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Wicke's beautiful knife got me to wondering what is the difference between a Bowie and other large knives. I have a rather stout 15 inch blade knife that looks every bit like a french chef knife on steroids.
I also have an extremely thick bladed knife that sort of comes in between a Bowie and a machete. I got it from a florida old timer who grew up in a family of plume hunters in the Everglades. He was already in his 90's in 1977 when I got the knife. The stock is almost a quarter inch thick just about an inch above the sharp blade and then narrows down to an eighth inch thick along the back of the blade. Sort of the opposite of normal. I can chop wood with the thing.
I also have an extremely thick bladed knife that sort of comes in between a Bowie and a machete. I got it from a florida old timer who grew up in a family of plume hunters in the Everglades. He was already in his 90's in 1977 when I got the knife. The stock is almost a quarter inch thick just about an inch above the sharp blade and then narrows down to an eighth inch thick along the back of the blade. Sort of the opposite of normal. I can chop wood with the thing.