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	Bowie knife - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A typical bowie knife, with its hallmark large blade and unique shape, this knife became popular because of its utility as a weapon and as a tool for camping, fishing and hunting.
		Bowie returned, with his knife, to Texas and was involved in a knife fight with three men who had been hired to kill him.
		The Bowie knife is sometimes confused with the "Arkansas toothpick".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bowie_Knife (1297 words)

	Jim Bowie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		James Bowie (1796 - March 6, 1836), better known as Jim Bowie, was a 19th century pioneer and soldier who took a prominent part in the Texas Revolution and was killed at the Battle of the Alamo.
		Bowie is also known for the style of knife he carried, which came to be known as the "Bowie knife".
		Bowie's first famous display of courage was participating in a brawl near Natchez, Mississippi where several people died and he himself was wounded.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jim_Bowie (1402 words)

	Bowie knife -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A Bowie knife is commonly used in modern times to refer to any large sheath (Edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle) knife.
		The historical Bowie (Edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle) knife was not a single design, but was a series of knives improved several times by Jim Bowie over the years.
		Bowie returned, with his knife, to (The second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico) Texas and was involved in a knife fight with three men who had been hired to kill him.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bo/bowie_knife.htm (1263 words)

	The Bowie Knife (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The whereabouts of the knife James Bowie had with him in the Alamo, and which he would have used to defend himself during the last moments of his life, is unknown - and forever lost to posterity even in the literal sense.
		Bowie lived so long ago that the distance of time renders the contradictions and confusion about him almost impenetrable, and his reputation, evidently even in his own day, precipitated the creation of a historical petri dish in which the culture of The Adventurer grew and flourished.
		Romantic notions of history evolved during Bowie's era; the image of the independent and self-sufficient man was then respected and in some cases even enhaloed, with The Adventurer and the aura that surrounded him an object of reverence, and his persona being seen by some as something bordering on divinity.
	www.thealamofilm.com /bowie_knife.html (1710 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: BOWIE, JAMES
		Bowie was ill with yellow fever in Natchez and unaware of the deaths.
		Bowie had hired Travis as early as 1833 in San Felipe to prepare land papers, and in June 1834 Travis represented Bowie and Isaac Donoho in a case filed by Francis W. Johnson.
		Bowie, Fannin, and the detachment remained in the immediate area south of Bexar while Austin moved his army and established headquarters on the Alamo Canal.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/BB/fbo45.html (3197 words)

	Texas Monthly: Read Me. Texas
		Knife magazines and catalogs are filled with articles and advertisements for bowies, and bowies are stored away on shelves and mantels, in closets and display cases in homes all over the Southwest.
		The bowie signifies a spirit of individualism, aggression, and resourcefulness, of adventure and an inflamed sense of honor that is part of the idea of Texas.
		In the fierce blade of the bowie knife is a souvenir of the merging of civilized society with the wild frontier and of the westward march of history that drew many of us here in the first place.
	www.texasmonthly.com /ranch/readme/bowie.php (839 words)

	The Bowie Knife and the Arkansas Toothpick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Bowie was after all a frontiersman and famous knife fighter long before 1831 and doubtless owned many knives in his career.
		The knife pictured at left bears James Black's mark on the blade and was made and sold as a Bowie Knife.
		It was said that a Bowie had to be sharp enough to use as a razor, heavy enough to use as a hatchet, long enough to use as a sword and broad enough to use as a paddle.
	users.aristotle.net /~russjohn/bowie.html (1504 words)

	Encyclopedia: Bowie knife (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Traditional Scandinavian puukko knife A knife is a sharp-edged hand tool used for cutting.
		Camping is an outdoor recreational activity involving the spending of one or more nights in a tent, primitive structure, a travel trailer or recreational vehicle at a campsite with the purpose of getting away from civilization and enjoying nature.
		A dagger (from Vulgar Latin: daca - a Dacian knife) is a blade weapon (essentially a double-edged knife) used for stabbing, thrusting or as a secondary defense weapon in close combat.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Bowie-knife (2489 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: BOWIE KNIFE
		Bowie wore it in a silver-mounted fl-leather sheath.
		The Confederates considered the knife an essential accoutrement in the early months of the war, but as the conflict wore on the knife was replaced with the bayonet.
		After the Civil War the knife diminished in favor, and by the mid-1870s was relegated to use as a hunting knife.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/BB/lnb1.html (1369 words)

	The Bowie Knife Story, by Bill Williamson
		When James Bowie arrived in the area of Bayou Boeuf (boeuf is French for beef), the land was cheap, speculation rampant and the settlers, soon to be the landed gentry, a fiercely independent breed who often terminated differences with knives, swordcanes and pistols.
		After she learned of my Bowie Knife Exhibition held at the Sheffield City Museum in England, an invitation was soon forthcoming from the historical society, La Commission des Avoyelles, for a showing in the small town of Marksville.
		One case depicted the evolution of the Bowie knife from its ancestor, the Spanish dirk knife.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/4739/williamson.html (2015 words)

	James Bowie Article
		According to published accounts, James Bowie, a hero of the Texas Revolution, was born in Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee, and died in the Alamo bapistry, long barracks, sacristy, and a small room near the main gate.
		That first knife was little more than a crude butcher knife that had been forged by Jesse Clifft, a plantation flsmith, under the direction of Rezin Bowie.
		A nationally recognized scholar of James Bowie and the Bowie knife, he is currently a staff writer for Blade, Knives Illustrated, and Knife World.
	www.usroots.com /~jmautrey/history/jamesbowie2.htm (1524 words)

	James Bowie (1795-1836) - famous Bowie knife, Jim Bowie
		Rezin Bowie, his brother, wrote he had the first Bowie Knife made at Avoyelles, Louisiana, for his brother James to defend himself, and that James used the Bowie knife in the sandbar duel.
		Bowie led the governor's ranging parties against the Comanches, became a Mexican citizen and a Catholic, and married her on April 23, 1831.
		Bowie was a leading participant at the Battle of Concepcion and in the Grass Fight near San Antonio.
	www.briantaylor.com /jimbowie.htm (1012 words)

	Marine Bowie Knife with Leather Sheath from Stanley London
		Bowie chose Black's design, which was double-edged along the length of the curve from the point, so the top of the blade was sharpened toward the tip.
		The innovation appealed to Bowie, for he could still use most of the thickness of the back of the blade to parry and have an additional sharpened edge for back slashing.
		The Marine Bowie's blade is made of tempered carbon steel and is.210 inches (5.3 mm) thick and 1 7/8 inches (4.8 cm) wide.
	www.stanleylondon.com /bowiemarine.htm (493 words)

	Bowie Knife
		" the Bowie was said to have had to be sharp enough to use as a razor, heavy enough to use as a hatchet, long enough to use as a sword and broad enough to use as a paddle.
		There is nothing more realistic than 15-23 inches of bright glimmering steel in the form of a Bowie Knife (double-edged, top and bottom, and sharpened along the length of the curve from the point) made by Woody.
		Presentation Bowie knives have found their way to hallowed corridors all over the world, each with its own character designed by the owner or benefactor.
	www.woodysknives.com /bowie_knife.htm (317 words)

	bowie knife : Savings and Deals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Adventures of Jim Bowie - TV Collection (VHS) Set in New Orleans in the 1830`s, this classic television series follows the exploits of frontiersman pioneer Jim Bowie, the inventor of the Bowie Knife.
		The Chisholm Trail Young Tenatse Chisholm, half-breed son of Indian scout Jesse Chisholm, is a top-notch warrior with a Colt, a Henry rifle, a Bowie knife, and his fists.
		Young Tenatse Chisholm, half-breed son of Indian scout Jesse Chisholm, is a top-notch warrior with a Colt, a Henry rifle, a Bowie knife, and his fists.
	www.findawidget.com /widgets/bowie+knife (705 words)

	Sheffield Bowie Damascus Knife blade blank (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Naturally this page was under construction, like the knife itself, for a while, as he was only be tipping around with it as time allowed..
		This will be the first high end knife I have worked on for over three years so I'm looking forward to it.
		A beer at the end of the day was ample recompense, plus a promise to bring the finished knife around to his shop for a look and see, once it was done.
	www.knivesauction.com /knives/sheffield_bowie_blank.html (1069 words)

	bowieknife 's Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Bowie knife which was made famous by Jim Bowie in a dual on a sandbar near Natchez, Mississippi, was first made by his brother Rezin Bowie who wrote in 1838 "The first Boweie knife was made by myself in the Parish of Avoyelles (Louisiana).
		Rezin, brother of Alamo hero Jim, was living in Avoyelles at the time he had the knife made by his flsmith, Jesse Clift, according to a letter from Bowie's daguhter to the LSU president written in the 1880s.
		Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, birthplace of the Bowie Knife
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/4739 (185 words)

	Bowie Knife Works - Source of all models of the Bowie Knife made by expert craftsmen from all over the world (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Bowie Knife in inexperienced hands can be a lethal weapon.
		Currently we are negotiating with smiths and craftsmen who will be able to create a knife, built to your specifications of size, material and colors of your choice.
		When ordering a knife you also declare your age to be 18 years or older and hold Bowie Knife Works absolved from any legal actions taken as a result of purchase of a Bowie Knife.
	www.bowieknifeworks.com (352 words)

	Bowie Knife by Jim Bowie Sandbar Fight Blacksmith Jesse Clift Black Smith Snowden
		This knife was referred to by many as Bowie's butcher knife that was used at the Sandbar Fight.
		The original Bowie knife was two inches wide and a quarter inch thick with the blade being about 12 inches long.
		As the Alamo was overrun by the Mexican army, Jim Bowie laid on a cot in the Low Barracks with his Bowie knife and pistol at hand.
	www.linecamp.com /museums/americanwest/define_the_west/bowie_knife/bowie_knife.html (520 words)

	The Alamo Movie Site--James Bowie, Knife, Legend, Myth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Bowie was a Texan not by birth (he was Kentucky-born) but by adoption - just as Beethoven and Brahms were not Austrian (they spent their adult lives in Vienna) but German-born.
		Some have claimed Bowie was a rowdy trouble-maker, a sot, a swindler, had shady business dealings, and that he might have been among the least admirable of the Alamo defenders.
		Edmondson, a known authority on the subject of Bowie, wrote, "There are so many wonderful legends enshrouding him, but you almost have to take a Bowie knife to cut through the mythology to find the real man." We can be certain only of this: there are many things of which we just can't be sure.
	www.thealamofilm.com /article_bowie.htm (2795 words)

	Marine Bowie Knife with Leather Sheath from The Brass Compass
		Soon after, Bowie was on his way back to Texas and was attacked by three men hired to kill him.
		We are pleased to offer this beautiful marine version of the famous Bowie Knife with solid brass fittings that will not rust.
		The Marine Bowie Knife features a tempered carbon steel blade which is.210 inches (5.3 mm) thick and 1 7/8 inches (4.8 cm) wide.
	www.brasscompass.com /bowiemarine.htm (499 words)

	Beretta Knives: Beretta Stampede Bowie Knife, BE-703A03 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Beretta Stampede Bowie is built with full tang construction, and has oiled Walnut scales.
		The Beretta Stampede Bowie Knife comes complete with a dyed harness leather belt sheath embossed with Stampeding Buffalo logo.
		The Beretta Stampede Bowie Knife is 12.5" overall.
	www.knivesplus.com /beretta-knife-be-703a03.html (104 words)

	Stag Bowie Knife
		Each knife blade is hand profiled, hand ground, hand forged and hand polished.
		Each knife blade is heat treated to a 54-56 rockwell hardness.
		Each knife is a one-of-kind functional piece of art.
	www.knightsedge.com /hunting-knives/bowie-knife.htm (106 words)

	bowie knife
		The use of the Bowie Knife is in general practice among high and low,...
		By the time Jim Bowie died at the Alamo in 1836, the term Bowie knife was...
		This is the Paradox of the Bowie Knife.
	buck-knife.bump2me.com /bowie-knife (461 words)

	bowie knife and automatic knife
		Jim Bowie, as the story goes, lay in his barracks with a pistol and his Bowie knife by his side.
		The Bowie knife, reportedly designed by Rezin Bowie (Jim’s brother) with bladesmithing done by flsmith James Black, was shaped to skin or disembowel animal-as well as for use as a weapon or shaving!
		The smart choice is a survival knife with versatility, capable of handling normal use as well as a variety of potential tasks.
	www.arizonacustomknives.com /bowie_knife.html (334 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Bowie and Big Knife Fighting System (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He is renowned for his vast knowledge of Bowie and big-knife fighting and has more than 18 years of experience in self-defense and martial arts.
		Col. McLemore takes a no-nonsense approach in his presentation, clearly letting the reader know that while there are no existing manuals on the bowie knife, the techniques he presents are in fact both period accurate and documentable, drawing from the many period manuals of other weapons of the time.
		Although the Bowie is shrouded in the mists of time and myth, McLemore has stripped both away, and shows us a weapon of amazing design, versatility, and ferocious power.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1581603894?v=glance (2090 words)

	Bowie
		Though the big knife was already known in America at the time, the legend all starts with James Bowie, a man who would go to witness a friend's duel on a sandbar and end up having to defend his own life when a general melee broke out.
		As this story spread the knife took on a life of its own, and even before his death at the Alamo there were already many knives being sold as "Bowie knives." Thousands of men would wear Bowies, and many states would pass laws making it illegal to cary them.
		Though James Bowie personally never taught people how to use his knife “just like he did”, from the time the knife became popular there have been people formally teaching it and using it to fight.
	www.alliancemartialarts.com /Bowie2.html (543 words)

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