Before the fight, Bowie's brother gave him a large knife described as being 9.25 inches long, 1.25 inches wide, with a single edge and uncurved blade. Bowie has it on him, and with a sword in his ...

Replicating a silhouette as iconic as the Bowie knife is risky ... clip point and deep fuller (or blood groove). It also has a wide belly that is perfect for all cutting tasks.

Well, it wasn’t really Jim Bowie’s knife, but it looked enough like one for an Alamo curator to put it on display for 10 years.