I inherited a Bowie knife from my father. He taught me how to thow so that it would stick in a tree.
Bowie Knife is a fighting knife created by James Black
I didn't know that. It is a well made knife, since you can not only cut with it, but throw it.
The Bowie Knife resembles Spanish hunting knifes 
The Spanish were renowed for their knives and swords made in Toledo Spain.
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
a marvel! How can it be that my knife is missing when there are only three of us here?"
The highlander does not reply but, while turning to leave, the lost knife falls from a fold of his plaid.
Saint Peter reprimands him. "You will never do well. You, new-made, so soon turning to theft."
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