how did this knife originate?
The historical Bowie knife was not a single design, but was a series of knives improved several times by Jim Bowie over the years.
Bowie knife
The historical Bowie knife was not a single design, but was a series of knives improved several times by Jim Bowie over the years. 
this resident of san antonio was a famous knife fighter James Bowie where was he from? Logan County, Kentucky. did he take part in any battle? The Battle of Gonzales. who were the parties involved in it? "Texian Army" who were they? It was the land warfare branch of the Texian armed forces during the Texas Revolution. what type of dress did they wear? Some of them being new and soft and yellow, while others, from long familiarity with rain and grease and dirt, had become hard and black and shiny. what type of arms did they use? UNANSWERABLE can you mention any knife-fighting incident of bowie? He killed the sheriff of Rapides Parish with a large knife. has a type of knife been named after him? Yes, Bowie knife. what are the different types of this? Double-ended Bowies, folding Bowies, Bowies with a cork screw or other accessories.
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Bowie knife [SEP] Origin and description
The historical Bowie knife was not a single design, but was a series of knives improved several times by Jim Bowie over the years. The earliest such knife, made by Jesse Clift at Bowie's brother Rezin's request resembled Spanish hunting knives of the day, and differed little from a common butcher knife. The blade, as later described by Rezin Bowie, was long, thick and wide. It was straight-backed, described by witnesses as "a large butcher knife", and having no clip-point nor any handguard, with a simple riveted wood scale handle. Bernard Levine has reported that the first known Bowie knife showed a strong Mediterranean influence insofar as general lines were concerned, particularly the shape of the traditional Spanish folding knife, then often carried by immigrants to Mexico and other territories of the Old Southwest.