Rambo, Bowie, survival, hunting knives, the biggest and baddest knives known to man. As ole Mick Dundee would say - 'That's not a knife mate... that's a knife!!! Many more Bowie knives, hunting knives, camping knives, survival knives, military knives, army knives and bushcraft knives to be added soon. All our knives are sharp and can easily be sharpened up even more if they are not quite up to you usual standard. Read on to find out how the origin of Bowie knives came to be, rest assured it has nothing to do with that cross-dressing gender bender weirdo singer!

Jim Bowie (1776 to 1836) an adventurer, businessman and farmer in Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. He also went to serve at the battle of New Orleans but before arriving the war was over.

Until his death at the Alamo his ability with a knife was legendary. The legend began with the famous Sandbar fight in 1827. After being wounded Bowie repelled several people in the now legendary knife fight.

The actual origin and style of the Famous Bowie knife is not clear. However, the original Bowie knife was given to him by his brother Rezin in 1826. The most noted version of the Bowie knife was one made by James Black in 1831, which Bowie carried at the Alamo.