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Oden Bowie was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Maryland from 1869 until 1872.
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Robert Bowie was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of Maryland from 1811 until 1812.
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David Bowie is an English singer, writer, actor and film producer. He was born in 1947 at Brixton, London.
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The 1219C2 USMC ('Kabar') is an American fighting/utility knife first issued to American troops during the Second World War in 1942. The blade is a 7 inch Bowie with fuller made of carbon steel with a protective black phosphate finish and a bevel-ground edge with a sharpened clip edge. In practice the Marine Combat has proven a compromise; a little light for chopping and liable to break when used for prying or throwing, but has proven very popular with US servicemen and the public.
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The AK47 Bayonet is a Soviet bayonet for the AK47 and AK74 assault rifles, designed to be a multi-purpose combat knife. The AK47 Bayonet has a 6 inch long clip-point, Bowie-type blade of stainless steel with a hole to allow fitting of the steel sheath to form wire cutters.
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The Bowie knife is an American, heavy, single edged sheaf knife popular in the western states. It is named after its inventor, Colonel James Bowie who wrought the blade from a file with which he had already killed his man. Originally the bowie knife had a horn handle and the blade was some fifteen inches long, and 1.25 inches wide at the hilt.
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The Buck Master is an American combat/survival knife based on the M9 bayonet design. It has a 7.5 inch stainless steel Bowie-shaped blade with a hollow-ground main edge and; serrated clip edge; and saw back. Two anchor pins store in the hollow handle and can be screwed into threaded holes in the guard for use as a grapple, together with the lanyard attachment ring under the pommel. With so many gimmicks, the Buck Master with it's steel handle, is more for show than for any serious use.
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The Camillus Pilot Survival Knife is an American knife carried by USAF aircrew for survival use. The Camillus Pilot Survival Knife is based on the Marine Combat fighting knife (Kabar) but is smaller and lighter for easier carrying. The blade is a 5 1/8 inch long Bowie type with a saw back, made of carbon steel protected with a black phosphate finish. The blade edge is bevel-ground with a false clip edge.
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The Eickhorn ACK is a German combat knife developed during the 1980s for the German army. It has a 6 5/8 inch Bowie-type clip point blade of carbon steel with a black chemical finish and a bevel-ground edge, the back edge of the blade is saw toothed. A hole is provided in the blade to allow attachment of the scabbard to form a scissor type wire cutter.
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The Ek warrior is a no-frills, functional American fighting knife developed as a modern version of the commando knife developed by John Ek during the Second World War. The Ek Warrior has a 6 5/8 inch long, spear pointed, waisted blade in the Bowie shape, made of high carbon stainless steel with a sandblasted non-reflective finish. The tang extends beyond the grips to provide a round-ended pommel for smashing an adversary's skull with.
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