Going shopping for a good bowie knife
Awesome! Do you collect them?  The Bowie knife is quite popular with collectors.
No I saw one on tv and just wanted to order one lol
Ah, an impulse buy!  LOL  Interestingly, it was created in the early 19th century by James Black.
Oh ok what else do you know about bowie knives?
Well, I was surprised to learn that it was created for Jim Bowie, who was famous for a duel called the Sandbar Fight!
Oh I think he was a famous Texan?
Yes, he was - he played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution
I remember that from HS history, so the bowie knives are named after him?
his knives.
With no solid definition and conflicting accounts of knife history, many were credited with the invention or improvement of the blade.
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 knife
A Bowie knife ( ) is a pattern of fixed-blade fighting knife created by James Black in the early 19th century for Jim Bowie, who had become famous for his use of a large knife at a duel known as the Sandbar Fight.
Since the first incarnation, the Bowie knife has come to incorporate several recognizable and characteristic design features, although in common usage the term refers to any large sheath knife with a crossguard and a clip point. The knife pattern is still popular with collectors; in