I've been bitten by the Bowie Bug, Any reccomendations?

[Hal]

Topic says it all. I have a gazillion other knives, but so far, not a single Bowie. The time has come to change that.
Any thoughts?

 

[OwenM]

I've been lusting after a couple here:
http://www.lameyknives.com/
This one, particularly

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[sing]

I am little partial to bowies.

More "traditional" lines in forged carbon steel...

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(Top to Bottom) EFB, EDS, Evans Chain Damascus Bowie, Evans modified Chute.

More modern, purpose driven...

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The Hossom Millennium Bowie in CPM 3V

Or, you can go factory with...

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Ontario's Bagwell Hell's Belle...

sing
AKTI #A000356

 

[george tichbourne]

Have I got a page full of bowies for you...drop by the site and look around.

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[Boriqua]

Bruce Evans at

http://www.homestead.com/beknives1/beknives5.html

Will satisfy that bowie urge like no other!!
Check out some more of his at my knife page


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Alex

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[TomF]

Get a Hossom Millenium Black. 12+ inch blade, and weighs almost nothing. This is THE bowie-style blade. Others may be more "tradtional," but Hossom combines tradition with innovative new design features and awesome steel.
Get one. You won't get anything else.

Tom

 

[Ebbtide]

I'm with Sing & Alex...
Bruce Evans

Or on a lower budget, Newt Livesay
http://members.tripod.com/~Newt_Livesay/SANDBAR-BOWIE.html
has a Sandbar bowie or 2 left (I think). They are supposed to be done this week. (#13 is mine

)

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[sevenedges]

If you want to get a great user go for the Busse. Battle Mistress
You won't be let down. Jeff

 

[Blades]

There's always Mad Dog.

(Rezin 2000 pics borrowed from "Bubba")


Blades

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[nifrand]

That guy John Fitch makes some that are pretty neat.

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have a"knife"day

 

[Kumdo]

Here are some examples of bowies by Mineral Mountain Hatchet Works:

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Mineral Mountain Hatchet Works

 

[Dark Nemesis]

Hal, you're not alone. Last month that darn bug bit me too, and I'v been selling off a lot of my folders to fund bowies and such. This is the first illness to which I am happy to fall victim

Dark Nemesis

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[e_utopia]

I think several people who posted here don't realise that just being a large knife doesn't make something a bowie. A bowie is a specific pattern....

--JB

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[sing]

JB,

What I've read is that there are many styles of Bowies. The reason is that very few folks actually witnessed the fight that brought the bowie to notoriety but many more read about it in the news of the day. Everybody wanted a "Bowie knife" but, without pictures, knifemakers took off in different fashions. Thus the varying styles of Bowie knives. The commonality is larger sizes overall relative to most belt knives and a design that lends itself to fighting.

In some ways, it's a good thing we didn't get a picture of "The Knife." Some pretty cool patterns emerged by different makers.

sing
AKTI #A000356



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[e_utopia]

Yes, but certain characteristics have been pretty much agreed-upon, like baing a clip-point, for example.

--JB

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[sing]

JB,

How about this beauty of a "spear point" bowie?

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The San Francisco Maker, Michael Price, made some great spearpoint bowies.

Gotta get a spear point for my next "bowie."

sing
AKTI #A000356

 

[GigOne]

There are so many great bowie makers out there ! All depends on what your tastes are and if your wallet can absorb your tastes.

Here are a few though:

Alex Daniels
Jim Fister
Steve Dunn PJ Tomes
JR Cook
Bob De Feo
Bruce Evans
Jerry Fisk
Jim Walker
John Fitch
Reggie Barker
Dennis DesJardins
Harvey Dean
Bob Lay

Just to name a few. . .


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"Livin' Life - Full Throttle"

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[Blades]

Oops. I didn't get the memo about a bowie having a clip point. Sorry about the Rezin 2000 pics.

Somebody needs to get that memo out. These guys made the wrong kind.

Pics borrowed from http://alamo-de-parras.welkin.org/history/bios/bowie/knife_like_bowies.html

Blades



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[JKS]

Many fine suggestions above. I can highly recommend the works of John Fitch and Kevin Cashen. If you are into forged blades (as I am) check out various ABS smiths and see what appeals to you. My "to get" list just keeps getting longer

 

[Loki]

Hey guys don't forget the big Randalls! The model 12 with 9, 11, and 13" blades are really very nice.