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Bowie Knife

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The Bowie knife is a pattern of large, fixed-blade fighting knife developed by Rezin Bowie in the early 1800s for his brother James Bowie, who became known for using such a blade during the Sandbar Fight. A Bowie knife is typically a large sheath knife with a crossguard and a clip point, though the exact pattern varies among makers. It was designed as a wearable, convenient close-combat weapon, heavy enough in the blade to serve as a short sword capable of both slashing and thrusting. Bowie knives remain popular today among collectors and custom knifemakers, who produce versions in a range of steels and styles. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Introduced When (Circa)
Circa 1827 (original knife); December 1830 (James Black's improved design) 1
Origin
Designed by Rezin Bowie for his brother James Bowie after the 1827 Sandbar Fight in Louisiana, then refined into its familiar clip-point form by Arkansas blacksmith James Black. 1
Introduced era (class)
Industrial Era 1
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1. Bowie knife (Wikipedia)
  • History > James Black's Bowie knife section, opening sentence
    The most famous version of the Bowie knife was designed by Jim Bowie and presented to Arkansas blacksmith James Black in the form of a carved wooden model in December 1830.
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    A Bowie knife ( BOO-ee) is a pattern of fixed-blade fighting knives created by Rezin Bowie in the early 19th century for his brother James Bowie, who had become famous for his use of a large knife at a duel known as the Sandbar Fight.
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Survival knife (Wikipedia)
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They very much resembled miniaturized Bowie knives.
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