All About Pocket Knives

Let’s see some of your big knives!

Some knife companies like buck and marbles have large knives, but they didn’t call them Bowies why?

This is the biggest one I have by Winchester, but the answer to the question will most likely come with all kinds of requirements to be called a Bowie knife.

Don L59 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2026 2:11 pm Some knife companies like buck and marbles have large knives, but they didn’t call them Bowies why?

Good looking knives you have there, Don.

To answer your question:
Because they aint.

Apparently it's a great selling point though.

Here's two of mine that aint.

Thanks FRJ. Some good steel in those Shetfield, England knives.

Here is a link to a post that has some info regarding the definition of “Bowie Knife”. https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... ie#p501498

The term has been bastardized and over-used to the extent it no longer has any definitive meaning aside from a “large” knife. The keyword search feature here on AAPK will find hundreds of posts and pictures of “Bowie” knives. (“Search” can be found under Quicklinks on the upper left of this thread - the little three-line “hamburger” icon for those using a mobile phone browser). https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kn ... =titleonly

Ken

Thanks for the information Ken. I will check that out.