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by Pariah3j
Thu Mar 31, 2016 3:12 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Self Defense Knife???
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Re: Self Defense Knife???

While an overzealous cop or DA could probably try to make the case that something like the knife in question is a 'Bowie Knife' - I think it falls short of all the characteristics that make it fit that undefined generic name.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowie_knife
A Bowie knife (pronounced /ˈbuːiː/ boo-ee[2][3][4] or /ˈboʊ.iː/ bow-ee[4]) is a pattern of fixed-blade fighting knife created by James Black in the early 19th century for Jim Bowie, who had become famous for his use of a large knife at a duel known as the Sandbar Fight.

Since the first incarnation, the Bowie knife has come to incorporate several recognizable and characteristic design features, although in common usage the term refers to any large sheath knife with a crossguard and a clip point.
Its missing 2 of the main defining characteristics, the cross-guard and not being a fixed blade. Clip point alone does not make a Bowie...
by Pariah3j
Thu Mar 31, 2016 9:13 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Self Defense Knife???
Replies: 52
Views: 12715

Re: Self Defense Knife???

Here's my EDC - I picked it with self defense in mind...


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