Bowie Knives by Medieval Collectibles

The Bowie period in American History was a turbulent one. It was born on a sandbar on the Mississippi River near Natchez, Mississippi in 1827. A political duel became a free-for-all. James Bowie, who was an observer at the duel, was shot and stabbed through with a sword cane, but he managed to dispatch his major opponents with a Bowie knife, even though his wounds were so grave that his life hung by a thread for weeks afterwards. The infamous Sandbar Fight, as it was later called, took the imagination of the country by storm. Newspapers far and wide copied the stories from the Natchez papers and soon every man wanted a knife like Bowie’s - a Bowie knife. American cutlers (many of them surgical instrument makers) and Sheffield, England cutlers began to make Bowie knives to fill the market demand. The Bowie Period only lasted about forty years - from the Sandbar Fight to the end of the Civil War. When pistols became reliable and plentiful the size of the knife shrank. By the 1870s and 1880s, the Bowie knife was used as a hunting knife much more than as a primary defense arm. The Bowie was made in a period of hand labor, the industrial revolution had not touched the cutlery trades. All the work on the old knives was by hand, with an artisan’s craft skills that were learned during a long apprenticeship to master forgers, grinders and cutlers. Medieval Collectibles carries popular bowies from manufactures Cold Steel, C.A.S. Iberia and Hanwei. All our bowies are great for hunting, survival, camping as well as collectibles.

Bowie Blade Bushman Item # 07-95BBUSS For the money, the Bushman® knives might be the strongest survival/outdoor knives in the world! Unlike most hollow handled survival knives, there is no joint or seam between the blades and handles that requires a mechanical fastener. Price:  $31.50  On Sale For: $28.00	Bushman Bowie Item # 07-95BUSS For the money, the Bushman® knives might be the strongest survival/outdoor knives in the world! Unlike most hollow handled survival knives, there is no joint or seam between the blades and handles that requires a mechanical fastener. Price:  $31.50  On Sale For: $28.00
California Bowie Item # KH2186 When the forty-niners went overland to the Gold Rush of California, most took along a Bowie knife to use on the trail, and for “social purposes,” if the need should arise. Price:  $197.10  On Sale For: $100.00	Damascus Bowie Item # ZS-DM-1009 The Damascus Bowie features a stag horn handle and comes with a hand stitched leather sheath. The Damascus Bowie has an overall length of 11 inches and has a hand forged Damascus blade each with its own unique pattern. Price:  $66.30
Damascus Bowie Item # ZS-DM-1010 The Damascus Bowie features a horn handle with brass spacers and comes with a hand stitched leather sheath. The Damascus Bowie has an overall length of 14.75 inches and has a hand forged Damascus blade each with its own unique pattern. Price:  $99.45	Damascus Filework Bowie Item # ZS-DM-1006 The Damascus Filework Bowie features a stag horn handle and comes with a hand stitched leather sheath. The Damascus Filework Bowie has an overall length of 13.25 inches and has a hand forged Damascus blade with a file-worked spine. Price:  $74.38
Damascus Spanish Bowie Item # ZS-DM-1013 The Damascus Spanish Bowie features a Rosewood handle and comes with a hand stitched leather sheath. The Damascus Spanish Bowie has an overall length of 13 1/8 inches and has a hand forged Damascus blade each with its own unique pattern. Price:  $79.48	Death to Traitors Bowie Item # KH2216 The original of this Bowie, with a blade etch designed to appeal to the Union loyalists during the American Civil War, was made by W. & H. Whitehead in about 1860. Price:  $197.10  On Sale For: $130.00
Hunter Bowie Item # KH2189 Alfred Hunter was a cutler from Newark, New Jersey. He was in the Bowie knife business in the 1830’s and 1840’s. His bowies were top quality then, and very rare now. Price:  $197.10  On Sale For: $130.00	Laredo Bowie Item # 07-16CCB Awesome is the only adjective that even begins to describe our Laredo Bowie. In fact, it really has to be seen to be appreciated, since mere words just don’t do it justice. Price:  $540.00  On Sale For: $405.00
Laredo Bowie Item # 07-39LLB These very popular knives have been in our line for many years and are ideal for just about any mission. Now made out of SK-5 High Carbon Steel, they are precision ground and heat treated for strength, toughness, and edge retention. Price:  $180.00  On Sale For: $135.00	Natchez Bowie Item # 07-16ABSJ Our Natchez Bowie was born “Under-The-Hill” and takes its pedigree from those seedy taverns and dimly lit streets. Line-bred for battle, it’s the definitive fighting Bowie. Price:  $603.00  On Sale For: $452.00
New Orleans Bowie Item # KH2188 This knife replicates an existing original, made in the French Quarter of New Orleans by a cutler named Pradel. The knife is relatively compact and could well have been commissioned by a client with easy concealment in mind. Price:  $197.10  On Sale For: $100.00	Outrider Bowie Item # KH2069 The Outrider is a big Bowie, combining an 11” forged 440C blade with brushed stainless fittings and a checkered rosewood grip for a beautifully proportioned cutting tool. Price:  $188.10  On Sale For: $177.65
Trail Master Knife Item # 07-16JSM If you want a Bowie knife that requires minimum maintenance and is practically immune to water, salt, air, or the humidity of a jungle environment, the VG-1 San Mai III® Trail Master® is for you! Price:  $423.00  On Sale For: $317.00	Vicksburg Bowie Item # KH2215 The original of this knife, whose blade carries another version of the “Spanish notch”, was made in about 1836 by the W. & S. Butcher company, whose growth was based almost entirely on sales of its products into the American market. Price:  $197.10  On Sale For: $150.00