Re: Anyone collect Bowies?
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2022 11:08 pm
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I am a sucker for a big 'ol Bowie... 
Re: Anyone collect Bowies?
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2022 4:27 am
My goodness! Y’all are showing some fantastic Bowie knives!
Re: Anyone collect Bowies?
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2022 4:31 am
Just one Case and one Bear and Son … both made-in-USA and with patriotic style which fits my knife collection theme / parameters
Re: Anyone collect Bowies?
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2022 4:42 am
I might as well own up to the fact that I have one, I don't collect them, it was given to me several years ago. It has been used but not by me, it's too big for any of the deer I kill and it's too little to "cut line" if I was to go back to land surveying (55 years ago). Will say this Case feels good in the hand. 
Treefarmer
Re: Anyone collect Bowies?
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2022 8:28 pm
Well, they all look great, but that Case is absolutely AWESOME!pocketknifejimmy wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 6:28 pm 20220605_045602_(1).jpg20220605_045906.jpgIMG_20220827_173428.jpg20220815_165015_(1).jpg
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Re: Anyone collect Bowies?
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2022 8:39 pm
GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Thu Dec 22, 2022 8:28 pmWell, they all look great, but that Case is absolutely AWESOME!pocketknifejimmy wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 6:28 pm 20220605_045602_(1).jpg20220605_045906.jpgIMG_20220827_173428.jpg20220815_165015_(1).jpg
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Thanks!
Re: Anyone collect Bowies?
Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2022 9:45 am
I love the looks of that Boker Arbolito, I think I see one in my future.pocketknifejimmy wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 6:28 pm 20220605_045602_(1).jpg20220605_045906.jpgIMG_20220827_173428.jpg20220815_165015_(1).jpg
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Re: Anyone collect Bowies?
Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2022 9:50 am
Yeah, they are pretty nifty. To be honest, I've seen them with wood and micarta (maybe G10) scales, and they just don't seem as right to me. But, with stag scales... Yup, it just seems right on themken98k wrote: ↑Sat Dec 24, 2022 9:45 amI love the looks of that Boker Arbolito, I think I see one in my future.pocketknifejimmy wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 6:28 pm 20220605_045602_(1).jpg20220605_045906.jpgIMG_20220827_173428.jpg20220815_165015_(1).jpg
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Re: Anyone collect Bowies?
Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2022 9:54 am
I agree with you on the handle scales. I recently viewed on with micarta and it just didn't look right.pocketknifejimmy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 24, 2022 9:50 amYeah, they are pretty nifty. To be honest, I've seen them with wood and micarta (maybe G10) scales, and they just don't seem as right to me. But, with stag scales... Yup, it just seems right on themken98k wrote: ↑Sat Dec 24, 2022 9:45 amI love the looks of that Boker Arbolito, I think I see one in my future.pocketknifejimmy wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 6:28 pm 20220605_045602_(1).jpg20220605_045906.jpgIMG_20220827_173428.jpg20220815_165015_(1).jpg
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Re: Anyone collect Bowies?
Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2022 10:15 am
It was supposedly AG Russell that recommended to them that they do the blade justice by offering them in stag... There is no doubt that the man had an eye for appealing looking knives.ken98k wrote: ↑Sat Dec 24, 2022 9:54 amI agree with you on the handle scales. I recently viewed on with micarta and it just didn't look right.pocketknifejimmy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 24, 2022 9:50 amYeah, they are pretty nifty. To be honest, I've seen them with wood and micarta (maybe G10) scales, and they just don't seem as right to me. But, with stag scales... Yup, it just seems right on them
Here is a German made knife that AG Russell used to sell through his business. He wasn't the first to offer this model, (Crocodile Hunter Bowie), but he obviously thought it would be a neat specimen to include in his catalog of knives. I absolutely find this knife in my collection to be one of my favorites
Re: Anyone collect Bowies?
Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2022 6:30 pm
It is a beautiful knife!pocketknifejimmy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 24, 2022 10:15 amIt was supposedly AG Russell that recommended to them that they do the blade justice by offering them in stag... There is no doubt that the man had an eye for appealing looking knives.ken98k wrote: ↑Sat Dec 24, 2022 9:54 amI agree with you on the handle scales. I recently viewed on with micarta and it just didn't look right.pocketknifejimmy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 24, 2022 9:50 am
Yeah, they are pretty nifty. To be honest, I've seen them with wood and micarta (maybe G10) scales, and they just don't seem as right to me. But, with stag scales... Yup, it just seems right on them
Here is a German made knife that AG Russell used to sell through his business. He wasn't the first to offer this model, (Crocodile Hunter Bowie), but he obviously thought it would be a neat specimen to include in his catalog of knives. I absolutely find this knife in my collection to be one of my favorites
Re: Anyone collect Bowies?
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 10:06 pm
pocketknifejimmy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 24, 2022 10:15 amken98k wrote: ↑Sat Dec 24, 2022 9:54 ampocketknifejimmy wrote: ↑Sat Dec 24, 2022 9:50 am
Here is a German made knife that AG Russell used to sell through his business. He wasn't the first to offer this model, (Crocodile Hunter Bowie), but he obviously thought it would be a neat specimen to include in his catalog of knives. I absolutely find this knife in my collection to be one of my favorites
What a beauty! Re: Anyone collect Bowies?
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 10:14 pm
Thanks, fella's. I sure do like "old school" type knives the most. And, most Bowie knives, (whether they are antique, vintage, or more recently made), tend to have those "old school" traits 
Re: Anyone collect Bowies?
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 10:26 pm
My Jerry Fisk Bowie. Declared a National Living Treasure.
Re: Anyone collect Bowies?
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2022 10:30 pm
Quick Steel wrote: ↑Wed Dec 28, 2022 10:26 pm My Jerry Fisk Bowie. Declared a National Living Treasure.
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Now, that's a KNIFE!!! 
Re: Anyone collect Bowies?
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2022 9:11 am
Thank you GSPTD. Here are a few more I posted years ago.
Re: Anyone collect Bowies?
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2022 10:10 am
An American made Marbles.
Re: Anyone collect Bowies?
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2022 7:04 pm
Beautiful
Re: Anyone collect Bowies?
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2022 10:15 pm
Thanks David.
Re: Anyone collect Bowies?
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2023 3:27 pm
I’d say the answer the thread question is yes.
Great knives gents
Great knives gents
Re: Anyone collect Bowies?
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2023 3:28 pm
Anyone familiar with “Handmade Classics”?
Re: Anyone collect Bowies?
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2023 6:19 pm
I made a google search backlip, but did not find anything useful.
Re: Anyone collect Bowies?
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2023 6:34 pm
This is a Marbles Damascus Bowie. Made in China. The weight is well forward of the guard making for a good chopper. The Damascus pattern looks like it was put on the steel with some sort of process. It just does not look to me as tho the design is intrinsic to the blade. The blade came very sharp.
Re: Anyone collect Bowies?
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2023 7:35 pm
Thanks Quick Steel. Same with me. Probably small / individual maker. Knife is very nice tbh.
Also, that’s a trippy “effect” on the blade if it isn’t from the forging process. Like the shape of that handle as well. How’s the grip of it? Seems like it would be better than a squared straight grip.
Also, that’s a trippy “effect” on the blade if it isn’t from the forging process. Like the shape of that handle as well. How’s the grip of it? Seems like it would be better than a squared straight grip.
Re: Anyone collect Bowies?
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2023 12:31 am
I often prefer a curved grip or at least a bird's head especially for serious chopping.