Bowie knife facts for kids
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"Bowie knife"
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| Type | Fighting knife |
| Place of origin | Arkansas, U.S. |
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| Designer | James Bowie |
| Designed | 1830 |
| Produced | 1830-present |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 12–18 inches (30–46 cm) |
| Blade length | 5–12 inches (13–30 cm) |
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| Blade type | Clip-point |
A Bowie knife is a pattern of fixed-blade fighting knife created by James Black in the early 19th century for Jim Bowie, who had become famous for his use of a large knife at a duel known as the Sandbar Fight.
Since the first incarnation, the Bowie knife has come to incorporate several recognizable and characteristic design features. The knife pattern is still popular with collectors; in addition to various knife manufacturing companies there are hundreds of custom knife makers producing Bowie knives with different types of steel and variations.
Images for kids
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An early Bowie of the type made for Rezin Bowie and commissioned by the Bowies to Searles and Constable. This is a copy of the Fowler Bowie currently displayed at the Alamo.
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Kennedy notes that Bowie's knife had a blade 9+1⁄4 inches (23 cm) long and 1+1⁄2 inches (3.8 cm) wide with a cross-guard to protect the user's hands.
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A coffin-handled Bowie knife
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Two members of the 25th Va Cavalry armed with Bowie knives: left Captain E. Spootswood Bishop; right Daniel Caudill served with the 25th Virginia Cavalry and the 10th Kentucky Cavalry
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Confederate cavalryman John Duponte of Dartmouth, Alabama with muzzle-loading shotgun and a "Square D" handle Bowie knife
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Krag Bowie bayonet US stamped, on the reverse date 1900
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Sheffield pattern blades are not quite as wide as the Black design but most variations carry a false-edged clip point.
See also
In Spanish: Cuchillo Bowie para niños
