Large old ''bowie'' scout knife ?

[kronckew]

Originally Posted by colin henshaw

For anyone interested- a bit more information is to be found about these knives on a couple of YouTube videos by Matt Easton (Scholagladiatoria). Unfortunately I don't seem to able to do a link to them on my PC, but they should be easy to locate.

Matt has a large number of video, most of which are VERY comprehensive, on European as well as more exotic locale bladed items.



If you can't link , a list of the youtube titles would help us find them.


Here's one on the 1856 pioneer sword

[colin henshaw]

Originally Posted by kronckew

Matt has a large number of video, most of which are VERY comprehensive, on European as well as more exotic locale bladed items.



If you can't link , a list of the youtube titles would help us find them.


Here's one on the 1856 pioneer sword

Wayne, if you do a search of YouTube for "Indian Bowie knives" you will find them straight away

[kronckew]

I indded found Matt's videos on indian bowies.

Anglo indian hunting knives

the guard & blade of the OP's knife, post 1, doesn't fit Matt's description.
Neither does the other bowie from the royal armoury.

Restoring an anglo indian bowie pt. 1

The scabbard on the Indian bowie has a catch much like the OP's.
I concede the OP's knife could have been made/modified in India.

Part 2.

inc. to complete the set.


I also note that many pioneer short swords, artillery short swords, and even rifle company swords (bayonets) were also made officially in India for Indian )and western) troops. I have not seen any 'bowie' style knives from India with a saw back, like on pioneer knives. Indian maybe, custom hunting knife, maybe. The short flat false edge doesn't look very bowie-ish.


I'd like to see some that do.

[Interested Party]

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