| The Bowie knife. Made popular by Jim Bowie. It is | | | | edge is for skinning a carcass. While the strait part |
| one of the most famous knives in America. It | | | | of the edge is for straight cutting. It is said that |
| was first made by a mane named James Black. | | | | the bowie knife is long enough to use as a sword, |
| All though the bowie knife was not just one | | | | sharp enough to use as a razor, and heavy |
| design but many designs that evolved over the | | | | enough to use as a hatchet. Later the United |
| years. The store of how Jim Bowie and his knife | | | | States Air Force put saw teeth on the back side |
| first started when he was involved in the sandbar | | | | of the knife. The reason for this is to saw |
| duel in 1827. I fight started and Bowie and his | | | | thought acrylic glass canopy of a crashed aircraft. |
| knife killed a man named Norris Wright. Even | | | | The United States Army also gave this variation |
| thought he was wounded with a rifle shot he | | | | of the bowie knife to its helicopter crews for |
| drove back Wrights party and he and his knife | | | | the same reason. |
| became instantly famous. After this event every | | | | There are many variations of the bowie knife. |
| one wanted a bowie knife. | | | | Some use this name to describe any large sheath |
| The first Bowie knives where at least 6 inches | | | | knife. In the Civil War Confederate soldiers made |
| long and normally about two and a half inches in | | | | huge knives called D-Guard Bowie knives. Even |
| width. There is really know set size that these | | | | thought they where more like short swords. |
| knives have to be but that is what they are all | | | | Bowie knives are still very popular with collectors |
| about. There are some that are bigger and | | | | and there are many spin off like the Ka-Bar. It is |
| smaller. Now the actual design of the bowie knife | | | | a knife that is based off the Bowie design. |
| is very sound design the curved top part of the | | | | |