Most Dangerous Knife In America! Bowie Knife and Everything You Need To Know About It.

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Жыл бұрын

Welcome to everything you need to know about the Bowie Knife. We are talking about the Sandbar Fight, James Black, Sheffield England, Civil War, WW1 and WW2, the legacy of modern knife making with Buck Knives and the greatest custom makers of all time, as well as Rambo, Crocodile Dundee, and all the magic and mystery surrounding almost 200 years of history!
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0:01 Introduction
1:25 The Curse Of the Bowie Knife
1:47 The Sandbar Fight/Brawl The Start Of The Bowie Knife Legend
3:26 Why The Bowie Knife Become Popular in the 19th Century
6:16 The Story of James Black Creator of Bowie Number 1
9:09 Interview with Expert Mark Zalesky From The Antique Bowie Knife Association Introduction
9:40 Mark Zalesky Talks About James Black Knives
9:59 Mark Zalesky Talks About The Evolution of The Bowie Knife
11:21 Mark Zalesky Talks About Sheffield England Bowie Knives
12:23 Mark Zalesky Gives His Definition Of What A Bowie Knife Is
13:00 The fate of the Bowie Knife after the Civil War
13:42 Bowie Knives During WW1
14:18 The Bowie Knives During WW2 and the Kabar USMC Story
15:50 How Buck Knives and the 119 Special/120 General helped save the Bowie Knife
18:24 The Roll Westerns like The Iron Mistress, Alamo, and The Adventures of Jim Bowie had in the Bowie Knife history
19:46 "Bowie Knife" by Raymond Thorp The Book That Stoked The Legend.
20:35 Rambo Knife, Crocodile Dundee, Cold Steel Natchez/Laredo, Bill Bagwell's Battle Blade Articles the modern place for Bowie Knives
21:20 Peter Kohler/Dark Timber Knives And The Modern Legacy Of James Black
21:54 TOPS Knives Carrying the Torch For The Modern Bowie Knife Production
22:21 The Bowie Knife As Art With Tashi Bharucha and the Unnamed Society
22:54 The Bowie Knife Legacy

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@darktimbercustomknives6248 Жыл бұрын

All I can say is holy shit, and thank you! I can’t tell you how honored I am and how my heart swelled up to be mentioned in this video. Thank you Zach from the bottom of my heart you just made my Christmas.

@zacinthewild Жыл бұрын

Great to hear from you! You’re definitely carrying that torch👊

@imugi-16 Жыл бұрын

You have incredible passion for knives, and it shows in your work!

@TheLK157 Жыл бұрын

Pls let me come apprentice you, I lost my restaurant from the coof, I’ve always wanted to be a bladesmith

@donniegombel Жыл бұрын

Do we know where J. Bowie's gravesite is??

@aml8444 Жыл бұрын

Trying really hard to find one of the knives he shows from you 21:26!!

@hogheadtb6489 Жыл бұрын

I retired in 2008 and I carried a Buck 120 for four deployments in Iraq and one deployment in Afghanistan. I left it with a young Spec-4 on my last deployment and he has had it for fourteen years and it is still going strong. Thank you for the story.

@davidrichter9164 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service.

@bobwhatley3335 Жыл бұрын

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@brotherbrovet1881 Жыл бұрын

I carried a K-Bar from '85-'93.

@michaelsmith2733 Жыл бұрын

I could never get the hang of sharpening a Buck knife , my favorites are my K bar and my tops both carbon 1095 easy to bring to a razor sharp finish.

@nanovox9418 Жыл бұрын

Bet that knife went to hell and back, would love to hear it tell a story, also thank you for your sacrifice

@usernameisusername Жыл бұрын

Anybody else think that Zac would be really good at making documentaries

@zacinthewild Жыл бұрын

We think this is a pretty good one😁

@usernameisusername Жыл бұрын

@@zacinthewild it's marvelous

@alpine1600s Жыл бұрын

Next History Channel victim eh? 🤣

@blammular Жыл бұрын

@@alpine1600s if he adds more ancient aliens.

@pg-l4469 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! This was amazing!!!

@bobsmoot2392 Жыл бұрын

My father carried a Case Bowie in Italy (WW2) in the 339TH Infantry. I still have it. It, and he, went through a lot together. Precious heirloom.

@DinnerMintsOG 9 ай бұрын

That's crazy I have my grandpa's ❤

@SergeantExtreme 8 ай бұрын

Heh, those were the Ka-Bar knock offs that the troops hated.

@kennethdoughty644 5 ай бұрын

Perhaps a Collins #18/V44 ?

@user-zx5fo5xx3o 23 күн бұрын

so your old man is 110 years old ?

@mgee669 7 күн бұрын

Easily the best review supplying the most accurate thorough information. Thanks!

@Bhartrampf Жыл бұрын

Made my first Bowie knife in 1990, carry it in the woods all the time , while living in Alaska a friend and I got caught out hunting when a cold front moved in and the temp dropped to -80. I used that knife to cut up a six inch birch tree and split it to make a life saving fire. It has since been carried with me every year, Including while in the Army. It is at this moment on a pistol belt slung over a kitchen chair. It will go to my oldest son who was born in Alaska. At the time I made it, I also made a small piggy back knife for the same sheath, I lit count on how many moose, caribou, bear, deer, elk and beef that thing has skinned. The Bowie is more useful and lighter then carrying a small ax or hawk. Great video.

@GuitarGuy650 4 ай бұрын

BS 😂

@Bhartrampf 4 ай бұрын

@@GuitarGuy650 that's opinion, I wasn't the only one their. I also spent a few weeks in the hospital, because of frost bite.

@BuckKnives Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video. It's a privilege to see our knives in the company of other incredible knives and knife makers. Several of us here learned a lot, and we're looking forward to more videos like this!

@laughingsnake1989 Жыл бұрын

One of your pocket knives saved my life thanks for building a excellent knife buck

@tacticalidiot175 Жыл бұрын

You guys should be verified!

@silverwiskers7371 Жыл бұрын

over 40 plus years i have owned at least 10 x 110's, i'd wear them things plum out in the oilfields and on drilling rigs, if Buck company only knew what we would put them through they simply wouldn't believe it was possible a knife could stand that much torture and abuse and still keep working

@silverwiskers7371 Жыл бұрын

i'll even add this, i'd see roughnecks bring out a cheap knife and it would hold up even a couple days "to do this job i'm describing you had to have a good knife everyday to do your job" i'd laugh at them and tell them "go buy a damn Buck 110 and be done with it man" anyway i'd thought i'd share this "because, it's true'

@furrycircuitry2378 Жыл бұрын

Buck knives have saved my hide multiple times

@illmade2 Жыл бұрын

Just as a note of clarification, the knife Jim Bowie carried at The Sandbar fight was not his Bowie knife, it was a butcher / hunting knife loan to him by his brother. The Bowie knife as has come to be known, was not made for a considerably time after The Sandbar fight. This came from Rezin Bowie himself in a letter of complaint to a news paper that had misrepresented the knife and his then dead brother.

@joedoe8655 8 ай бұрын

Lies

@Mr50403 4 ай бұрын

@@joedoe8655You calling second hand information on both sides of the stories lies. How dare you!

@guarddog318 14 күн бұрын

@@joedoe8655 - Get back under your bridge, troll. I've seen the letter from Rezin Bowie myself. And it's very unlikely that he would lie about what happened on that Vidalia sandbar.

@scottfuller1711 Жыл бұрын

Jim Bowei's brother described the knife in his book. He took an 1832 butchers knife, had a French clip cut into the end and used a Spanish infantry mans guard placed at the base of the blade. Most Bowei knives I see today have a Texas clip and standard flat guards and most are way to wide.

@M60gunner1971 Жыл бұрын

Why the umbrage my boi?

@user-zx5fo5xx3o 2 ай бұрын

THATS RIGHT EVERY KNIFE IS A BOWIE KNIFE, ALL MARKETING BS

@weirdmusicmixmaster Жыл бұрын

a bowie is still what i carry into the woods to cover unexpected and expected problems, if i want to split wood or if a wild animal got the drop on me away from my firearm the big chunk of clip pointed steel is gonna be my talisman to get me home again.

@twalk6164 Жыл бұрын

Just a reminder that the Bowie is an EXCELLENT hard working large game butchering and skinning knife. I have used mine for elk and buck. The long blade makes certain large cuts (such as a hind leg removal) far less work than a smaller knife. And when packing out bloody quarters in the dusk in bear country, it is comforting to have a Bowie on your belt. I have used mine to cut brush and split firewood, too, and these jobs are in the province of a large heavy blade, not some cutesy art piece. The Bowie still has a solid place in the hunter's/outdoorsman's world, and likely will forever.

@DrumCoversFromHell 4 ай бұрын

Why is there such a long wait to get one ??

@thomasotto8693 Жыл бұрын

As a german guy I can say I´m a proud owner of an original BOWIE KNIFE! Some say in hard times like these cold steel is your best (only?!)friend...- Well,could be true...! 🤔

@andrewgarrett4959 Жыл бұрын

I've been a hobby knifemaker for 18 years. My favorite projects are always Bowies. I like to imagine being a blacksmith in the 1830s or 1840s at the edge of the frontier, trying to put my spin on the 'Bowie Knife" for spendy pioneers heading west to find fortune. A current project is to imagine what an 'Idaho Style Bowie' might have looked if one had ever materialized during the great western migration. Thanks for the video!

@sonsofkojimarip 4 ай бұрын

Do you take commission work? I'd love a custom Bowie

@hekpacobctac616 3 ай бұрын

If you are smith, then try to do a Damascus steel.

@Blrdman 3 ай бұрын

Could you imagine how sharp the guys knives were that he could widdle on hickory for an hour and still shave hair.

@LilYoungDaddy Жыл бұрын

Great work Zach and crew. The quality of your videos from script, to lighting, transitions & effects, etc is getting better and better. Not your average knife channel.

@zacinthewild Жыл бұрын

This one was a beast but definitely opened a new level for us🤘

@cocokolah8567 Жыл бұрын

It's good except for the one-word-at-a-time thingie that pops up when you want o emphasis something. Just put the entire sentence into one panel, please.

@LilYoungDaddy Жыл бұрын

@@cocokolah8567 I like it. To each their own.

@savage22bolt32 Жыл бұрын

Constructive criticism: lose the background noise! The subject & your narration of it is great. The addition of distracting, annoying music ruined the vid for me.

@PontifexByzantinus Жыл бұрын

Great video! As a native Texan and lifetime knife enthusiast, the classic Bowie will always hold a special place in my heart.

@Master_Yoda1990 Жыл бұрын

Oh, Bowie knives are great. I have a 10 1/2 inch Bowie with an antler handle and it's a great piece of functional art.

@magnagermania9311 Жыл бұрын

As an european i absolutely adore bowie knives, they are so perfect.

@charlest1984 6 ай бұрын

This KZfaq show was a mixture of Ancient Aliens meets Forged in Fire lol

@eddiecastellana9339 Жыл бұрын

My father has passed but he handed me a buck 119 special that was so hard that I couldn’t sharpen it with the coarsest oil stone we had at the time. That knife is still in a display case at my mother’s house. Buck knives are my introduction to the hobby of the “knife craze” in my life. I don’t think I could ever spend the money on a Chris Reeve or a Hinderer and especially any custom variant but I will always be proud of the buck knives!

@billy3114 Жыл бұрын

This is by far the most underrated KZfaq channel I've ever seen it's such high quality and professional material

@zacinthewild Жыл бұрын

Jamie does a great job making it look so dang good!

@stormkb174 Жыл бұрын

@@zacinthewild you give him good stuff to work with lad, don't sell yourself short

@maxlvledc Жыл бұрын

100% agree

@obviousgreyman Жыл бұрын

Love this “mini documentary” style video, I learned a lot. Bowie knives aren’t always my favorite but I’ve always loved my buck 119 my dad bought me in high school, the same knife he’s always carried hunting, fishing, and camping.

@valeriegogel4214 Жыл бұрын

I love the buck 119. I just wish it was at least an inch longer. It's only 6 inches. Which is plenty lethal but it doesn't scream Bowie

@fuglbird 10 ай бұрын

Thank you. This was the best description of the Bowie knife I've ever seen! Since I read David Crockett a Bowie knife seemed magic to me and I drool a bit every time I see one. 40 years later when going on solo kayaking expeditions in Greenland and New Zealand I looked at Bowie knives but opted for a more humble solution. I settled for a short dive knife for protection in case I got caught in a fishing net, a Swedish Morakniv Basic (stainless steel) for general outdoor activities and a Victorinox Swiss Army Spartan for a lot of reasons. It worked nicely and only set me back $35 ($21+$7+$7). In New Zealand I replaced the Morakniv with a $7 Czech scout dagger with a sawback. I've never ever needed my most expensive knife - the dive knife - but it's always ready. The other $7 knifes are used a lot and they have served me well. I always bring a small sharpening stone on my trips; but I've only used it at home. Modern knives are often made of high quality steel. I still dream about that big David Crockett Bowie knife. The problem is, that I don't need it. Sigh.

@user-xt9kl1vm3z Күн бұрын

Crocket didn't use a Bowie?

@hardrock1826 Жыл бұрын

Amazing presentation. Thoroughly enjoyed hearing this history of the much loved and revered Bowie Knife. Bravo.

@rogerhancock8732 Жыл бұрын

Love this story on the bowie knife. Back in the early 80's I made my first and only handmade knife and yes, it is in a bowie form. I was recently made an offer for it, and it was above what I ever thought it would be worth. I turned it down as I just can't let it go, plan to leave it to my son.

@MnemonicHack Жыл бұрын

Well obviously, you should make more. Time permitting, of course.

@rogerhancock8732 Жыл бұрын

@@MnemonicHack actually I plan to make several this coming summer as I have the materials I need. Since I will be retiring soon I thought I would make a few as gifts for this coming Christmas to give to the guys I have worked with for the last 20+ years before the time comes to put down my wrenches. Will make one for my son as well for his coming 21st birthday to go with mine that he will get this year.

@Tacosaucemann Жыл бұрын

@@rogerhancock8732 sounds cool nice dude

@thomaskerby8908 Жыл бұрын

I have never seen a video so focused, well researched, and entertaining focused on the steel we all love to carry. Bowie knives are all what we grew up thinking was a "man's" knife, but modern iterations of the design have left us with the lessons learned by history. I think your interpretation and shout outs at the end have done more to show the progression and history of the knife (or any knife design at that) than any one historian could do.

@jack_batterson 9 ай бұрын

Probably the best discussion about Bowie knives I've seen. Well, researched!

@danielanthony9621 4 ай бұрын

Thankyou for this video. The Bowie is my favorite knife and I own more of them than any other in my collection. Knowing the History the way you have portrayed it makes me appreciate it even more. Thanks 🗡

@tmille10 Жыл бұрын

Zac you and Jamie are absolutely doing the best work for both the knife community and general related interest out right now. Love you guys and the entire progression to this point. Very few contemporary channels come off with a true interest and care to detail as you guys are doing. So please keep it up and stand strong in doing your own independent production because they are definitely coming with offers for you to give them the heart and soul you guys exude in this genre. Merry Christmas and you guys deserve a special gift this Christmas ❤

@zacinthewild Жыл бұрын

This comment means a ton. We have been working really hard on this project and have some awesome stuff coming soon. Merry Christmas to you and the only gift we need is awesome people like your self watching and supporting to get us to our bigger goals!

@lindafoxwood78 Жыл бұрын

I never learned so much about Bowie that I did from your video. WOW. My best knifes that I own are: WW2 Marine Raider Stiletto by Camillus, WW2 Sheffield's daggers, WW2 V2 by Case, 225 Q by Cattaraugus and a ton of WW2 Mark 2's by Ka-bar, Camillus, Union, Robeson, PAL. Always good to know how to use a knife for defensive issues. ... Gulf War Veteran/Cherokee America 1990-1991...

@shopnwoods9901 Жыл бұрын

Great video! I've loved the Bowie since I first saw it as a little kid in the 70's. It's the American knife. I think even the Buck 110 folding knife is based off the Bowie and it's one of the most popular folders of all time I think.

@GeorgeRuiz1 9 ай бұрын

This is one of the best written and researched knife videos I've ever seen.

@ra8640 Жыл бұрын

Zach needs a contract. Great telling of history. Zach's voice is very clear and not going to put you to sleep. Great Video too!

@jonlouis2582 Жыл бұрын

A true knife geek-fest. You guys are really knocking out of the park. I have a really vulgar Schrade version that I can’t legally take out of my house, but I love it to bits.

@patriot4258 Жыл бұрын

Great video, I have a Randall #14 with a 7.5 inch blade for many years hunting , fishing and camping etc. love my knife and would never trade it.

@donbrown1091 5 ай бұрын

Well done history lesson of my favorite knife! This was great! Thankful to stumble upon this video!

@camman532 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see more documentary style videos like this. It was super fun and interesting to hear the story of the blade and connecting it to some of the stuff I love today

@superdeluxesmell Жыл бұрын

Great work Zac, really great. The references to “slow news cycles”, “side-hustles” and the Marvel universe really gives a sense of how the history operated outside of the usual myths and legends. Terrific.

@jschiek8054 8 ай бұрын

Fascinating, and gorgeously presented! Thank you!

@wadeevans8739 9 ай бұрын

What a great video! So much information in such a small amount of time. Thank you. When I went to Boy Scouts from Cub Scouts, My daddy gave me a German made stag handle knife in the Bowie style with about a four inch blade. That knife went everywhere with me. Well not to church or school. It was lost in a great hurricane. I still miss it when I am outdoors. I replaced it with a Buck 119. Thanks again for your work.

@NeevesKnives Жыл бұрын

Great video Zak, you guys put alot of work into this one and it turned our amazing 👊

@zacinthewild Жыл бұрын

Thanks! We had a blast with doing something a little longer and polished.

@roycolglazier1061 Жыл бұрын

@Zac, this's possibly your BEST vid! You've done us all s great servuce, non-knifers & knifers as well, with a scholarly and well balanded presentation of known history and folklore! As an Arkansas resident & patriot for nearly 50 years, I'm well steeped in the doings in and around Old Washington, AR, 200 years ago, and am truly apprecistive of how you brought it all to life! Thanks & best wishes for a great Christmas, RRC

@zacinthewild Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words! So much great history out that way.

@addicted2tone349 5 ай бұрын

I’m a knife nerd and love Bowies, I learned things today. Excellent video!!

@christophersykes1857 Жыл бұрын

Now I know why I love knives. Thanks for the historical information. It makes me want to expand my knife collection and share this info with my family over, when you say; Thanksgiving Dinner.

@nirvana613 Жыл бұрын

Zac all I can say is that this is the greatest documentary I've seen on the topic of knives. You've done an amazing job and I feel as though I can speak for all the viewers in saying - WE WANT MORE !

@kolbusfletchus Жыл бұрын

This was excellent. I would love to watch more like this. You are a wonderful narrator. The content you were able to scrape up from history combined with wrapping it all up with the present day relevance and current artists, projects, and availability is very well done. Thank you!

@maximoran9863 Жыл бұрын

Awesome and very informative documentary. The bowie as we know it today will always be one of my favorite blade styles.

@jdpresslasvegas Жыл бұрын

Zac: Outstanding history study and summary of the Bowie knife - Very enjoyable and entertaining too! My personal favorite is the Randall Smithsonian Bowie knife that is both forged and grinded.

@christiancannon3364 Жыл бұрын

Zac you guys are absolutely crushing it lately. I flippin loved this video. Super cool that your videos have so much differentiation and yet stay true to what you, and this community is passionate about.

@ReferenceFidelityComponents Жыл бұрын

Great history, thank you for posting this. Some of the finest examples of of the Bowie were reputedly made by the Wostenholm works in Sheffield, England and Wolstenholm collaborated with one of my grandmother’s relatives, Joseph Rogers who went on to produce and sell Bowies world wide. Bowie had knives made for his friends by Wolstenholm. The Sheffield Foundries and especially Rogers were regarded as the producers of some of the finest carbon steel blades in the world. I have a later style buffalo horned hunting knife made by one of the last foundries to survive shortly before its closure in the mid 2000’s.

@danielhuff1397 10 ай бұрын

This is the best video I've ever watched on the subject of Jim Bowie and his legendary blade. Well done, thy good and faithful researcher!

@thebrander2238 Жыл бұрын

Bought my Bowie at the age of 12, with my paper route money. I was heavy into scouting and backpacking. I still have it and a lot of stories that go with that knife!

@RJsKnives Жыл бұрын

What a great video! Loved the history and the quality of this video. Thanks for diving into the murky waters of Bowie history and tracing it to modern times. Really cool stuff!

@jinxjones5497 Жыл бұрын

Holy cow!!! That wasn't the typical knife video but something else! Quality content. The Buck 119 was the first quality fixed blade i ever owned and i have a mint condition 1970s one now. It has influenced my taste in hunting knives to this day. A true classic born of a great historical knife

@av8orAH64 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the informative Bowie history lesson. I own both of the anniversary versions of the Buck 110 and 120. I also have a K-Bar USMC although mine is labeled US Army (no since giving free press to my esteemed brothers from another mother) I am proud to have these Bowie-inspired knives as part of my collection. I have been watching you for years. I must admit that I miss Knife Banter and wa wa wa WOW (Wednesdays). I tuned in to watch the original gang's shenanigans, camaraderie, and fun. You guys had the chemistry to make a fun show that garnered a lot of views. I tuned in to see you Ben, Kurt, and Jaimie because it was just entertaining. Made me want to move to Utah to find friends like you guys. Cheers Zac.

@robertmorano2372 Жыл бұрын

This is the content we need. Beautiful job.

@brawndothethirstmutilator9848 Жыл бұрын

More of this type of content good sir! Your abilities as a narrator and enthusiasm for all things knife are infectious.

@kevinmorgan6382 Жыл бұрын

One of those new makers here. I love building Bowie's and just won novice class in Sam Towns bladesmiths Bowie build challenge here on youtube... Heard some new stuff here and that was cool...that was a well put together piece on the history and obscurity of the actual Bowie... Those unnamed society builds are absolutely stunning so check em out if you haven't yet...

@jillatherton4660 Жыл бұрын

My favourite bow-making tool, TY. 👍

@scotismydog Жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic video. I’ve been a fan for years, and I honestly think this is the best video you’ve ever made. Kudos and congrats! Keep on keepin on.

@bkanderson2659 Жыл бұрын

Great mini-documentary! This was really well done. I've always loved bowies - one of the first ones I ever saw was one Grandpa had made for him while he was serving in Dutch Harbor, AK, in WWII, with a handle made from aircraft plexiglass. It's been a fun ride ever since. Keep up the good work!

@jasonmccomas7220 Жыл бұрын

Love the history lesson. I’ve watched many videos on the history of the Bowie knife and cheers to you for such a great and informative video on this historic blade shape!

@Bodhi1satva Ай бұрын

Terrific video! Love all the history!

@RandoCalrisiann 3 ай бұрын

I live in Rogers Arkansas, a few miles away from AG Russell's store. I met and spoke with him many times before his sad passing. Shopped in the store very often. I have many knives of all types. The big Bowie is my favorite style of knife. I've also visited now called Old Washington Arkansas where James Black lived and worked. I love the mystery and lore around this great American icon of a blade. You did a very wonderful job making this video. Thank you so much. I'm just sad it took me this long to see it in my feed and watch it lol. Again thank you, but now onto looking into my next purchase. You gave me that itch again to get more blades and go enjoy using them out on my family's property here in the beautiful Ozarks.

@shawnsynnestvedt5292 Жыл бұрын

This video was excellent. Love it. Since i was a kid looking at hardware store and outdoor store displays the Buck knives have always stood out to me more than any other that I remember. Thanks for doing this Zak. Hope to see other awesome knife history inspired videos.

@zacinthewild Жыл бұрын

The 120 was my grail knife before I knew what a grail knife was😁

@roostermasa0956 Жыл бұрын

When ever I go into the woods or on my family friends property I carry a Bowie knife. Love the videos keep it up Zac.

@zacinthewild Жыл бұрын

Perfect setting for a great carry!

@420spuzzard Жыл бұрын

Zac Thank you, thank you, thank you! That was a great documentary, made my day! You brought tears of joy to me.

@samuelrodriguez1314 2 ай бұрын

Excellent doc. That buck 916 is so beautiful

@thomasfallone744 Жыл бұрын

Professor Zac, preach on! Your content is fun, philosophical and intellectual! Many thanks!

@zacinthewild Жыл бұрын

Glad you dug it🙏! This one was a ton of work and a ton of fun! So many ins and outs with the history!

@trakyboy5128 Жыл бұрын

This was fun 😊 Butcher style knives was extremely common during the 17 and 18th century and coming into the more modern times of the Great West. This style was brought over with us from Europe the basic design of the knife changed from maker to maker there was no hard-facet world to it but basically it had to be able to also skin so it had a bit of a curve towards the front half and it also allowed for people in the kitchen to do chopping and stuff because the blade was higher than the handle so in other words if you were to sit the knife blade down onto a flat surface and you're gripping handle in your hand your knuckles would not be touching the table top just the sharp edge of your blade would be touching it that allowed you to do the slicing and dicing which is where a lot of modern kitchen knives come from. Bowie's knife partly because he wanted it to be slightly modified for I guess you could say stabbing purposes but also because they've been sharpened so many time it took a slight daggerish form to it that's where you now get the drop point. Some nights from Arkansas were known as the Arkansas toothpick because of its very sharp point and narrowness. What this guy is saying about what we know of the Bowie knife today is exactly true it just kind of evolved and grew over time to what it is today which happens to be a very excellent multi-purpose Bushcraft / hunting knife. This is what the mountain men preferred to carry with them because they needed to fight with it cook with it skin with it everything with it.

@darenanderson1960 Жыл бұрын

That was awesome! I bought a D guard Civil War style Bowie knife recently that I love. The Massive 14” blade was made in Nepal.

@mikchrungBLADES Жыл бұрын

I've been making Bowie knives for a long time and I didn't even know it's rich history.! Thank you Zac.

@papabearedc2820 Жыл бұрын

This is an awesome video!! We obviously LOVE knives, and to learn some of the best history on one of the most iconic knives history has is just bliss for us. Thank you for a very very well put together video.

@bigjayroadstar1700 Жыл бұрын

Dude, this was awesome, left me wanting more. A full length documentary might be needed! Great video. Thank you.

@andrewjordan7967 Жыл бұрын

Thx for the video. Good job. Very informative and entertaining. My grandfather said that a man without a knife is half a man. Grateful that we have this heritage in our country. Long live cutlery. Keep 'em sharp.

@CarlMurawski 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely fantastic video man!

@jacbosmitt Жыл бұрын

This has been my favorite video you've done so far, and I would love to see more content from you and Jamie in this format. I think a full history of Buck knives would be awesome! I currently am on the hunt for a Buck 102 and a custom kydex sheath for it so I can edc a small Bowie inspired blade.

@christophersutley7625 Жыл бұрын

Honestly Zach you should do more videos like these. This was an awesome quick documentary on the Bowie knife

@Samson-cz1hl 10 ай бұрын

Since Crocodile Dundee i am in love with that knife. It is just an awesome knife. Brutal Form. Looking both beautiful and intimidating. It is a brute with a tender soul...

@adensmith8553 Жыл бұрын

Great video!!, this video will live on and grow just like the great legacy of the bowie. I stumbled across the video and I couldn't turn away. Well done not a second wasted.

@shawnwhipple8503 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Interesting and informative. Fun to watch as well. It was crafted better than most shows on TV. Keep up the great work.

@maxlvledc Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite videos you have ever made.

@basednorsegael1089 Жыл бұрын

I own a lot of knives and the classic musso style Bowie is the one that gets me going. The Bowie knife is just such a fantastic design.

@walterschiller8281 Жыл бұрын

Just bought a 7.5 inch elk handled Bowie made from a saw blade from Sigg Custom Knives. Beautiful. Love Bowie's and it's history. A few more on my buy list!

@jorgefernandez6407 Жыл бұрын

What an EXCELLENT documentary! I thoroughly enjoyed watching every minute of it! It's by far, the very best Bowie knife documentary I've seen to this day!!! Thank you for presenting this to us... Subscribed!

@zacinthewild Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@joshuaritzheimer1382 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this awesome video! I don't know if I've ever learned so much in a short amount of time and been entertained! Great job guys!

@zacinthewild Жыл бұрын

Means a ton!👊

@Bill-xx2yh Жыл бұрын

Zac…these knife history videos have all been REALLY GOOD.. Label me pleasantly surprised..as..I thought I already "knew" most of this.. THANK YOU.

@insatiable_mind Жыл бұрын

My father would’ve loved this. He loved frontier history and had over 100 books on it, both fiction and nonfiction. He also carried a Buck most his life which I still have.

@johnnyd667 Жыл бұрын

Great job Zac and crew! Everyone who digs knives needs to have at least 1 Bowie in their collection.

@zacinthewild Жыл бұрын

Totally agree!

@GOxHAM Жыл бұрын

Really great video! Lots of fun stories, folklore, and history around the bowie knife. You guys are killin it!!!

@zacinthewild Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@CharChar2121 Жыл бұрын

I have a KA-BAR. Bought it when I became a Marine in 2011. I honestly haven't taken it out of my truck, ever, but I'm going to UA in the spring and I think this is one of the two knives I'll bring.

@NikosKatsikanis 24 күн бұрын

how r things?

@charlesobrien1056 Жыл бұрын

You done a fine job Youngman.. I have more than a few Buck's and they have never let me down.

@GorggW Жыл бұрын

Best mini documentary I've ever seen, Zac I love your vids, this is easily the best one yet, keep up the good work man, livin' the good life!

@zacinthewild Жыл бұрын

Jamie knocked the edit out of the park here!

@daveshikingandbiking8274 Жыл бұрын

Love the history lesson on the Bowie Knife! Thanks for your hard work!

@zacinthewild Жыл бұрын

It was a blast to make and research!

@OldDude19702 Жыл бұрын

The Western Bowie W49 was used by soldiers in Vietnam. My dad carried one from 1967-1969. I still have it.

@JamesMBC 10 ай бұрын

Zac's the man! This video actually fills a void of a proper account of the Bowie knife made by a knife guy.

@brettcashmeredesigns688 Жыл бұрын

Complements to you and your team for another awesome video. This was very interesting. I hope u do more of these historical videos on other knives. Great work!

@tennesseesmoky9012 Жыл бұрын

Seems as if this group has done their homework in the development of this video. The history of this knife pattern may have been distorted as the stories have been told over time, but that in itself is what is so fascinating about this knife. Great work putting this video on the history of James Bowie’s belt knife. Thank You! - Tennessee Smoky

@John-gu7jq Жыл бұрын

Great Bowie Knife history video!

@Supraman7777 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely fantastic video. Thank you so much for this wonderfully entertaining and informative piece. Bravo.

@travisgriggs1773 Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed this history of the Bowie knife! My mom named me and all of my brothers after Texas Hero's, having a son of my own a few years ago I named him Bowie. My favorite Bowie knife is a Buck 102 (Woodsman).

@dannyb2783 Жыл бұрын

My dad gave me a Woodsmen when I was 13, shortly after I killed my first deer. He engraved the date on the handle. I'm 42 now and still use it.