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There have been untold opinions as to what was the original "Bowie Knife". Some say that is was "Bowie No. 1" which was made by James Black and now resides at The Historic Arkansas Museum in Little Rock. Some say that it was the knife used by Jim Bowie at the famous "Sandbar Duel" which was made by Jess Clift and owned by Resin Bowie and loaned to his younger brother Jim.
The only knife that can be documented as belonging to the Bowies is know known as "The Schively/Perkins Bowie".
Presently on display at the Mississippi State Historical Museum in Jackson, Mississippi, the Schively/Perkins Bowie matches the original description of the Knife used in the Sandbar fight. Evidence strongly suggests that the Schively/Perkins Bowie was not intended as a presentation piece, but may have been Rezin Bowie's personal knife. Eventually, the knife became a gift to Jesse Perkins of Natchez, Mississippi.7
The knife had a 10-1/4 inch straight back blade with no guard, fitted with checked Ebony handles and mounted with silver. The pommel of the knife bears the initials R.P.B. in a script engraving. The silver sheath bears the inscription "Presented to Jesse Perkins by R P. Bowie - 1831". The knife is a simple and functional piece, beautiful in its simplicity and this author's choice for what the original resembled.
Here's my reproduction of the famous knife:
This is a knife that I have in inventory. If interested PM or email me.
Gary
The only knife that can be documented as belonging to the Bowies is know known as "The Schively/Perkins Bowie".
Presently on display at the Mississippi State Historical Museum in Jackson, Mississippi, the Schively/Perkins Bowie matches the original description of the Knife used in the Sandbar fight. Evidence strongly suggests that the Schively/Perkins Bowie was not intended as a presentation piece, but may have been Rezin Bowie's personal knife. Eventually, the knife became a gift to Jesse Perkins of Natchez, Mississippi.7
The knife had a 10-1/4 inch straight back blade with no guard, fitted with checked Ebony handles and mounted with silver. The pommel of the knife bears the initials R.P.B. in a script engraving. The silver sheath bears the inscription "Presented to Jesse Perkins by R P. Bowie - 1831". The knife is a simple and functional piece, beautiful in its simplicity and this author's choice for what the original resembled.
Here's my reproduction of the famous knife:
This is a knife that I have in inventory. If interested PM or email me.
Gary
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