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Comment by Syd Carr on April 6, 2015 at 21:22

Ok, I joined (I think). I NEVER win anything, but you can't win if you don't join, so here I am! How many do you need now?

Comment by Tobias Gibson on April 3, 2015 at 20:50

guys and gals we're stuck on 55!   We just need to five more!  We can do this!  If oyu haven't invited a friend, please do so.  It shouldn't be that hard to give a knife away!

Comment by tim payne on March 27, 2015 at 7:28

thank you much tobias.  like em all, old ones & new ones.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on March 27, 2015 at 7:20

That's a nice looker, Tim.  Looks like it has a long history!

Comment by tim payne on March 27, 2015 at 6:35

*Keen Edge Cutlery Co. 3-1/2" 2-bld Serpentine Jack. Smooth Brown Bone. Long Pull. Both blades tang stamped "Keen Edge Cutl. Co.", Nickel Silver Shield. Nickel Silver bolsters/brass liners/pins.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on March 25, 2015 at 21:11

Thanks Jan.  I'm primarily worried about entering the same thing twice!  Nine more members is all we need!

Comment by Jans Test file on March 25, 2015 at 20:59

Tobias,

Here I am on my members view file.  Sure enough in your view you cannot see those comments and if I refresh they show up but drop back off before they can be read.  I will try to fix that tomorrow

Jan

Comment by Tobias Gibson on March 25, 2015 at 15:46

Easy enough, Michael.  I just started it using your description of a small bowie!

Comment by Michael Squier on March 25, 2015 at 15:00

Tobias, thanks for starting things off, it may be best if we had a separate thread for small Bowie discussion but ill let someone whos been here longer start that. So far we are in agreement, but there will always be some exception. My oringinal thinking for small bowie is the turn of the century sheffield style bowies with around 7" blades. By that time the classic clip point had become what most people think of as a Bowie with a full cross guard so in my thinking a small Bowie knife is under 8" blade, clip point with cross guard and not too odd a grip. Your small Bowie fits the simple definition to me, nice knife. I almost added slab style scales but the full stag grip like yours was seen on the big Bowies way back too. 

To me this knife says small Bowie. 

Comment by Tobias Gibson on March 25, 2015 at 11:35

Great to have you aboard, Michael.  I'm betting there will be a lot of debate on what constitutes a Small Bowie!  I want to be part of that discussion!   When I here the word Bowie, I always imagine the Classic Western Bowie.   I think between you and I we just might be able to define some other classes of Bowies!

And before anyone takes offense -- like many folks, when it comes to fixed blades, I try to fit a name to the various styles so that I can classify them in my mind. My classifications are for my sanity not to challenge another persons classification system!

As such, when it comes to Bowie Knives I think it needs a full cross guard, even better is it an s shaped quillion.  But in reality, we don't even know if Jim Bowie's knife had such a cross guard!

I think we could talk for hours on what makes a Bowie a Bowie!  But in the end, what makes a Bowie Knife a Bowie Knife is someone, anyone, has decided to call a particular knife a Bowie Knife

For instance I call the he knife below my Appalachian Bowie.  It has a 7 1/2 inch blade with an over all length of nearly 13 inches. It also has a full cross guard.  I'd consider that a small bowie knife.  What say you Michael?

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