Bowieknifeshort sword
Bowieknifeshort sword
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I live in a little town in east Texas called Chireno. It’s located between the town of San Augustine , mentioned in the article, and Nacogdoches. They were the two of the biggest and earliest towns in this part of the state and are about thirty miles apart. Chireno is located about halfway between them and we still have the “Halfway” House standing here. Lots of famous folks passed through here on their way out west and it’s really cool for me to think that this very knife may have passed through close to where I’m sitting tonight.
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That a 17 inch blade? Me likesy!
Last weekend I was a guest on a ranch in the county just west of Waco in an isolated area. I had my picture taken standing in the remains(ruts)of a stagecoach track and next to a weathered cedar pole that had once been a telegraph pole. Within a few feet were stone buildings that served as a residence with deep cellar, barns, and stone fence. The stone was hand cut from much larger limestone stones. Nearby was a hand dug watering hole and the cedar post remains of hitching post. At the time these structures were made, Comanche Indians were a force to be reckoned with. The facts just written have been documented but never published. The land has been owned for generations by the same family who have always kept this information out of public view. They wished not to have idiots swarming over the area, which has never been vandalized. Perhaps the famous Bowie knife passed this way once. In the previous sentences I described a stagecoach stop over station.
Last edited by willie; 01-12-2018 at 11:53 PM.
Looks like it's about the same length as a gladius, which did a lot of good work over the centuries.
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Men started carrying Bowie-type blades, about the time they phased-out carrying various types of swords. Seems sensible to me, as a sword is long enough to require a hanger or other arrangement to wear the scabbard, whereas a Bowie is generally short enough to be worn tucked under a sash or belt, in a simple sheath. These sheaths often had a stud, to prevent the sheath from slipping downward too far. Simple, elegant, and comfortable.
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. Any personal connection @Eastex?
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No, just thought it was a cool story that checked a lot of my boxes. I’m really into Texas history, the Rangers , and Bowie knives. The Halfway House here in Chireno has a re-enactment weekend every year and there is a small group of guys who set up a Ranger camp from this era and i always enjoy checking out their gear. Bowie knives, patch knives and of course tomahawks for the kids to practice throwing. That’s on my list of things I’d like to do is get myself a proper round log set up for throwing tomahawks at. When friends come over we usually wind up pitching washers or throwing horseshoes. Throwing tomahawks seems like a natural.
Of course one year at the re-enactment a guy brought out some atlatls , whole different group of folks from the Rangers but boy were they fun to throw.
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