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- Bowie Knife, circa 1860 - The Bowie knife developed from Spanish hunting knives, but in the 1830s Arkansan frontiersman, and Alamo martyr, Jim Bowie made it famous as a fighting knife. Some Bowie knives were made in the United States; most were made by cutlery-makers in Sheffield, England, who capitalized on their popularity. This knife is etched with patriotic words about the state of Georgia.
- circa 1860
- Collections - Artifact
Bowie Knife, circa 1860
The Bowie knife developed from Spanish hunting knives, but in the 1830s Arkansan frontiersman, and Alamo martyr, Jim Bowie made it famous as a fighting knife. Some Bowie knives were made in the United States; most were made by cutlery-makers in Sheffield, England, who capitalized on their popularity. This knife is etched with patriotic words about the state of Georgia.