The Bowie Knife

  
History

A Bowie Knife is a style of fixed-blade knife first popularized by Colonel James "Jim" Bowie in the early 19th Century. It was first created  by James Black, although its common use refers to any large sheath knife with a clip point. The Jim Bowie knife first became famous due to Bowie's use of a large knife at a duel known as the "Sandbar Fight". 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. The blade, as later described by Rezin Bowie, was 9.5 inches long, 0.25 inches thick, and 1.5 inches wide. It was straight-backed having no clip point nor any hand guard with simple riveted wood scale handle.

Review

I would rate this weapon with an 6/10 for close range use, depending on the model that you get. When it comes to dispatching a zombie at close range, the main thing you want is something extremely sharp, and this will definitely do the trick. They are fairly lightweight, extremely sharp, and with a blade approximately 10 inches wide, and a handle about 4, you can take out zombies that are getting fairly close to you with still a chance of getting out of there alive. Overall, this is a decent weapon to carry with you if you run into one (or just a few) zombies.