WarPast Direct
$19.36
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Shipping restrictions apply in 8 states
- CA — Dirks and daggers illegal to carry concealed; banned in many public buildings; shipping is legal but buyer must understand strict carry restrictions
- CT — CT bans certain blade types; buyer should review CGS §53-206 before purchase
- HI — Dirks and daggers are prohibited weapons under HRS §134-51; buyer must verify the specific blade type is lawful before ordering
- MA — Dirks daggers and stilettos are prohibited (MGL c.269 §10); buyer must understand that these blade types cannot be carried or possessed in MA
- NJ — Daggers stilettos and dirks are prohibited weapons (NJSA 2C:39-3); buyer must confirm the specific blade type is lawful in NJ before ordering
- NY — NY Penal Law §265.01 broadly defines dangerous weapons; gravity knife definition has historically swept in many ordinary knives; buyer must understand NY knife laws
- TX — TX Penal Code §46.05 designates blades >5.5 in. as location-restricted knives; illegal in schools places of worship bars amusement parks hospitals etc. Buyer must understand carry restrictions.
- WA — Seattle Tacoma and Vancouver define any fixed-blade or folder >3.5 in. as a dangerous knife with carry restrictions; buyer should understand local ordinance restrictions
Modern production. This is a currently made piece in the tradition of the original; the history below is about the original.
The Bowie knife is the great American fighting blade of the nineteenth century: a heavy sheath knife, typically with a clipped point and a blade of eight inches or more, named for James Bowie and made famous by the 1827 Sandbar Fight, where a wounded Bowie killed his attacker with his big butcher-style knife. Within a decade Sheffield's cutlers were shipping Bowies to America by the crate, and the knife had become sidearm, tool, and legend across the frontier.
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