Do People Use Bowies For Anything?

i like to use my bowie from hacking bush while hiking to preparing food for dinner (followed by mothers rolling eyes).
 
HoosierQ said:
Strictly from the collectors standpoint (which is NOT me), an "Authentic" Bowie will come from the 15 or so years prior to the invention of the revolver, was of a certain size (large), and here's the use point, designed to serve and be used as a sidearm. Back in the days when two shots meant two pistols, if you've got 3 enemies you need that sidearm.
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Bowies still have relevance today. There may be "better" weapons available these days, but bowies remain devastatingly effective. Anyone who has used a chef's knife will have a basic understanding of how to wield a big blade. Not to mention the fact that their purchase is unregulated, travel is easier with one that with a gun, and they remain potent long after the local Wal-Mart has sold out of ammo.

I have one. I like having options.

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- Christian
 
It's an interesting question. As others have pointed out however, there is considerable variation in what a "Bowie" actually is. A "Natchez" style Bowie is pretty different than a Marble's "Ideal." Some of these variations have broader, more general usefulness than others, imo.

Whether it is one of several styles we refer to as a "Bowie," or whether it's something more akin to a Hudson Bay, I think there are still a variety of uses/needs for such a knife, depending on what one does when they spend time outdoors. In essence, I think that what we're really talking about is the traditional idea of a large "camp knife," and if you're someone who still needs a knife for large animal butchering, camp chores and splitting wood, among other things, then I'd say the answer to the OP's question is "yes." If you're someone who doesn't need a knife that can do all these things, then you probably wonder why anyone in this day and age would ever own one as anything other than a collector's piece on the mantle.

I think big knives still have their place, and I like them. In fact, there's a very nice Bowie/Camp knife that I'm lusting after right now. And no, it won't be a shelf queen...:D
 
kamagong said:
Bowies still have relevance today. There may be "better" weapons available these days, but bowies remain devastatingly effective. Anyone who has used a chef's knife will have a basic understanding of how to wield a big blade. Not to mention the fact that their purchase is unregulated, travel is easier with one that with a gun, and they remain potent long after the local Wal-Mart has sold out of ammo.

I have one. I like having options.

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- Christian
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Hey Christian, What kind of knife is that? Where did you get it?
 
If this becomes a self defense thread, it will end up in prac tac.
Just sayin'.
 
kamagong said:
Bowies still have relevance today. There may be "better" weapons available these days, but bowies remain devastatingly effective. Anyone who has used a chef's knife will have a basic understanding of how to wield a big blade. Not to mention the fact that their purchase is unregulated, travel is easier with one that with a gun, and they remain potent long after the local Wal-Mart has sold out of ammo.

I have one. I like having options.

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- Christian
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I like everything in this pic...the sheath too is exquisite...FES
 
I carried the top bowie daily for 9 years as a demolition contractor...If ever ive abused a knife it would be this one..I have never handled the likes of a BUSSE but i find it hard to imagine a better steel than 1/4 inch L6 at 59 rc for hard use...FES

 
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