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Bowen R 1306B

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BOWEN R 1306B lockback stag handle Atlanta U.S.A. etching.

Oldetowncutlery.com has a very similar knife shown and described dated back in 1980s.
https://www.oldetownecutlery.com/2017/1 ... cas-r1306/

Cuttingedge.com also had a very similar knife but etched Blackshear GA for sale sold which dated circa 1970s.
http://www.cuttingedge.com/knife/klc109 ... ack_hunter

What is the date of this particular knife below? and

Are Bowen knives etched Atlanta U.S.A. earlier or later than Bowen knives etched Blackshear GA?
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I have never seen one with stag handles before. Mine has a bullet shield and has jigged bone handles as the original Remington Bullet knives had.
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knife7knut wrote:I have never seen one with stag handles before. Mine has a bullet shield and has jigged bone handles as the original Remington Bullet knives had.
Is yours marked Blackshear, GA or Atlanta, GA?
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Bowen Knife Was made by Collins Brother which one of the brothers was Blackie Collins . That about all I Know around the early 70's
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OLDE CUTLER wrote:
knife7knut wrote:I have never seen one with stag handles before. Mine has a bullet shield and has jigged bone handles as the original Remington Bullet knives had.
Is yours marked Blackshear, GA or Atlanta, GA?
It's marked Atlanta USA under the Bowen etch on the blade.
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I have one of the Bowen Belt Buckle knives that I got from a Bowen dealer in 1982. Mine is marked Blackshear, GA. Difficult to say when markings changed from Blackshear to Atlanta. The company was started in 1973, and was bought out and moved to Arkansas in 2003
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OLDE CUTLER wrote:I have one of the Bowen Belt Buckle knives that I got from a Bowen dealer in 1982. Mine is marked Blackshear, GA. Difficult to say when markings changed from Blackshear to Atlanta. The company was started in 1973, and was bought out and moved to Arkansas in 2003
Got a single edge and a couple of unidentified double edged.
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My best friend from the Army lived in Atlanta. We got out in 1971 and in about 1973 one of his friends' dad worked for Bowen in Atlanta at that time. He managed to acquire us both a double edge knife and belt from them. We were told it was kinda hush, hush because they weren't available to public at that time. Not sure how accurate the clandestine part is, but the dates are right. FYI. Taz
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I was in the Marine Corps from 1970 in the end of 1973. The first one I saw was probably 1971 or 1972 and it was kind of hush-hush at that time as I recall.
But, that was 46-47 years ago; now I have trouble remembering if I ate breakfast today. ::shrug:: :lol:
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I had a Bowen belt knife. It mysteriously disappeared. Anyway, I put on enough weight over the years that the belt wouldn’t fit now. If I still had the buckle, I could have the belt made. Been trying to find a replacement for years with no luck. I have came across a copy of this, double edged like my original, done in Damascus steel. It looks good online, but I hadn’t seen it in person. May be worth a hundred buck gamble, and I may buy it. Still, it cannot replace my original. I hadn’t been able to find a Bowen in over 20 years so I’d guess they are fairly rare.
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A little added info, the original belt knives were full 1/4" stock. Later they became thinner. Sorry, don't know when they made the transition.
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I miss mine. I’d settle for a thinner one if I could. I may buy the Damascus copy just to have one again.
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