Thoughts on Bowie Knives?

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>>33518154

They're ok.

A cultural thing just like kukris etc... only more commercial because jim bowie's knife didnt look like that and "bowie knife" was basically a marketing catch for people to buy big british knives manufactured in Sheffield and imported to the US.

I dont particularly see any avantage to bowies, since daggers pierce better and spear points chop better.

>>33518341
What did Bowie's knife actually look like?

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>>33518350

>>33518154
Just buy it and see for yourself, nigger.

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>>33518154
>I've seen someone say that bowie knives are even a piece of Americana, which sounds super fucking pretentious.
I kind of agree with it desu.

Bowie fighting is certainly influenced by techniques from other cultures: Mexican knife fighting, saber styles, etc. The methodology as a whole though is uniquely American in my opinion.

They're great fighting knives and good bowies will stand up to some use.

>>33518341
>>33518350
>because jim bowie's knife didnt look like that
Nobody's really sure what Jim Bowie's knife looked like since nobody's been able to find it.

The common theory is that it was made by his brother, Rezin Bowie (or at least he took credit for it), from a cut down butcher's knife.

One of the earliest patterns is referred to as the "Searles" bowie and is thought to be closest to Jim's knife. Pic related

>basically a marketing catch for people to buy big british knives manufactured in Sheffield and imported to the US.
It's even more of a marketing term today for basically any knife with a clip point.

I like the history, apparently the inventor was attacked by 4 armed men killed all of them with his knife.

>nothing personnelle, kid

Inherited one from Grandad, apparently some US solider sold it to him before heading back to the states.

>>33518387
>It's even more of a marketing term today for basically any knife with a clip point

Yes but that's how the "bowie knife" meme started in the 19th century

Just like indian tomahawks were british and french utility axes sold to them by tradesmen

>>33518363
Yeah his first iterations where the British butchers knife, later versions he got some ideas off the Spanish Navaja style blade with the clip point (but wider blade like the butchers knife) and guards from various daggers.

As a knife, used to have one ages ago and they're ok for very heavy field butchering of large animals, light machete work and that sort of stuff. The guard tends to make it a little impractical for finesse and fine work on whittling and the like
I don't habitually get into enough knife fights to give much of an opinion there :)

>>33518154
21 FEET! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>>33518407
>indian tomahawks were british and french utility axes sold to them by tradesmen

No way?

>>33518690
He's right, have a look up of trade axes and trade blades.
Fairly common items sold to the natives in return for furs or other commodities

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>>33518154
I like bowies, they look cool. Don't have many. My only large on is a Ontario SP-10.