Bowie Knife
If the stories are true, the Bowie knife, that quintessential American blade, has spilled buckets of blood since its invention in 1830. In various fights, famous pioneer Jim Bowie reportedly decapitated, disemboweled and dismembered his opponents with it. The knife is said to be of Bowie’s own design. He took a wooden model of the weapon to Arkansas blacksmith James Black, who later put the knife into production. Some have suggested that James Black sold his soul to the Devil and in return was given the secrets of making this knife. Others say that Black knew the true magic behind authentic Damascus steel. Whatever the case, Black’s secrets remain occulted; he did all his work behind a leather curtain and left behind no documented information.
A Bowie knife, with its sharp edge and heavy blade, is equally at home splitting skulls and chopping wood. True Bowie knives continue to have a reputation for being some of the toughest around. A Bowie knife’s Durability is always at a +1 from the reinforced layers of steel. Also, in appropriate situations, the knife adds +1 to Crafts rolls (when chopping or whittling wood, for instance).
A Bowie knife, with its sharp edge and heavy blade, is equally at home splitting skulls and chopping wood. True Bowie knives continue to have a reputation for being some of the toughest around. A Bowie knife’s Durability is always at a +1 from the reinforced layers of steel. Also, in appropriate situations, the knife adds +1 to Crafts rolls (when chopping or whittling wood, for instance).
Item type
Weapon, Melee
Size: 1/J
Durability: 4
Cost: •
Notes: +1 to some Craft rolls