This Bowie Knife has a blade of Damascus steel and a thick spine with decorative ridged cut-outs. The guard and pommel are made of brass and the grip is of antler surmounted by layers of brass, bone and reddened wood. It comes with a sheath of stitched leather with a brass button and an integrated leather belt loop.
Both Jim Bowie and the Bowie Knife became famous after Bowies 1827 Sandbar Fight. Jim Bowie and a group of men had accompanied their friend to his scheduled duel and Bowie stood by to guard against foul play by their opponents friends. The duel concluded after shots were fired and neither duelist was hurt and the two men each agreed to end to their feud honorably.
That was just the beginning however, a few men on the other side already had prior disagreements with Bowie and his friends and they took the opportunity to attack them. In the fight that broke out Bowie was shot twice (once by his friend on accident), clubbed by a pistol butt (the blow was so hard that the pistol grip broke) and stabbed. In the fight Bowie was stabbed whilst on the ground in the sternum with a sword cane by Major Norris Wright who had already attempted to kill Jim Bowie in a past altercation. The sword became stuck in Bowie and with it lodged in his sternum he rose up and killed Major Wright with his soon-to-be famous Bowie knife before removing the embedded sword! Before the fight was over Jim Bowie would cut off part of the forearm of another man.
At the end of Sandbar altercation two men were stoutly dead and four were seriously injured, including Jim Bowie himself. The original duelists were unharmed! Bowies rough fight and its outcome made both him and his knife nationally famous.
The brilliant, swirling patterns of Damascus Steel are created when two steels with differing carbon contents are forged together into a single blade. This is done to combine the properties of harder and softer steels together and the two types can clearly be seen in the wood-grain like patterning and layers present on the blade.
Tyler C. –
And Beyond A returning customer and future one as well, this knife was everything and more. After several, and I mean several, cuts with this blade the edge still cuts through paper cleanly and has zero imperfections in the craft. Very impressed.
Nolan Guess –
Quite nice for the price. Overall I have to say I am happy with this knife. It is a robust knife that seems to be made of two types of high carbon steel. The blade sharpness held up rather well to heavy cutting on seasoned hard wood. It appears to be machine hammered damascus with a heavy etch. The edge grind was initially subpar but a little work with a file fixed it right up. The pics are as it was shipped. Afterwards a little buffing compound and a fabric wheel lightened the very dark etching and drastically improved the appearance of the blade. The grip appears to be genuine antler. The fit is excellent, the finish is fair. The buffing wheel also improved the grip, guard, and pommel to a bright beautiful finish. As shipped I would give the fit, finish, and condition a 6.5 – 7 out of 10. Once a little work is done on it it is easily a 7.5 – 8 out of 10. Aside from the machined filework it now feels like a custom knife.
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Erik B. –
Beautiful, Practical Knife This knife was really sharp out of the box, and it feels very comfortable in the hand. It cuts and pierces really well. My one complaint with the knife is that the machine grinding on the nut pommel was really visible, but I was able to clean it up a bit. Apart from that, it really feels like a one-of-the-kind knife! I also hang this up on my wall, and I have gotten quite a few inquires about the horn handle and damascus pattern!