Knife for I.D. - U.S. ?

colin henshaw · 8th July 2020, 03:40 PM

First class information thanks, the Museum of the Fur Trade quarterly journal looks to have many informative articles, I will contact them and send off for some. Any other appropriate museums or sources of information to mention, perhaps in southern US or even Mexico, that could shed further light on the weapons of this area and period ?

I was intrigued to read on the internet about the "Sandbar Fight" which took place in Louisiana in 1827. Started out as a duel and ended in a mass brawl. The famous Jim Bowie took part and despite being severely wounded, survived.
Seemingly his knife fighting prowess on the sandbar became widely known and stimulated the production and wearing of large knives in the US. Many knives in fact being imported from Sheffield, England. Image of the fight shown below.

Good to learn about new subjects, so any further information or expansions on these topics would be excellent.

8th July 2020, 03:40 PM	#9
colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,430	First class information thanks, the Museum of the Fur Trade quarterly journal looks to have many informative articles, I will contact them and send off for some. Any other appropriate museums or sources of information to mention, perhaps in southern US or even Mexico, that could shed further light on the weapons of this area and period ? I was intrigued to read on the internet about the "Sandbar Fight" which took place in Louisiana in 1827. Started out as a duel and ended in a mass brawl. The famous Jim Bowie took part and despite being severely wounded, survived. Seemingly his knife fighting prowess on the sandbar became widely known and stimulated the production and wearing of large knives in the US. Many knives in fact being imported from Sheffield, England. Image of the fight shown below. Good to learn about new subjects, so any further information or expansions on these topics would be excellent. Attached Images