Is there a real Jim Bowie knife to buy?
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Is there a real Jim Bowie knife to buy?
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I’m not sure if you are asking if there are copies or replicas or actual knives made by Jim Bowie. There are plenty of modern knives that are called Bowie knives. Most large clip-point knives get called Bowie knives. Some companies actually do research on the actual Bowie knife and produce a very close version of the original. Do some research and you will find the one you want. Good luck! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
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Probably not.
Jim Bowie probably had more than one knife, and there have been various knives claimed to be one Bowie owned.
There are also various articles with pictures claiming to be what the author believes Bowie’s knife looked like.
The knife Bowie used in the Sandbar duel that made his knife famous was described as a large butcher’s knife. After this people would go to blacksmiths and ask them to make knives like Bowie’s.
If you want a modern Bowie knife, or a modern reproduction of Bowie knives from various time periods in the 1800s, then there are numerous models available.
First, decide what you want it for. Is it for camping/survival, dueling (not that you’d ever get into a duel,) display, yard work, etc.?
A knife that is a good survival knife might not be balanced for a dueling/fighting knife. A dueling/fighting knife might not be tough enough to be a good survival knife. A tough chopper for yard work might be too heavy to carry around all day, so would make a bad survival knife. A display knife really only has to look good, unless you are more serious about your displays and want a functional authentic replica.
For relatively inexpensive but functional replicas I’d recommend Windlass Steelcrafts, which are sold by both Atlanta Cutlery and Kult of Athena.
Cold Steel makes good knives, but at the present there seems to be an issue with most of their Bowies being in stock, and the ones available are the premium (more expensive) versions. Their Laredo and Natchez Bowies are both good dueling and display Bowies, and the Trailmaster and Recon Scout are good as survival/outdoors knives.
I don’t have many Bowies in my collection, and the only one I have still in production is the TOPS Prather War Bowie. It is a good knife like anything made by TOPS, but the sheath is bad. TOPS’ nylon sheaths have poor retention. I just use it for an occasional hike so it doesn’t matter but I’ll probably upgrade to a custom kydex sheath.
Many people on survival forums loved the Western Bowie made by Camillus, but that was discontinued when the company went out of business in 2007. Versions of this knife are made by Cold Steel, Case, Bear and Sons, and I suspect several more companies.
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What do you mean “real”? One that Jim Bowie actually owned? No you can’t, it doesn’t exist.
Or do you mean a knife styled after the type that Jim Bowie carried? Yes, you can and cheap versions are a dime-a-dozen on the internet, so be careful.
A “Bowie” knife is a style or pattern of knife and has many variations, but basically is a large, clip-point blade with a large finger/hand guard. This is one I made recently for a Vietnam Vet for Veteran’s Day.
I consider that a classic Bowie knife.
Other styles can look like this:
A “coffin Bowie” (different style handle & guard)
A “Mexican Bowie”:
Different styles are numerous, some true to the classic Bowie, others very stylized :
Some big; some small
CRKT actually calls this a “Minimalist Bowie”
So if you want a real Bowie knife you have to choose wisely, grasshopper.
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Heh heh, Bowie died in his bed before Santa Ana even attacked, so there’s no “real” Bowie knife, in that Bowie was dead before the battle for the Alamo began, and his mythical knife played no role. But sure, similar knives to those Tennessee speculators looking for a quick buck in the new Republic of Texas used are a dime a dozen, just Google “Bowie knife”.
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