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So, while at a local Gun Show some weeks back, I ran across this fixed blade Bowie. It's branded as a Parker Cutlery Company knife (from their Eagle Brand line). The overall appearance caught my eye, having a nicely done Mother of Pearl and nickel silver handle, an attractively made blade (which is just a little shy of 9 inches long)... I was highly interested. My asking the dealer if I could handle it, he took it out of his display case for me to inspect it. Looking brand new, he told me that he also had the original box for it (him telling me he had purchased it out of an Estate Sale). I knew nothing about this knife, but liked it enough that I worked out a deal to purchase it for $100 even. All I knew was that I liked it! Anyhow, I took it home and began a bit of online searching for information about it. I quickly discovered that I had received a very good deal on it, with new in the box specimens being sold in the $300 - $350 range. It's an Eagle Brand from the Parker Cutlery Company that was made during the early 1980's. The production run falls somewhere in the 1000 to 1200 specimens made (each numbered as part of this limited run). Made in Japan for Parker, it was made to replicate a Bowie knife from the Civil War era. In any case, I don't do the impulse buying that often anymore, preferring to do a little homework on potential purchases first, but this impulse buy turned out okay for me, (my not only liking it, but also getting a very good deal). It may not be a Sheffield original, but it sure does a nice job at honoring those knives of the past.
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