[deport]

Interesting the discussion regarding the origin of the Bowie knife....... from the following article it's claimed to have been made in Louisiana... Makes for intrigue into it's history.....

Important evidence now settles the question of who made that first Bowie knife. “The first Bowie knife was made by myself in the parish of Avoyelles,” wrote Rezin Bowie went on to describe the knife.>

[Arkansawyer]

It has been awhile since I researched and studied the Bowie's origins. It has been about 20 years since I really pored over the details. At that time, it was inconclusive what the true history was. I VERY MUCH doubt that the Bowie was ever intended as a hunting knife. It was much too large for any hunting use at all. I know that much was written about Rezin Bowie trying to claim credit, but other historians discredited his account.

It is hard to prove or disprove legends, since legends are just that, stories passed on as fact.

It DOES make for an interesting subject of discussion though!