A bowie knife by Sauerland

M ELEY · 25th April 2013, 10:04 PM

A number of years ago, I had a bowie knife with a more traditional pattern, but S. American decoration (scenes from the Pampas, a gaucho on horseback, etc) by a distinguished English bowie maker. Turns out that many Brit and German patterns were exported to the continent for resale. This pattern is similar to a facon, I think? Search the Ethno side for the various patterns of S. Amer side knives besides the standard generic 'gaucho knife' pattern. Nice piece, BTW.

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25th April 2013, 10:04 PM	#7
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,204	A number of years ago, I had a bowie knife with a more traditional pattern, but S. American decoration (scenes from the Pampas, a gaucho on horseback, etc) by a distinguished English bowie maker. Turns out that many Brit and German patterns were exported to the continent for resale. This pattern is similar to a facon, I think? Search the Ethno side for the various patterns of S. Amer side knives besides the standard generic 'gaucho knife' pattern. Nice piece, BTW.