hunter4623 Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 When men were men https://ravencresttactical.com/history-edged-tool-james-bowie-sandbar-brawl/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoOver Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 Yup eviscerated the Sheriff!! When Bowie died at the Alamo his Mom's said "dollars to donuts my son did not have any wounds in his back". Ever read about James Black the Blacksmith that made Jim Bowie's knife? 343 Deus Vult John 3:16 Pog Mo Lilly White Thoin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverRaider Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 Interesting subject.... Are you a blade enthusiast Hunter? A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. – William James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter4623 Posted February 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 I love the art of blacksmithing but I don’t know if I fall into the enthusiast category. That said, I’ve had a few knives made by custom knife makers. I actually just lost one in the woods while trapping. It was attached with a dangler and I must’ve popped the button going thru some thick stuff. I’ve tried to rewalk my course that day on 3 different occasions but haven’t found it. Very expensive mistake lol. I designed a companion blade to go with the one I lost. That one is used just for gutting game. Small and handy. Top edge is sharpened halfway back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverRaider Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 1 hour ago, hunter4623 said: That said, I’ve had a few knives made by custom knife makers I think you might qualify as an enthusiast A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. – William James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverRaider Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 That’s a unique looking skinner..., hollow grind? Or is that a trick if the light A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. – William James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLT Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 No friends with a metal detector? Rent one maybe to find it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter4623 Posted February 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 3 hours ago, RiverRaider said: That’s a unique looking skinner..., hollow grind? Or is that a trick if the light Seems to be more of a flat grind with a slightly convex edge but I really can’t say for certain. I strop it a few times and it’s a razor. Scary sharp. I’m extra careful reaching into the carcass to cut out the esophagus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter4623 Posted February 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 1 hour ago, BLT said: No friends with a metal detector? Rent one maybe to find it I actually lost it when some snow on the ground. I retraced my footsteps that day and never saw where it dropped. It was pretty thick in spots, crossed a few deep ravines with water in them too. I’ll head back there again and keep looking. The sheath was black so it should stand out. I hate dangler sheaths and this is exactly the reason. Damn things flop around and you don’t notice them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoOver Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 Jeepers did I defecate in your thread by pointing out Norris Wright the man that tried to kill Jim Bowie before this "brawl", the man Jim Bowie killed at this "brawl", was also the Sheriff of Rapidies Parish La.at the time? 343 Deus Vult John 3:16 Pog Mo Lilly White Thoin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter4623 Posted February 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 Bowie was a bad mofo. Interesting read on wiki about the blacksmith. Crazy times in early America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoOver Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 343 Deus Vult John 3:16 Pog Mo Lilly White Thoin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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