What purpose does a full size bowie knife fill?
It seems like more of a novelty than anything.
Bowie Knives
Tyler Sullivan
Jonathan Young
Because a "full size" Bowie is a novelty.
Bowies were originally not much bigger than a normal fighting knife.
>T. "Living History" Mountainman
Jace Thompson
For when you need the big stabby
Henry Sanders
I like their blade shape most, though that kind of varies
For now I take my ka-bar big foot hunting
Any decent brands for around $200 that look kind of classic and not some kind of tactical shit? I see a bunch of nice looking custom ones but I don't want to blow 500 burgerbux
Lucas Hughes
>doesn’t want his stabba to be a choppa
Great git! Yous muckin’ about!
Brody Peterson
? The Sheffield bodies were 9"(k barish)
tshaonline.org
The first part of sounding smart is knowing something of what you are talking about. Don't be a sophist.
There are boomers who say the bowie is a camp knife. It is not
The original bowie was supposed to be an seax knife but also a fighter and a chopper.
The article above mentions that a bowie can chop a small tree, stab, slice and break down ceilings and walls for fighting mexicans
Kevin Sanders
Sorry meant to say the Sheffield were 9" shirt British bodies but the originals were 13" butcher knifes
Dylan Moore
>hatchet
>fuck huge dagger
>clip point and guard for fighting
Literally couldn't want anything more.
Oliver Watson
Fucking ideal for holding onions over a campfire and the occasional gook stabbing. Other then that cant really think of anything, drop point is the ultimate blade.
Kayden Flores
In theory it could be used for chopping, in reality I never see anyone do that.
Something I've learned over the years, slowly and on many camping adventures, its better to use the right tool for the job rather than trying to find a Jack of All Trades item.
If you want woodcraft, bring a cheap hatchet. If you want bushcraft, bring a cheap machete, if you want campcraft, get a decent but basic knife. Nothing too fancy, but solid.
For stabbing murders, a skinny commando knife is actually ideal. And of course you should never need that unless you're Dexter Morgan.