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Summary: Not a Bowie but a Bagwell!
Review: It is clear from this book why Bagwell is called the "King of the Bowies". His applied science to the art of knife making is insightful and classic. His passion is contagious and I believe in years to come the "bowie" may in fact be defined by the "Bagwell", ie, the "Hells' Belle".
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Summary: Not a Bowie but a Bagwell!
Review: It is clear from this book why Bagwell is called the "King of the Bowies". His applied science to the art of knife making is insightful and classic. His passion is contagious and I believe in years to come the "bowie" may in fact be defined by the "Bagwell", ie, the "Hells' Belle".
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Summary: Bowies, Big Knives...by Bagwell
Review: The author dwells too much on knife fighting rather than the knives. I found the book to be a disappointment.
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Summary: The other reviews are right on
Review: The other positive reviews pretty well sum up my thoughts on this text. A must for people who carry a knife with the idea that they may have to use it someday to save their skin. I also recommend Cold Steel by Steyers and Everybody's Knife Bible by Paul. Put together, you will not need any other texts on blade usage.
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Summary: The First and Most Informative Word on Bowies
Review: This is an excellent book for the uninitiated and a "must have" book for the serious student of the Bowie knife. Mr. Bagwell's knowledge of the history, proper construction and use of the Bowie knife reflects an obvious lifetime of research and application of that knowledge.Mr. Bagwell's column "Battle Blades" was followed faithfully in Soldier of Fortune magazine by this writer and it was a pleasure to re-read some of his articles which are included in this book. Having personally met Mr. Bagwell and being personally acquainted with many other custom knife makers, my personal observation is that Mr. Bagwell has a much firmer grasp of what constitutes a true fighting/using knife.
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Summary: great reading
Review: When you are interested in the bowie knife, this book is a must.
Bill Bagwell clearly outlines the pros of this (his)knifedesign.
The down to earth way of writing gives much information and stuff to think about.
One negative point: for the better part this book is a compilation of artikels written in Soldier of Fortune. Therefor a few topics are repeated. Overall a great buy!
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