Very Old Folding Knife Belonged To James Bowie

This is the story, the knife has been handed down in my family. The knife belonged to james bowie. As far as i know it was made for him not by him. He had a pouch on the inside of his boot that he carried this knife in. He gave the knife to an ancestor of mine on my grandmothers side who was a very good friend. Finally my dad ended up with it, then me. When my grandmother was 17 years old, very poor and living in texas, she took it to the alamo and tried selling it to them but was told they did not have the funds to purchase it.

They were very interested to have it if she would donate it as they knew about this knife. The year of this was around 1917. She decided to keep the knife and so it ended up with me. I have really tried to find out any history about the knife but have just rnu into a brick wall. I figure the knife was made around 1800.

The knife has not ever really been messed around with, has not been sharpened or anything else. Wish i hand more info. On who made adn when it was given to james bowie. I have tried contacting the alamo several times but the problem is that all of the people from that time period are gone. The thickest point is around 1 inch. The smallest point just before the boot is 7/16 of an inch. On nov-17-08 at 073733 pst, seller added the following information the shipping was a mistake. The shipping is $15.00 for priority.

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