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My first bowie

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jimbowie

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this was my first knife even though it's not real, it killed a lot of fake bad guys in my backyard when i was a little kid. my dad made it for me when I was about 6. it is the exact size of a western w49. after that I had tons of pocket knives and things but then when I was 13 my dad gave me my first real bowie knife, it was a western w49, now i have 6 western w49 bowies.
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Jim,
Whatcha' got there?:confused: I'm with the possum on straight handles.Be careful if you're a user.

Specs? :confused:

Doug
 
Duh!!
I sure know my Bowie's don't I?:confused:
I just thought it was a crappy pic. :o

:o Doug:o
 
Does it say who made it?

Thats got an awful lot of pieces considering it was to be a toy. 1 or 2 would have done it.
 
It says his dad made it. I'd imagine its a treasured piece considering all the love that went into it. If I had a boy who wanted to hunt out west I' certainly take a lot of care in making his knife. I think that's a lovely gesture.
 
orthogonal1 said:
Thats got an awful lot of pieces considering it was to be a toy. 1 or 2 would have done it.
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Yes my dad made it, it is made exactly as a real knife except it is wood. he made the blade, the guard, the handle.
 
orthogonal1 said:
Thats got an awful lot of pieces considering it was to be a toy. 1 or 2 would have done it.
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Yes my dad made it, it is made exactly as a real knife except it is wood. he made the blade, the guard, the handle, all seperate then put em together just like a real knife.
 
Missed that part concerning your dad - apologies.

Does show an abundance of carring and love, though.
 
Jimbowie, that is incredible and is a story that should be written up as a poem or a song like Guy Clark's "Randall Knife".
 
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