Traditional bowie

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dalr753

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Hey does anyone know of some good manufacturers or guys that make musso or iron mistress style bowies?
Maybe something like Voorhis or Bagwell but half the price? (cant really afford more than a couple hundred)
 
this one is Traditional

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The big one in the middle (just below the Blackjack 1-7) is a Hen & Rooster made in Spain. 14-7/8" OAL, it's German Stainless (their version of 440C) with ram's horn handles, and comes with a very nice leather sheath. Around $100.

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Pug-butter said:
I thought I was done when I got my first Becker. You know how those things laugh in the face of any and all cutting tasks you throw at them. But then I saw a Case trapper, and the monkey decided to take another screeching ride on my back.

At first it was a distant admiration, of the fine bone scales, the sleek modesty of the blades. Then it evolved into yearning. Then I was looking for prices online, although I was still telling myself, "You've enough knives. Let it go. You've enough knives." Of course, then I decided I wanted CV over stainless, so I chose a different scale set to admire. Then I decided I wanted clover bone. Then I decided I wanted amber.

The knife arrived two days ago. I haven't thought about the $48 lost dollars once since I got it.

That's the thing about hobbies: it wasn't intended as one. I'd just bought a decent American knife to serve me better than my Swiss Armies have in the past. And then I wanted another, and another... I once heard someone say that knives are a better investment than any sum of dollars put in a bank, and I cannot really agree more, but when I'm honest with myself it's little more than justification for an addiction. "I can quit any time I want!"

I don't know how much time will pass before I begin to covet something else but God knows it's inevitable. I'm just waiting for that right traditional bowie to come along, I suppose.
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Dont know if youd call this traditional or not??.....Its my Svord bowie by Bryan Baker..10 inch blade,1/4 inch thick L6....ive had it since 1990 and its done a lot of work...undoubtedly the hardest steel i have ever owned.............FES

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Heres a Ontario Bagwell bowie i modded that i know is dicontinued but i stil
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l see them around right around your price point .
 
black mamba said:
The big one in the middle (just below the Blackjack 1-7) is a Hen & Rooster made in Spain. 14-7/8" OAL, it's German Stainless (their version of 440C) with ram's horn handles, and comes with a very nice leather sheath. Around $100.

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now I have seen people ask for styles/named bowies before or by maker as the op mentioned but this bowie type? with that blade shape. is there a name for this? this is by far my fav style of bowie over any other (not size spicific...bk17 comes to mind)
 
This one tickles my fancy, a John Greco Searles Bowie:

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The price seems very reasonable also,
 
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While it's more of a camp knife, Condor makes their version of the Hudson Bay knife, also Case's Bowie IMO is a very traditional large fixed blade with a ton of character.
 
Atanta Cutlery sells Musso type replicas for FAR less than $200, and maybe Iron Mistress ones tto. I would recommend something such as the Western W-49, available off ebay or such for less than $200 (just get the old carbon steel ones, not the newer Camillus stainless) Cold Steel Trailmaster is another that in Carbon V would be probably less than $200, and is possibly THE best factory bowie out there. The new Laredo and Natchez, while beautiful, have cable tangs and have failed when chopping wood (check youtube) The Svord Von Tempsky is another I could recommend, and personally am going to buy. I own the Western W49, Laredo,Natchez and Trailmaster so I have experience with them all. Maybe you could find a Ontario Bagwell Hell's Belle for $200, but I don't know, they are very collectable knives.
 
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