A Bowie knife is a pattern of fixed-blade fighting knife created by James Black in the early 19th century for Jim Bowie, who had become famous for his use of a large knife at a duel known as the Sandbar Fight.
Since the first incarnation, the Bowie knife has come to incorporate several recognizable and characteristic design features, although in common usage the term refers to any large sheath knife with a crossguard and a clip point. The knife pattern is still popular with collectors; in addition to various knife manufacturing companies there are hundreds of custom knife makers producing Bowies and variations.
Bowie knife in "Slue-Foot Sue and the Witch in the Woods"[]
James Bowie left his original Bowie knife with a female acquaintance of his, to be given to the woman's then-infant son Pecos Bill when he came of age. This gift would one day save the life of Bill's wife Slue-foot Sue from Baba Yaga.
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