Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

For creator of Bowie knife, fame didn’t temper tragedy

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas can claim to be the home state of one of the most legendary blacksmiths in American history - James Black, the maker of a famed fighting knife for Jim Bowie. While working as a ...
gearpatrol

CJRB’s Modern Affordable Take on an Iconic Fighting Knife Gets a Heritage Throwback Edition

A little over a month ago, CJRB teased a new, more traditionally outfitted version of its Bowie Pyrite, one of the brand’s most popular catalog staples. It eschewed some of the model’s modern elements ...
gearpatrol

The Grandfather of Fighting Knives Is Now Incredibly Affordable and EDC-Friendly

In the early 1800s, Jim Bowie engaged in a violent riverbed brawl. Unbeknownst to him, that fight would change the trajectory of knifemaking history forever. The knife he used, which bears his name to ...
NOLA.com

Invention said to be from the little known Louisiana Holmesville community changed history

Bowie knife and sheath as pictured in mid-1800s, when the world famous, Louisiana born weaponhelped carve new North American frontiers. The knife was invented by Rezin Bowie and made famous by his ...
Field & Stream

Rugged and Sharp: We Tested the Best Bowie Knives

It’s 1827. Jim Bowie, a frontiersman, illegal slave trader, and real-estate scammer, is in a fight to the death on an island in the Mississippi River. Several of his rivals have attacked him with cane ...
The New York Times

THE BOWIES AND BOWIE KNIVES; A FIGHTING FAMILY THAT GIVES ITS NAME TO THE WEAPON. Their Ancestors Once Sold into Slavery -- Gallantry of the Later Members Their Duels to the Death.

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