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This knife was made from 5160 steel per specific customer request who is an avid collector of Bowie knives along with other Bowie knife related items. There is not a sheath for the knife yet, the customer is planning on making a replica sheath, with a metal throat and tip, for it him self. I will send the knife to him with a leather belt carry style sheath.
This is known as the H. Huber Steel Bowie knife, it is also thought of as the first true American clip-point. This is also the only known knife to be made specifically for James Bowie per his request. This knife was made by Henry Huber Jr. of Philadelphia sometime between 1831 and 1832 and presented to James Bowie between 1832 and 1833. There is some very good information about this knife and some others from an article written by Miss Lucy Leigh Bowie titled, The Famous Bowie Knife, it goes through the history of this knife s well as some of the others. I'll post the article in the next post after this one.
It's not too difficult to see where Bob Loveless may have gotten some of his inspiration from.
This is known as the H. Huber Steel Bowie knife, it is also thought of as the first true American clip-point. This is also the only known knife to be made specifically for James Bowie per his request. This knife was made by Henry Huber Jr. of Philadelphia sometime between 1831 and 1832 and presented to James Bowie between 1832 and 1833. There is some very good information about this knife and some others from an article written by Miss Lucy Leigh Bowie titled, The Famous Bowie Knife, it goes through the history of this knife s well as some of the others. I'll post the article in the next post after this one.
It's not too difficult to see where Bob Loveless may have gotten some of his inspiration from.