Thanks for the video, It's very informative. The next time I'm passing through Arkansas I really want to stop by that museum and get a look at 'Bowie No 1'.
I was most impressed, as a traveling man, your use of "brother," in talking of Bro. Crocket. He had a history here in my home town as well (Washington DC)
Steve Brettell I'm betting David Crockett felt that knife was just too big to lug around. He was very different from the likes of Jim Bowie. Violence made him sick.
Great vid! I grew up in Arkansas and saw those knives on a field trip in 4th or 5th grade! Arkansas has a beautiful knife culture. My neighbor growing up was a M.S. Knife maker and he won a few awards for his bowies. Tim Foster of ElDorado, check him out.
Cool...so that's what the first Bowie knife looked like. No guard and a coffin handle..pretty neat to see since all the ones I've ever seen have hand guards no and only a few have coffin handles.
Just stumbled upon your channel today made me smile this one of my favorite places to visit while I was stationed at Little Rock AFB hope to visit again soon as the wife and I plan on moving back to Arkansas anyway I Subbed keep the frequent content coming:)
Hi I wonder if you could help me? You showed at the museum Bowie knifes and California knifes, but I wonder how an old New Orleans stiletto looked like. I have Googled it with no answer and Wikipedia write about it, but no pictures. Could you help me?
Thanks for the great video, very informative, I believe Joseph Musso last name, is pronounced Mooso, or at least, I’ve always heard it pronounced that way. I’ve never heard of a Messo Bowie. But what do I know? Very interesting and provocative story, behind the Musso, was it found at the Alamo? Or just a copy of a knife, from the 1800s, with “JB” stamped on it? We may never know. Phill Collins, from Genesis, bought it, in the 80s, I believe, then donated it to a museum. Great video!
The knife actually used in the sandbar fight by Jim Bowie, was given to Edwin Forrest later long after that event. Known now as the "Edwin Forest bowie", it is displayed in the first display case, second from the left. It has been described as a butcher style, or "breaking knife" with the dark three rivet handle. However, I believe that one is a reproduction. Could be wrong.
