Vicksburg Bowie, Bagwell Fortress, Bagwell Gambler

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I have 3 awesome production Bowie Knives up for sale:

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1) Bill Bagwell "Fortress" Bowie by Ontario USA

The Ontario Bagwell Fortress - The fortress bowie is symbolic of man's struggle for peace, freedom, and the early frontier. The Ontario Bagwell Fortress Bowie is made of QS13 proprietary steel{SS} and has a 10 1/4" bead blasted blade. The knife is 16" overall in length with an exquisite balance and finish.The bagwell bowie fortress sports a polished coffin-shapped handle with engraved escutheon plates custom tanned leather sheath. SOLD

2) Bill Bagwell "Gambler" Bowie by Ontario USA

The Ontario Bagwell Bowie Gambler knife - The Gambler Bowie is made with QS13 proprietary steel (SS), with a 9-3/8" satin finished blade that is shaving sharp. The overall size is 14-5/8, with exquisite balance and finish. The Ontario gambler bowie sports a classic polished coffin-shapped handle with engraved escutcheon plates and a custom tanned leather sheath.
Retails for $195 Asking $175 $165 $159



3) The Vicksburg Bowie by CAS Hanwei, part of their Historical Bowies Collection. 9" flat ground carbon steel blade, Nickel Silver fittings, antique style sheath and French-fitted case. Handle has a nameplate which can be engraved if desired. MSRP $209 This item is discontinued and is no longer available from retailers. I'm asking $175 $165 $159

Here is the descriptive information from the manufacturer:

CAS Hanwei Vicksburg Bowie Knife

The original of this knife, whose blade carries another version of the “Spanish notch”, was made in about 1836 by the W. & S. Butcher company, whose growth was based almost entirely on sales of its products into the American market. The blade style is indicative of the early production date of this Bowie and the hilt style became known as a “dogbone” grip for obvious reasons.

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The Historical Bowie Series from CAS/Hanwei covers both Bowies made in different American States and Bowies made in Sheffield for the American market. Each piece in the series is crafted with a forged high-carbon steel blade, nickel silver fittings and natural grip materials, as were the originals. Each sheath is crafted in top-grain leather and a belt frog, where applicable, is included. Every effort has been made to replicate accurately the details of the original pieces, so as to provide heirloom-quality Bowies to the collector.
 
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The Bagwell bowies are both marked "Ontario USA," The Vicksburg historical replica made by CAS Hanwei is of course from China. You can see the difference in the cost of labor between the two countries, the Ontario knives are beautiful well made factory knives, whereas the Vicksburg Bowie has a handrubbed blade and finely polished NS fittings that can only be achieved with a lot of hand work, the level of fit and finish is comparable to that generally seen on custom knives.
 
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No they are not. The Ontario Bagwell knives are made in USA. The CAS Hanwei knife is made in China.
 
Condition of these -- all three knives are like new in box, never used.

Bagwell Fortress Bowie is SOLD.
 
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