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The James Black Bowie knife had a blade approximately twelve inches (30 cm) long, two inches (5.1 cm) wide, and 1 ⁄ 4 inch (0.64 cm) thick. [33] The spine of the knife was covered with soft brass or silver, reportedly to catch the opponent's blade in the course of a knife fight, while a brass quillion protected the hand from the blade. [33]
James Black (May 1, 1800 – June 22, 1872) was an American knifemaker best known for his improvements to the Bowie knife designed by Jim Bowie. [ 1 ] Early life
According to his older brother, John, James Bowie was born in Logan County, Kentucky, on April 10, 1796 (Historical marker: 36° 46' 25"N 86° 42' 10"W). [5] [6] In his 1948 book, Bowie Knife, historian Raymond Thorp gives Bowie's birth date as April 10 but does not support it with any documentation. [7] Bowie's surname was pronounced / ˈ b ...
1. Angelina Jolie: Knives. Fittingly, the "Lara Croft" star is an avid knife collector.In a 2008 interview with W Magazine, Angelina Jolie revealed that she bought her first dagger with her mother ...
The Adventures of Jim Bowie is an American Western television series that aired on ABC from 1956 to 1958. Its setting was the 1830s-era Louisiana Territory . [ 1 ] The series was an adaptation of the book Tempered Blade , by Monte Barrett.
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