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Is the term "Sambar" or Sanbar"?
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Are these two different types of stag or just one type with a mispronunciation?
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Not knowing context makes definitions difficult, sometimes. Newt Livesay, apparently in conjunction with Jerry Van Cook, makes the SANDBAR Bowie.
Odd how common terms are often misspelled. The one that I notice most, for some reason, is wharncliffe. An awful lot of folks leave out the "H" and usually the "E" on the end. I've seen a number of maker pages with "warncliff" knives for sale.
Ah, my misspent youth, reading, and attempting to master our "Mother tongue." Somebody, back there somewhere convinced me that effective communications would be a great boon throughout my life. Instead it primarily breeds irritation, and the realization that something I made a priority is not a common one.
Odd how common terms are often misspelled. The one that I notice most, for some reason, is wharncliffe. An awful lot of folks leave out the "H" and usually the "E" on the end. I've seen a number of maker pages with "warncliff" knives for sale.
Ah, my misspent youth, reading, and attempting to master our "Mother tongue." Somebody, back there somewhere convinced me that effective communications would be a great boon throughout my life. Instead it primarily breeds irritation, and the realization that something I made a priority is not a common one.
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Sambar is the correct spelling for the stag handle material.
When you see reference to a "Sandbar" Bowie, it is refers to the artist's interpretation of the knife used by James Bowie in the famous sandbar fight at Natchez, Mississippi. The sandbar was the location of a duel where Bowie was actually serving as only a witness to the "affair of honor", but it turned into a free-for-all. This is where Bowie killed his arch-rival Major Norris Wright.
When you see reference to a "Sandbar" Bowie, it is refers to the artist's interpretation of the knife used by James Bowie in the famous sandbar fight at Natchez, Mississippi. The sandbar was the location of a duel where Bowie was actually serving as only a witness to the "affair of honor", but it turned into a free-for-all. This is where Bowie killed his arch-rival Major Norris Wright.
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beat me to it Terry. Dead on explanation.