The Bowie Knife: Unsheathing an American Legend | Norm Flayderman

The Bowie Knife: Unsheathing an American Legend | Norm Flayderman | Bowie Knife fans--Buy Now!

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	The Bowie Knife: Unsheathing an American Legend Norm Flayderman Andrew Mowbray, Inc. Publishers, 2004 - 512 pages average customer review:based on 7 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

From Norm Flayderman, perhaps the best-known name in arms collecting, comes this exciting new book on the Bowie Knife. All we can say is "You will be astounded...It's great." The size and quality of this book make it a huge bargain. It is a deluxe edition, printed entirely in color, with hundreds of massive, professional photographs showing every detail of your favorite knives. As an added bonus, the photos also contain a countless selection of some of the best guns and swords that you will ever see - so while this is technically a knife book, it truly has something for everyone. For instance, there is a large chapter on Dueling in America, and the Civil War chapters are a book in and of themselves. This is simply a "must-buy" purchase for any collector of antique weaponry. You won't be disappointed. 512 pages, 9"x12", Hardcover.

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A scholarly work on the American Bowie knife

Many knife collectors will welcome this edition to their bookshelves. The high numbers of high quality knifemakers and eager customers in recent years has created a natural interest in the early beginnings of the uniquely American Bowie knife that needs to be satisfied. Mr.Flayderman has heard the calling and has delivered in abundance. There is something for everybody in this book. The quality of documentary evidence is commendable and I even liked the pictures but don't think of this as a coffee table book. There is more here than can be covered in this humble review. The owner of this edition will return to it again and again and will glean yet another glimpse of our American history when the country was young and wild. If knives are of interest to you this book will serve.

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Bowie Knife fans--Buy Now!

After an hour leafing through Norm Flayderman's "The Bowie Knife: Unsheathing an American Legend" I had no doubt I had gotten my $75 worth. The effort that must gone into researching it is impressive, as is his expertise in analyzing the material. The photographs are artistically composed and are of the highest quality. There is no doubt in my mind that this will remain unchallenged as the definitive study of the bowie knife.

This is not really a complaint, but I wish this were two separate books: one which contained all the beautiful, large format photos with captions, the other which contained all the text in a smaller format that would be more convenient to read at length. Usually, a "coffee table" book doesn't contain this much text.

I would recommend that anyone interested in Bowies buy this book. If you think it's expensive, just look at it as an investment: in fifteen or twenty years it will have gone up in value just like your old Sheffield bowies.

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Beautiful color pictures, Great history in it's pages!

This book is fascinating! To be able to view these knives in full color, and see the old black and white pictures of soldiers of the Civil war is just a delight. I make custom knives, and this book gives me hours of creative enjoyment. A great bargain for the price!!!---Jon

The Bowie Knife: Unsheathing an American Legend

Norm Flayderman has written an outstanding book on Bowie Knives. Of all the books that I have read, I feel this is by far the best. It contains everything from letters and excerpts from books and newspapers from the civil war days to present day. It is a book for everyone from serious collectors and historians to those who just want to look at pictures of great knives. I, as a collector of knives, highly recommend this book. You will not be disappointed. Larry Parker

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The Bowie Knife. Unsheathing an American Legend

Excellent Pictures and stories. I would like to see more information about the knife makers and markings applicable to each maker.

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