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Bowie knife

weapon
Also known as: Arkansas toothpick
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The Bowie knife is a stout, single-edged hunting knife, first used in 1830. It is characterized by a blade that is partially curved concavely along the back edge and sharpened. The weapon is named after James Bowie, a popular hero of the Texas Revolution. While sometimes called the "Arkansas toothpick," the knife's invention is attributed to either James Bowie or his brother, Rezin.12

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