Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on June 29, 2014 at 17:12

Comment by Ron Cooper on November 4, 2013 at 3:55

Here are some pictures of my two Western Bowie knives...

The one on top with the lanyard is a 1977 W49 Western Bowie knife. This was the last year that Western made knives in Boulder, Colorado. In 1978 the Company moved to Longmont, Colorado. 1977 was the first year that Western used an alphabetical dating code beginning with the letter "A". The bottom knife with its smaller rivets in the handle is from the 60's but there seems to be some dispute as to exactly what the actual date of production might have been? As you can see it has Bowie stamped into its brass guard. 

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on June 29, 2014 at 17:12

Comment by Ron Cooper on November 4, 2013 at 3:25

Here are a couple of pictures that I dug up showing the work of D.E. Henry. He was the knifemaker in that clipping that Steve posted a few of days ago...

From everything I've read about this guy--which isn't much--I gather that he was rather difficult to deal with. But he sure knew his way around a Bowie knife. These pictures, above, sure seem to give evidence to that! Beautiful knives!

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on June 29, 2014 at 17:13

Comment by Jan Carter on November 3, 2013 at 18:52

Some of the knives in the exhibit

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on June 29, 2014 at 17:15

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on June 29, 2014 at 17:15

Comment by Steve Hanner on August 27, 2013 at 15:25

From my friend at The Real Movie Stars

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on June 29, 2014 at 17:16

Comment by Alexander Noot on August 23, 2013 at 4:47

Yeah David....you're going to have to define that. Some people consider $100 reasonable. Others have no problem shelling out $1000+.

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on June 29, 2014 at 17:16

Comment by Mike Carter on August 21, 2013 at 16:28

David Roy; What do you consider to be a reasonable price?

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on June 29, 2014 at 17:17

Comment by DAVID B ROY on August 21, 2013 at 15:23

ANY CHANCE SOMONE COULD MAKE ME A NICE USEABLE BOWIE KNIFE FOR A REASONABLE PRICE???

 

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on June 29, 2014 at 17:17

Comment by Leopold Lacrimosa on June 23, 2013 at 20:42

I'll take a pic with it in my hand later to show a proportional size. It is big

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on June 29, 2014 at 17:19

Comment by Steve Hanner on June 23, 2013 at 20:34

That is one beauty Leopold! My goodness look at the size of it and big stag, crown stag to finish it. Quite nice!

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on June 29, 2014 at 17:19

Comment by Leopold Lacrimosa on June 22, 2013 at 1:27

Hey all, I just acquired a very big Bowie knife to sell. This beast is just shy of hitting 20" long with a 14.25" Blade and a beautiful crown stag handle.

This was designed by and made for Western Artist John Hill by Jim Ort of Oz knives.

More photos can be seen on my web site: SonoranDesertKnives.com

and also on my blog, The Knife Point

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on June 29, 2014 at 17:20

Comment by Shlomo ben Maved on December 25, 2012 at 5:53

What gets me is why is that Bowie knife at the San Jacinto battle site in the first place?  it's not like Jim ever had anything to do with the battle so why should his knife be there--you'd think that it should be on display at The Alamo where he died, right?  Oh, wait a minute, there is one on display there!  Do you think he had two knives with him?  But, wait, there's also that one on display in some other local museum--with impeccable provenance--claiming to be his knife--you think he wore three of them?

I know of how the knife got to the battlefield--captured on a Mexican soldier and also how the other knife got to the museum--Mexican officer's memoirs and knife being turned over to a Tejano but. the thing is, they are (in all likelihood) fakes--and for a very simple reason--no one, repeat no one, knows what the knives that JB wore at either of his epic battles ever looked like.

Having a horking big, bad ass, clip point Sheffield--or any other pattern knife for that matter--was a common style worn by lots of various people (trades) at that time--there was still grizzly bears in Texas then...There's a portrait of David Crocket with a large pattern (looks to be a Butcher) knife as well as many other "Kentucks'" portraits showing similar knives.

I love debunking history books so I just ordered a new book calledExodus from the Alamo: The Anatomy of the Last Stand Myth by Phillip Thomas Tucker to go with my other books like Sleuthing the Alamo: Davy Crocketts Last Stand and Other Mysteries of the Texas Revolution by James E. Crisp...Should be a good read.

 

• ‹ Previous
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• …
• 6
• Next ›
• Page