200 Years

World-Famous “Bowie No. 1” Comes Home After 200 Years
World-Famous “Bowie No. 1” Comes Home After 200 Years
World-Famous “Bowie No. 1” Comes Home After 200 Years
In the early 1830s, James Black crafted the most famous Bowie Knife ever forged for James Bowie in Washington, Arkansas. James Black, with his fire and forge, shaped the history and legacy of the world’s most famous blade from his blacksmith shop in Historic Washington, Arkansas. Several years ago, Historic Arkansas Museum acquired Bowie No. 1 from an auction of the collections of two prominent Te