And through a mix of American and Mexican knife styles, the Bowie knife was born—a large, sweeping fixed blade with a clip point and hand guard. What the Bowie knife became is very different ...

You really want a small hunting knife to field dress a deer. What you’re doing is akin to surgery, and you wouldn’t want a surgeon to pull your appendix out with a bowie knife. That said ...

Part of the commemoration includes a new exhibit called "Jim Bowie: Man, Knife, Legend." "It’s kind of amazing, isn't it? This knife has been famous since 1827,” said Bryan Preston ...