Arkansas toothpick
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In modern terminology, the Arkansas toothpick is a heavy dagger with a 12-to-20-inch pointed, straight blade. The knife can be used for thrusting and slashing. James Black, known for improving the Bow
A replica Arkansas Toothpick on display board
Bowie knife
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A Bowie knife is a pattern of fixed-blade fighting knives created by Rezin Bowie in the early 19th century for his brother James Bowie, who had become famous for his use of a large knife at a duel kno
Arkansas toothpick
…with a 12-to-20-inch (30 to 51 cm) pointed, straight blade. The knife can be used for thrusting and slashing. James Black, known for improving the Bowie knife, is credited with inventing the Arkansas toothpick. There was no consistent distinction made between Bowie knives and Arkansas toothpicks in the mid-19th…
"Bowie knife"
Damascus steel in a very modern Bowie knife design
An early Bowie of the type made for Rezin Bowie and commissioned by the Bowies to Searles and Constable. This is a copy of the Fowler Bowie currently displayed at the Alamo.
Kennedy notes that Bowie's knife had a blade 9+1⁄4 inches (23 cm) long and 1+1⁄2 inches (3.8 cm) wide with a crossguard to protect the user's hands.