Bill Bagwell Bowie...

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I just wanted to take a moment to admire this guy's work.
I have a dream to one day make a knife exactly according to my idea of the perfect Bowie knife. I'm just afraid it will only turn out into a vastly inferior knockoff of the Bagwell Bowie, because I really have a hard time thinking of anything that I'd like to change about the design right here. Just excellent..

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(Picture taken from this thread: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/939660-Bill-Bagwell-bowie-styles)
 
Yes Mr, Bagwell's Bowies are amazing. I've said it before and will say it again- I hope he is teaching somebody his art.

He is the "Hittori Hanzo" of bowie knives

According to Sifu James Keating.. have to agree.
 
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Man who is the lucky SOB that owns that knife :)

There is only one Bill Bagwell
 
Bill does them like nobody else. My HB is a family heirloom..and a user as well.
 
JParanee said:
Man who is the lucky SOB that owns that knife :)

There is only one Bill Bagwell
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Thank the Lord for that!(I kid, I kid....Bill is a fine and trailblazing 'Smith and contributes much to the bowie world in terms of output and method).

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
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I just love bowie knives. I looked at the picture of Mr. Bagwell's bowie and I was wondering what makes it look so pleasing to one's eye?
I became so interested that I actually took a tape measure and measured the knife in the picture. While not to scale the handle to guard is 2'7/8, from the front of the guard to the back part of the top clip grind is also 2'7/8 from the back of the top clip grind to the point of the blade is also 2'7/8.

Kind a reminds me of 36-24-36.

When I looked at the material it classic, stag handle, Damascus blade with nice pattern to catch the eye but not over the top like some which are to busy.

TJ
 
That particular Bagwell HB is a real standout piece

I remember fondly how he didn't want to make a Stag HB

That knife still is one of the most prized of my collection but there is one other Bagwell that I have that is a real standout piece

The Alamo Bowie

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This is the knife I pictire in the book Blood Metidian
 
Another sweet piece Joe. Strange thing is, I like it the least out of your three stag Bagwells, even though it's the "fanciest" one. My favorites, in order, are the one in the OP, your knife with simple brass guard, and the one directly above.
 
There is something special about the bowie first posted. It's timeless and proportioned beautifully.
It's definitely my favorite stag Bagwell and one of my favorite bowies anywhere.
 
Bill BAGWELL is a great knife maker. Definitely one of the one I love most in the world for a very long time .
These knives in his image, free
 
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JParanee said:
Parfums

That's a great knife for sure

Back when he was using his MS Stamp

Bit of history there
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Thanks Joe
In fact this knife I've dreamed so much, and one day it happened "damas storm at sea "

Jean Luc Silbereis part of his collection .the top one right would be the first that he made al age of 12 I believe
 
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Old thread, but several here started much earlier.

Personally am partial to the plainer working grade knife. Nice and clean. No showboating. A knife for people who actually use them rather than something for the trophy wall. But, to each their own, even if that is dozens.

 
mtngunr said:
Old thread, but several here started much earlier.

Personally am partial to the plainer working grade knife. Nice and clean. No showboating. A knife for people who actually use them rather than something for the trophy wall. But, to each their own, even if that is dozens.

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Wonderful
 
parfums95 said:
Bill BAGWELL is a great knife maker. Definitely one of the one I love most in the world for a very long time .
These knives in his image, free
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Bonjour la France. Je suis a New York. Auriez vous par hazard des catalogues de Bill Bagwell? Je recherche toutes photos des couteaux de Bill. Votre couteau est bien celui qui est montre dans la Passion Des Couteaux numero 37 de Mars-Avril 1995? Je suis persuade que cette lame est bien celle figurant dans l'article! Avez vous d'autres Bagwell mis a part celui que vous avez montre dand ce site? Comme d'habitude piece remarquable qui fait l'envie de tous. J'ai ecrit plusieurs articles sur Bill y compris pour ce magazine Francais (voir numero 9 de Juillet-Aout 1990!). Etant donne que j'utilise un computer et keyboard US, les accents ne sont pas present sur beaucoup de mots d'accord..... En esperant recevoir une reponse de votre part, un grand merci et bon souvenir de New York!
 
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