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Bowie Knife Ties Arkansas Town to Famous Weapon
In Washington Arkansas, the town of Bowie Knife markets its claim as the home of the famed Bowie Knife. It recounts that in 1832 Jim Bowie hired silversmith James Black to craft a knife superior for fighting, with Black then making a longer version that became the now famous Bowie knife.
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