Do you have a Bowie knife? If you do then please post a picture of it
Do you have a Bowie knife? If you do then please post a picture of it
Caleb Sanders
Joshua Flores
No, I shall not.
Ryder Garcia
Adam White
Ethan Sanchez
Bump
Daniel James
dont got bowie, but got this.
Jeremiah Carter
yes. no.
Jordan Campbell
Camden Martin
Luis Torres
Do you call it a booey knife or bowey knife?
Benjamin Green
Asher Martin
Aiden Lee
Xavier Smith
Am I doing it right?
Sebastian Scott
i call it a Bowie knife after its creator, David Bowie
Liam Gomez
It's the way Bowie is pronounced you stupid fuck.
Oliver Garcia
Damascus steel. American made.
Austin Price
No but I just read Blood Meridian and now I need one bad.
Samuel Jones
I also own an English claymore.
Chase Perry
Knife brainlet here
Does Jow Forums have a recommended brand for Bowie knives?
Isaac Edwards
>I also own an English claymore.
Jaxon Allen
No, and until I get mine I'm not sharing which one I want in case someone buys it before I can afford it. There is one left and it's $60 off and it's mine.
James Moore
I have one of these.
Liam Williams
Ayden Clark
The fuck is that? Is that supposed to prove something? It looks like a nice EDC knife that I'm actually interested in, but why the fuck are you posting it in a bowie knife thread?
Easton Evans
William Sullivan
Nice user, how much was it? Which brand?
Nolan Jackson
There is my bowie on the bottom of the pic
Jacob Thompson
I can't be bothered to take a picture of mine, but it's the same as this pic.
Eli Richardson
I don’t have any traditional like Bowie’s. Although I’m tempted by Silver Stag and the Falkniven Norther Light one looks slick.
Knives pictured are: Cold Steel XL Espada, reground Ontario SP-10, Tops Prather War Bowie, Cold Steel Minitac Bowie, and CRKT Minimalist Bowie.
I just got the Tops and really like it, plan on getting a kydex sheath for it.
Nice Fluted Military. I’ve wanted one since I got my regular Ti military, but would have to get it anodized blue like the earlier ones.
Elijah Young
No, most of them are too big for free purchase in my country and I wouldn't buy a Bowie with no crossguard.
I have several clip-point knives though.
Best way to ruin a traditional design is to make it "ergonomic". Finns are ruining puukkos, Americans ruin bowies and even get to ruin knives from foreign lands.
Christopher Ortiz
I like the Ontarios, I hear they are high quality.
What would be your ideal Bowie user? Say they dropped all knife laws for you - which one would you get?
Gavin Walker
Budget:
>up to $100
The cheapest I'd safely go for a working bowie.
Check out Condor Tool & Knife.
The Undertaker Bowie is good if you want a semi-historical look, the Operator if you like modern looking ones.
>$100-200
Svord Bowie is nice for a smaller one and the Von Tempsky if you want a big beater.
I'd also check out Himalayan Imports. Their main product line is in khukris, but they do make some bowies. The AK Bowie is an absolute monster. I had one and I'm not sure I could have broken it if I tried. The Cherokee Rose is nice and is leaner and closer to a historical bowie than the thick beast that is the AK Bowie.
Watch their subforum on Bladeforums for deals on discounted or blemished knives.
>$200+
Plowshare Forge has some bowies that hover around $175-225. They'll be a bit rough and need some cleaning up to do. I also hear the owner can be a bit of a pain to work with. However, for a handmade bowie made entirely by one guy, it's a pretty good price.
Some of the cheaper Bark River bowies can be had around $250 like the V-44
There's also Blackjack Knives for more military style knives that go for $200-250 that are made by Bark River.
>$300-600
You hit diminishing returns here. High end fancier versions by manufacturers like Fallkniven and Bark River live here. No reason to go this high for a worker, just if you want something fancy. If you're going to splurge and have money though, I'd recommend the next tier.
>$600
Custom knife territory. You can get a premium handmade bowie with top of the line materials and/or that extra fraction of a percent increase in quality over high end factories, all for a premium price.
I'd recommend J.W. Bensinger (pictured) or if you can afford to drop 4 figures on a knife, Bill Bagwell.
Elijah Sanchez
>English claymore
kek
Evan Morgan
>American made
Boy that is the most Paki looking knife I've seen posted this week.
Not surprised to see this from a proud owner of an "English claymore"
Ryder Richardson
My perfect Bowie would be a clipped Bowie with a brass cross guard and 17 cm carbon steel blade. Handle would probably be a coffin-shape or something like Bill Scagel's works.
Actually what also interests me is spanish cuchillo - a fixed blade fighting knife, which is rumoured to be one of the inspirations for original Bowie knife. Replicas of them are currently produced by J.L.Vergara, but they're expensive af
Cooper Parker
Wish this was mine. The original Smithsonian Bowie.
Connor Garcia
Noah Collins
Patrician choice
Christian Green
Jayden Rodriguez
Thank you user
Speaking of AK Bowie(I'm assuming it's a bayonet, but I could be wrong)
My LGS has a garand bayonet in a Bowie style (m1905 bayonet?) - at least that's what the guy at the counter said. I'll see if I can get a pic for Jow Forums
I'll be sure to give the ones you stated a look.
Thanks again user
Kevin Lopez
saved for future reference
Chase Morgan
I "made" this one for 50 ish. Was a cold steel I modified
Thomas Brown
It’s a joker, don’t remember how much I paid
Austin Mitchell
Custom bowie made by a friend's father.
Brandon Ross
Problem is that it's the CS Bowie machete, so it looks like a bowie, but it's built like a machete. To thin, flexible, and light to have any real cutting power.
James Nelson
Not really man. This has no flex what do ever.
David Ross
Compared to typical Bowies that are 3/16-1/4"+ thick, a 2.8mm blade with a soft machete temper is flexible. It's not the flex that is the problem though, it's the weight and balance. I'm betting that handle brings the balance point way back.
It does look really good though considering how it comes stock. How large is the tang compared to the normal Polly handle? Have any pictures of it after you removed the old handle?
Landon Garcia
I bought one of those two days ago at Cabela's.
Christian Harris
looks awesome man any more pics?
Anthony Hall
>Trailmaster
Based af. One of the most useful knives I own.
Blake Price
That is unnecessary thickness.
Christian Fisher
Anyone ever watch The Iron Mistress starring Alan Ladd? Always wanted the Knife from that movie.
Brayden Perez
Are clip points mandatory for bowie knives?
Camden Gonzalez
No, but they've come to be the most associated/iconic blade shape of bowies.
The first bowie is most commonly believed to be a reground butcher's knife. The Searles Bowie, a bowie knife commissioned by Jim Bowie's brother Rezin, seems to reflect this.
David Adams
Dylan Barnes
And picrelated is spanish 18th century cuchillo.
Jackson Flores
And one more
Bentley James
I was looking at one of those, how is it?
Thomas Powell
With a proper taper and thin edge, not at all. A 1/4 blade stock may bet pushing it, but it allows for a super ridged back bone, that can still slice and chop well with a tall grind, and puts the over all knife at a good weight and forward enough balance with the right kind of handle.
3/16 maybe better if done right... But 2.8mm (bit over 1/10) is too slim. I notice you edge, at lest the bevel, looks mostly factory, it would be much better at cutting if pulled out a bit thinner. And to support that thinner edge, to keep the blade from bending when sinking into something, a thicker spine is important.
Of course bending that CS machete is not an issue, they have a soft temper, and are just about indestructible, they can be bent like 90 degrees with out taking a set... However this soft temper also means they do not hold a fine edge nearly as well as a thicker, higher hardness, bowie made out of a higher carbon steel like 1095 or 5160.
Connor Wilson
Kayden Wilson
The faggotry here.
Jacob Brown
Case bowie? How is it?
Justin Russell
Best one I've ever had.
Julian Cruz
I didn't know mel gibson was a time traveler.
Nicholas Thomas
Need to sharpen my baby.
Carson Morgan
Fuck that faggot
Leo Morgan
It’s Svord’s take on it by the way. I got the special edition one where it comes with a custom leather sheath. Mine is number 6/25.