are there any collectors of this?
Yes.
Bowie knife
The Bowie remains popular with collectors. 
who fought at the battle of the alamo Mexican against Texians. what happened just prior to the battle? Colonel James Bowie with 30 men to remove the artillery from the Alamo and destroy the complex. Bowie was unable to transport the artillery since the Alamo garrison lacked the necessary draft animals. who was this colonel? He was a 19th-century American pioneer, slave trader and soldier. what other battles has he fought in? The Battle of Concepción and the Grass Fight. which is his native place? He was born in Kentucky and spent most of his life in Louisiana. is there a knife named after him? Stories of Bowie's prowess with a knife, led to the widespread popularity of the Bowie knife. are there different types of it? The historical Bowie knife was not a single design, but was a series of knives improved several times by Jim Bowie over the years.
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Bowie knife [SEP] Collecting
During the late 19th and 20th centuries, the Bowie knife served usefully as a camp and hunting tool as well as a weapon, and is still popular with some hunters and trappers in the present day. However, as today's campers and backpackers generally rely on prepared lightweight foods, and have little or no use for a large knife as a weapon or for butchering wild game animals, the traditional Bowie pattern knife is today mostly purchased by collectors or edged weapon enthusiasts. The Bowie remains popular with collectors. In addition to various knife manufacturing companies there are hundreds of custom knife makers and bladesmiths producing Bowies and variations.