BALD EAGLE W/CUSTOM BUCK SHEATH $595.00 |
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UNITED INDIANA JONES KHYBER BOWIE KNIFE 2ND EDITION $588.00 |
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Outdoor Edge Game Processor PR-1 12-Piece Portable Butcher Kit with Hard Side Carry Case $59.88 Outdoor Edge Game Processor Kit gives you everything you need to butcher big game, birds and fish at home and in the field. The most complete portable butchering set out there! The Game Processor includes the 4 most practical knives for butchering, plus much more. Full-tang construction for superior strength with high-carbon 420 stainless steel blades, taper ground to a razor’s edge and ergonomic … |
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Smith’s Carbide Replacement Blades Stones $36.99 Tungsten Carbide blades put a quick sharp edge on dull or damaged knives. The carbide blades are reversible for extended life. Includes 12 pieces…. |
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Maxam Padded Nylon Knife Display Roll Case 2 Straps For Closure Knives Not Included $29.19 Maxam Padded Nylon Knife Display Roll Case 2 Straps For Closure Knives Not Included… |
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The Frankie Laine Collection $8.65 Three CD set from the popular vocalist of the ’40s and ’50s who successfully straddled the line between Jazz vocalist, crooner and Western singer. After his initial success as crooner and Jazz vocalist in the mid-to-late ’40s, Laine switched gears when he signed up with Columbia Records and began recording Country & Western Pop. Laine’s husky baritone was a perfect match for tracks like ‘Rawhid… |
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Rockin / Hell Bent for Leather $14.97 … |
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Two for Texas [VHS] $14.98 Two escapees from an 1830s penal colony try to make it to a friendchr(39)s encampment…. |
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Bowie and Big Knife Fighting System (Hardcover) $23.15 Description not available. |
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Knives and Swords (Paperback) $15.84 Whether it`s the short gladius of the Roman Legionary or the North American Bowie knife, Knives and Swords looks at more than three hundred of the most important sharp-edged weapons from the last five thousand years. Learn all about le… |
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Strongheart (Paperback) $6.92 Introducing a new Western series in the classic tradtion of Louis L`Amour. A son of both the Sioux and white worlds, Joshua Strongheart has two prized possessions-his father`s Bowie knife and his stepfather`s Colt .45 Peacemaker. And w… |
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Mazes (U.K.) – A Thousand Heys [Digipak] $10 Disc 1:Go BetweensSurf & Turf/Maths TagMost DaysBowie KnivesSummer Hits or J+J Don`t LikeWait AnywayCenetaphBoxing CleverVampire JiveEvaNo WayDeath House`Til I`m Dead… |
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The Chisolm Trail (Compact Disc) $11.13 Armed with only a Colt rifle, a Bowie knife, and courage as big as the West, Ten Chisholm—the bold, illegitimate son of frontier scout and plains ambassador Jesse Chisholm and a Cherokee woman—arrives in the heart of Comanche c… |
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Frankie Laine – On the Trail $19.08 Disc 1:High NoonCool Water3:10 to Yuma, TheGunfight at OK CorralWanted ManBowie KnifeMule TrainHanging Tree, TheAlong the Navajo TrailCity BoyCry of the Wild GooseRawhideGu… |
