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What year was this Bowie made?
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2025 2:12 am
by GSPTOPDOG
... I'm not sure of the year* on this one
... Anyone have an idea?
* I'm pretty sure it WAS NOT made in 1836...
Re: What year was this Bowie made?
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2025 4:25 am
by knifeaddict1965
GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Wed Dec 10, 2025 2:12 am
... I'm not sure of the year* on this one
... Anyone have an idea?
* I'm pretty sure it WAS NOT made in 1836...
Hey TOPDOG, this is some information I found on the 1836 pattern Bowie with this stamp.
If there are stars on the back of the guard it was made 1973-80, if not 1965-73.
Re: What year was this Bowie made?
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2025 10:05 pm
by GSPTOPDOG
knifeaddict1965 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 10, 2025 4:25 am
GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Wed Dec 10, 2025 2:12 am
... I'm not sure of the year* on this one
... Anyone have an idea?
* I'm pretty sure it WAS NOT made in 1836...
Hey TOPDOG, this is some information I found on the 1836 pattern Bowie with this stamp.
If there are stars on the back of the guard it was made 1973-80, if not 1965-73.
Thanks Kevin
... there are NO stars on the back of the guard. The sheath looks like it is from an older time, so that makes sense to me, that it would be from the 60's or early 70's.
I was doing some research on Bowie knives in general, and I found an example of one from the 1800's with stars engraved on the end points of the quillons, so there might have been a larger connection of Bowies having stars on the guard. I have a Bowie with no maker's mark (I believe it is US made) with stars on the back of the guard. I will have to do some more research to see where the stars come from. I don't see it mention on the Bowies made by Rezin Bowie.
Re: What year was this Bowie made?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2026 12:08 am
by CarMan
GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Wed Dec 10, 2025 2:12 am
... I'm not sure of the year* on this one
... Anyone have an idea?
* I'm pretty sure it WAS NOT made in 1836...
I’m a little late to this post, and I’m of absolutely no further help. But, had to say “Dang that’s beautiful.”
Re: What year was this Bowie made?
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2026 11:02 pm
by GSPTOPDOG
CarMan wrote: ↑Wed Jan 14, 2026 12:08 am
GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Wed Dec 10, 2025 2:12 am
... I'm not sure of the year* on this one
... Anyone have an idea?
* I'm pretty sure it WAS NOT made in 1836...
I’m a little late to this post, and I’m of absolutely no further help. But, had to say “Dang that’s beautiful.”
Thanks C.M.
...
better late than never!
Re: What year was this Bowie made?
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2026 12:30 am
by knifeaholic
Case introduced that version of their older WWII era "Bowie" style knife for the civilian market in about 1963-64. As far as I know, it was made exactly that way and with those markings until 1979. Then in 1980 it continued but with the new "lightning S" 10 dot stamp.