Bowie knife
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The Bowie knife is a large, fixed-blade fighting and utility knife, historically associated with 19th-century American frontiersman James Bowie and famed for its use in the American frontier and the Alamo.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fighting knife
ⓘ
fixed-blade knife ⓘ knife ⓘ utility knife ⓘ |
| hasBladeType | fixed ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
iconic American knife
ⓘ
symbol of the American frontier ⓘ |
| hasEdgeType | plain edge ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
camp chores
ⓘ
close-quarters combat ⓘ hunting tasks ⓘ survival tasks ⓘ |
| hasHandleMaterial |
bone
ⓘ
horn ⓘ synthetic material ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | restricted in some jurisdictions ⓘ |
| hasNotableEventAssociation | Sandbar Fight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginRegion | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryUse | fighting ⓘ |
| hasSecondaryUse | utility ⓘ |
| hasSheathMaterial | leather ⓘ |
| hasTypicalBladeLength | long ⓘ |
| hasTypicalFeature |
clip point
ⓘ
crossguard ⓘ large blade ⓘ single-edged blade ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern survival knives
ⓘ
tactical knife designs ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
19th-century United States
ⓘ
American frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ American frontiersmen NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Alamo NERFINISHED ⓘ James Bowie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCollectedAs |
historical weapon
ⓘ
militaria collectible ⓘ |
| isFeaturedIn |
American folklore
ⓘ
Western films ⓘ Western literature ⓘ |
| isNamedAfter | James Bowie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayHaveEdgeType | partially serrated edge ⓘ |
| mayHaveFeature |
false edge on spine
ⓘ
swedge grind ⓘ |
| wasPopularizedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| wasUsedBy |
American pioneers
ⓘ
hunters ⓘ soldiers ⓘ trappers ⓘ |
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