The Bowie Knife: Historic & Collectable

These uniquely American blades have gained almost legend-like status for their role on the American frontier. Made famous by James "Jim" Bowie and his famous Sandbar Fight, Bowie knives became immensely popular and saw a wide variety of styles, from the down & dirty to the highly ornate.
"The knife that cuts twice" has cemented its place in American history, and collectors continue to clamor for the Bowie knife - a blade which set a new standard of design and provides a fine canvas for generation after generation of bladesmiths to hone their art.
▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
00:03 - Bowie Knives Introduction and History
00:23 - Who was Jim Bowie?
02:13 - Selections from the May Premier Auction
02:49 - Woodhead & Hartley Sheffield Etched Blade Bowie Knife (Lot 112)
02:49 - John Nicholson & Sons Sheffield Bowie Knife with Sheath (Lot 127)
02:49 - J. Lowe Sheffield "The Great Far West Hunting" Bowie Knife (Lot 3099)
04:18 - J. Lowe Sheffield "The Great Far West Hunting" Bowie Knife (Lot 1131)
04:54 - General Nelson Miles's Joseph Allen & Sons Non-XLL Bowie Knife (Lot 1012)
05:52 - Samuel Bell Coffin Handled Bowie Knife with Ornate Sheath (Lot 1110)
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[@k.l7524]

Thanks great Video
I live near Sheffield
I have a Great Collection 🇬🇧

[@davidwhiren817]

When it comes to vintage cutlery from GB , the 2 largest & competing hubs , were the London cutler's & as you mentioned the Sheffield cutler's !!! But our own fledgling cutlery industry was quick to jump on board with production of these over sized hunt , camp , self-defense belt knives !!! Many of which were not fancy Dan display knives , for show & tell at the local Tavern !!!

[@asintonic]

awesome, Thanks for sharing. You guys have swords of all types? Video please?

[@RockIslandAuctionCompany]

There are some fantastic swords! There are some featured in our recent video on General Nelson Miles.

[@aurelioa315]

Do you have any k bars in your coming auction?

[@RockIslandAuctionCompany]

Those can frequently be found in our Sporting & Collector Auctions. The catalog for the June S&C Auction will be up toward the end of this month.

[@user-fn5jf1lq1p]

Well done guy, did not forget to put on gloves so that fingerprints do not cool down

[@baileygregory9192]

Proud bit of local history unfortunately the blade industry barely exists in sheffield but their is still a bit of steal industry in the city

[@marshallyoung3834]

Sheffield was the 19th century version of gas station knives from Pakistan

[@antiquebowieknifechannel4611]

They were the cutlery capital of the world. Unlike Pakistan that produces garbage. The English knives were of the highest quality and craftmanship still mostly unmatched today, even with modern machinery, So NO I don't agree with your comment.

[@eugenevictortooms4174]

Sheffield produced the finest steel in the world in the 19th century.
To compare Sheffield steel to modern-day Pakistani steel is ridiculous.

[@Beaverbush1969]

Are you a jealous person who claims to be American without any tribe ancestors?

[@mountaineer7435]

You do more talking than showing the pieces! Frustrating!

[@mountaineer7435]

You guys talk too much!
Is it story time or are you going to show what for auction?
Every video just drags on with you guys only showing the items a second and a long story time that makes up most of the video!
Annoying!