All About Pocket Knives

RobesonsRme.com wrote:After a bit of research, I'm skeptical that the photograph is of James Black.

He reportedly was born in 1800 and died in 1879 and supposedly was blind and incapacitated the last thirty years of his life.

The first known photograph of an individual was taken in 1838.

I don't know exactly when photography was widely available, certainly prior to The Civil War, though.

Charlie Noyes

Your logic makes sense. That would also preclude it from being James Bowie in the photo, since he died in 1836. From the biography Three Roads to the Alamo by William C. Davis. Caption under the picture says "For half a century after James Bowie's death, no likeness of him was known to the public. Then in 1889, his brother Rezin's grandson John Seyborne Moore revealed a portrait - of which this is a detail - claiming that it was James, painted from life by an artist known simply as "West" - presumably William West. As with so much about the always mysterious James Bowie, even his likeness remains overcast by shadows of uncertainty."

Ken

Three Roads To The Alamo is a fabulous book.

Highly recommend it.

That image pops up repeatedly in a Google search for Jim Bowie.

Charlie

Tommy says, that's the way he remembers him.

..now I can't remember who we were talking about???......... ..........

Daniel Boone, of course!!

Love a thread that focuses on history like this; Pitt Hardware store in Greenville NC in 1955 (look in the center of the store for the large Boker display). OH

Various photo's from World War II with bayonets and fighting knives. I've saved these off the internet when I've spotted them. OH

The top photo is from WW-I - the two rifles with bayonets appear to be British Lee-Enfield's. The bottom photo is of a variation of the 1939 British Army combat uniform. OH

"hara-kiri".................

tjmurphy wrote:Daniel Boone, of course!!

....seems like I remember meeting Daniel bowie once!!!.......... ..........

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Diggers in Viet Nam?

jerryd6818 wrote:Diggers in Viet Nam?

Could be. I don't remember where I found it.

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Nice additions posted so far

Here is one of a child holding a prop pocket knife, this was a popular pose back in the old days, you would never see this today by a photographer

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Cool ones wazu

This is my favorite pocket knife display, Decker Hardware store

MB that is cool!Can you imagine today if a store today had a display like that.

peanut740 wrote:Can you imagine today if a store today had a display like that.

If they did there would be a lot of gawkers from AAPK peering through the window!

........where was that located????............. .........................

Miller Bro`s wrote:Cool ones wazu

This is my favorite pocket knife display, Decker Hardware store

My dream playground picture!!!