It’s a new year, so let’s see everyone’s favorite candidate for Bowie’s Alamo knife.

[cbach8tw]

These 2 were his Sunday Go To Meeting knives.


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I doubt JB stepped into many a church, I don't think he was tooo religious.

 

[not2sharp]

Here are a few more knives for your consideration.

n2s

 

[Hickory n steel]

Bowie never died at the Alamo, he actually lived on and moved to California further gold rush

 

[not2sharp]

Let’s digress a moment to allow everyone to see the original background material.

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n2s

 

[Hickory n steel]

I always thought that the 3 large pins / rivets holding a handle on was something that didn't show up until the end of the 1800's ?
Was this just for factory produced knives ?

 

[Hickory n steel]

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Here are a few more knives for your consideration.

n2s

It's crazy to think someone used their cleaver ( possibly could have started as a lamb splitter ? ) so much that it turned into that first knife there.

 

[3fifty7]

These 2 were his Sunday Go To Meeting knives.


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A couple of nice pieces.
No questioning where Jaden apprenticed.

 

[cbach8tw]

Let’s digress a moment to allow everyone to see the original background material.

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n2s

I enjoyed that video about the Forest Bowie very much. Now,I need to find more about the Caiphas Ham story as mentioned in the video.

edit. Did some searching for fun.

 

[not2sharp]

I enjoyed that video about the Forest Bowie very much. Now,I need to find more about the Caiphas Ham story as mentioned in the video.

edit. Did some searching for fun.

Here is as start:

https://relentlessknives.com/BowieHistory.html

N2s

 

[cbach8tw]

Here is as start:

https://relentlessknives.com/BowieHistory.html

N2s[/

Here is as start:

https://relentlessknives.com/BowieHistory.html

https://relentlessknives.com/BowieHistory.html

Thanks, found that too, he has reproductions of most of the famous Bowie knives.

 

[hornetguy]

These knives were all at the Alamo, but not at the sand bar. Jim Bowie had a concubine of Spanish descent with him at the Alamo who was not amused at his flirtations with ‘another’ in that reputable old missión at the time, and conveyed a secret message by dove to her second cousin, “Billy Bob” El Que Arrebata Los Cuchillos Que No Les Pertenecen. The message: “ Please to bring several thousand men to punish my unfaithful lover and I will give you these precious knives from his collection. And some tamales." Long story short: Her cousin’s great great grandson contacted me and we struck a deal for mucho pesos (and some tamales) on the knives which you see here. Can’t help you on the sandbar.
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At least you kept your eye on the prize.... the tamales....