Historical Bowies

[Huntsmanknivesandaxes]

Hi everyone!
What do you all think, is there any scope of making Historical Bowie knives??
What are pros and cons???

 

[tiguy7]

D. E. Henry did it, but he said it made him grumpy.

 

[not2sharp]

What do you consider a historical Bowie knife?

n2s

 

[Huntsmanknivesandaxes]

What do you consider a historical Bowie knife?

n2s

Like Bart Moore Bowie, Juan Padillo Bowie etc

 

[not2sharp]

Here are some likely candidates:

n2s

 

[Huntsmanknivesandaxes]

Very Nice!

 

[tltt]

If you do them well, there's a custom market for them. Even then, most of the makers still kick out more modern stuff to supplement their income from what I've seen.

There really isn't one on the production scene. The knives are hard to make and the natural materials run the price up fast. Companies that have tried learned quickly that most people that say they want a historical Bowie really just want a camp knife or Iron Mistress/Musso/ Collins 18 type. There's also a good market for Bagwell style knives.

 

[Huntsmanknivesandaxes]

Yes, you r true. I agree!