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By The Sword Catalog : Knives : Bowie Knives

The Bowie Knife

The Bowie Period in American History was a turbulent one. It was born on a sandbar on the Mississippi River near Natchez, Mississippi in 1827. A political duel became a free-for-all. James Bowie, who was an observer at the duel, was shot and stabbed through with a sword cane, but he managed to dispatch his major opponents with a Bowie knife, even though his wounds were so grave that his life hung by a thread for weeks afterwards. The infamous Sandbar Fight, as it was later called, took the imagination of the country by storm. Newspapers far and wide copied the stories from the Natchez papers and soon every man wanted a knife like Bowie's--a Bowie knife. American cutlers (many of them surgical instrument makers) and Sheffield, England cutlers began to make Bowie knives to fill the market demand. The Bowie Period only lasted about forty years -- from the Sandbar Fight to the end of the Civil War. When pistols got reliable and plentiful the size of the knife shrunk; by the 1870s and 1880s, the Bowie knife was used as a hunting knife much more than as a primary defense arm.

The Bowie was made in a period of hand labor; the industrial revolution had not touched the cutlery trades. All the work on the old knives was by hand, with an artisan's craft skills that were learned during a long apprenticeship to master forgers, grinders and cutlers.

Our Historical Bowie Series demonstrates the evolutionary progression of the knife throughout America. Each piece in the series is constructed with a high-carbon steel blade and nickel finish fittings. The sheath to each knife is Grafted from beautiful leather with meticulous stitch work and a belt frog is included. Each knife is unique in its own right with distinct detailing.

Black Widow Bowie 210451

Our Black Widow Bowie Knife has a wicked stainless steel blade and brass guard with grip ring. Includes leather sheath.

Bowie Knife KMBW16

Our Bowie Knife has a Moly-Vanadium stainless steel blade. Each Knife comes with a beautiful hand made Red stag leather sheath.

Vicksburg Bowie Knife KH2215

The Vicksburg Bowie Knife has a very early style blade with the Spanish notch and a handle called a “dogbone” due to its pommel shape. This is the style often carried by the keel-boatmen and on the steamboats.

Horse-Gator Bowie KH2211

The Horse-Gator Bowie Knife has a brass pommel with rare half-horse, half-alligator struck into it. The horse-alligator might have originated with an old keel-boatman’s brag, I’m half-horse, half-alligator, and I can whup anybody in the house.

Chevalier Bowie KH2187

Chevalier Bowie Knife - John Chevalier had a shop on Broadway, New York, where he made Bowie knives from 1835 to 1871. His quality was first rate; one of his Bowies was presented to Edwin Forest, a star of the period.

Outrider Bowie KH2069

The Outrider Bowie Knife is a big Bowie, combining an 11" forged 440C blade, brushed stainless fittings and checkered rosewood grip, a beautifully proportioned cutting tool. Superior balance achieved by deep fullering of the blade.

Alamo Bowie Full Tang KMALAM

Our Alamo Bowie Full Tang has a 420C Stainless Steel Blade with a recurve edge and back serrations. Hardness: 56-58 HRC Pommel/Guard: Alloy, black chromed. Grip: Glass-filled nylon. Sheath: High-impact polymer.

Apache Stag Handled Bowie Knife KMAPAC

Our Apache Stag Handled Bowie Knife has a Tactical Style Moly-Vanadium Blade with a recurve edge. Hardness: 56-58 HRC Pommel/Guard: Alloy, brass. Grip: Stag. Sheath: leather.

Muela Stag Handled Bowie Knife KMCA16

Our Muela Stag Handled Bowie Knife comes with a MolyVanadium Blade that has a recurve edge. Hardness: 56-58 HRC Pommel/Guard: Alloy, brass. Grip: Crown Stag. Sheath: leather.

Two Bowie Combo KMB22P

This Two Bowie Combo is a Combination of our KMBW22 and KMBW10 Bowie Knives. The Blades on these Muela Bowie Knives are MolyVanadium with a recurve edge. Hardness: 56-58 HRC Pommel/Guard: Alloy, brass. Leather sheath.

Bowie Knife Utility Wood Handle Brass Guard KMBW22

Our Bowie Knife Utility Wood Handle Brass Guard and Butt Cap comes with a MolyVanadium Blade and recurve edge. Hardness: 56-58 HRC Pommel/Guard: Alloy, brass. Grip:Pakkawood. Sheath: leather.

Bowie Knife Utility Wood Handle Brass Guard KMBW10

Our Bowie Knife Utility Wood Handle Brass Guard and Butt Cap has a Molyvanadium blade with recurve edge. Hardness: 56-58 HRC Pommel/Guard: Alloy, brass. Grip: Pakawood. Sheath: leather

Bowie Knife Utility Wood Handle Brass Guard KMBF10

The Bowie Knife Utility Wood Handle Brass Guard has a Molyvanadium blade. Hardness: 56-58 HRC Pommel/Guard: Alloy, brass. Grip: Pakawood. Sheath: leather.

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