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Originally Posted by Jim McDougall
Thats understandable, both France and Germany were very 'pop culture' in 1880s onward with deep interest in the wild west etc. so 'Bowie's were very popular. As Norman noted, nearly every knife became a 'Bowie' .
While Sheffield was producing blades for American markets from early in the 19th century, by the latter 19th Solingen got in the act too.
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think these daggers and specailly Detlef's new ones very interesting to say the least !