James Black inspired Bowie Knife.

[AVigil]

Finishing up a .25" thick AEB-L full flat ground with hand sanded finish with some great rams horn and proud brass pins on a tapered tang. This is some craziest rams horn and I tried to preserve as much of this great texture as possible.

Thanks for looking

 

[Dawkind]

That’s what I think I always wanted…

 

[Richard338]

Appreciate the added still shots, the video never holds still where I want it to.

 

[jfk1110]

Great character on those scales!!!!! Nice job.... Glad to see a fixed blade too!! Been a minute since you've posted one!!!

 

[mitch13]

That turned out great, great lines
Thanks for sharing.

 

[Scott Hanson]

Very cool! I've got some Bowie knives on the bench I've been working on.

 

[helobite]

It is altogether too contentious to disclaim that James Black made bowies knives, or claim he was an imposter like those hundreds who claimed to be the last survivor of Custer's Last Stand. What is true, is that your bowie knife follows the pattern of one of the earliest identifiable bowie knives, the Gravely & Wreaks Bowie.

We know the Gravely & Wreaks Bowie dates from the 1830's, and was called a Bowie knife, because advertizements from the period still exist. The Gravely & Wreaks Bowie was made in Sheffield England.

VERY RARE EARLY AMERICAN GRAVELY & WREAKS GUARDLESS COFFIN-HANDLED BOWIE KNIFE. - James D. Julia, Auctioneers

VERY RARE EARLY AMERICAN GRAVELY & WREAKS GUARDLESS COFFIN-HANDLED BOWIE KNIFE. This rare early knife with no more than 2 or 3 specimens known was made circa 1835. This extremely large knife measures 13-1/2" overall with an 8-1/4" blade, almost 1-3/4" wide and .35" thick. There is a very similar...

www.morphyauctions.com

firm went out of business in 1838

Graveley & Wreaks Bowie Knife

GRAVELEY & WREAKS IMPORTERS & DEALERS in TABLE & FINE CUTLERY Graveley & Wreaks marked knife circa 1838 John Graveley and Charles Wreaks lived and worked in the high rent district of New York City, ordering a variety of elegantly mounted

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the pictured knife sold in Nov 2012 for $27,740. Probably worth a lot more now.

Having owned a number of Bark River versions, it is actually one of the few Bowie knives that can be used in the kitchen, or as a camp knife!

Love your tapered tang and the grippy scales!

 

[AVigil]

It is altogether too contentious to disclaim that James Black made bowies knives, or claim he was an imposter like those hundreds who claimed to be the last survivor of Custer's Last Stand. What is true, is that your bowie knife follows the pattern of one of the earliest identifiable bowie knives, the Gravely & Wreaks Bowie.

We know the Gravely & Wreaks Bowie dates from the 1830's, and was called a Bowie knife, because advertizements from the period still exist. The Gravely & Wreaks Bowie was made in Sheffield England.

VERY RARE EARLY AMERICAN GRAVELY & WREAKS GUARDLESS COFFIN-HANDLED BOWIE KNIFE. - James D. Julia, Auctioneers

VERY RARE EARLY AMERICAN GRAVELY & WREAKS GUARDLESS COFFIN-HANDLED BOWIE KNIFE. This rare early knife with no more than 2 or 3 specimens known was made circa 1835. This extremely large knife measures 13-1/2" overall with an 8-1/4" blade, almost 1-3/4" wide and .35" thick. There is a very similar...

www.morphyauctions.com

firm went out of business in 1838

Graveley & Wreaks Bowie Knife

GRAVELEY & WREAKS IMPORTERS & DEALERS in TABLE & FINE CUTLERY Graveley & Wreaks marked knife circa 1838 John Graveley and Charles Wreaks lived and worked in the high rent district of New York City, ordering a variety of elegantly mounted

www.thefifthfield.com

the pictured knife sold in Nov 2012 for $27,740. Probably worth a lot more now.

Having owned a number of Bark River versions, it is actually one of the few Bowie knives that can be used in the kitchen, or as a camp knife!

Love your tapered tang and the grippy scales!

I will let the historians deal with James Black and his relationship to Bowie knives. I was inspired reading about the "Carrigan Knife" and its history to Black, I liked the look of the "Tachee knife" and decided to have a go at this style of Bowie knife.

Some do not like the boxy shape of the handle, I like it and it is historical.

I may make one like the Carrigan Knife with the exposed tang for indexing on while holding the knife. Considering these blades were used edge up in fighting I think that was a clever addition to the design.