Original U.S. Post Vietnam Era Western USA W49 Bowie Knife With Custom Replacement Scabbard British Documents & Books Killed in action: 861

Killed in action: 861

During the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862

Preston Name Tag

Serial #508047 indicates manufacture in 1891

Original U.S. Post Vietnam Era Western USA W49 Bowie Knife With Custom Replacement Scabbard British Documents & Books Killed in action: 861Original Item: Only One Available. A Bowie knife is a pattern of fixed blade fighting knife created by Rezin Bowie in the early 19th century for Jim Bowie, who had become famous for his use of a large knife at a duel known as the Sandbar Fight. Since the first incarnation, the Bowie knife has come to incorporate several recognizable and characteristic design features, although in common usage the term refers to any large sheath knife with a crossguard