According to Mark Zalesky, editor of Knife Magazine, the occasion marks the all-time record price for a hand-made knife at a private auction. For more information regarding NRA-ILA, visit nraila.org .

If the Barrera knife was made by Broomhead & Thomas, it was produced in England between the early 1830s and 1838, according to “The Antique Bowie Knife Book,” by W. Adams, J.B. Voyles and T. Moss.

This style of knife, which may have been designed by Jim’s brother, Rezin, was thereafter dubbed the Bowie knife, and literally thousands of different interpretations have emerged ever since.

Made in Texas A School Superintendent Turns Old Steel Into Heirloom Knives Texas Sage Forge founder Sergio Menchaca makes custom pieces out of reclaimed metal and wood.

15" Fixed Blade Knife: Ultra-sharp combat knife, stronger than any hunting knife or bowie knife. Overall Length: 15 inch; Blade Length: 10 inch; Thickness: 5/32 inch (3.8 mm); Weight: 16.8 oz ...

Roeder, an experienced custom knife maker who works out of his Kennewick garage, ... has routinely made bowie knives during his 19-year career as a blacksmith.

A Weaverville man faces multiple charges after an alleged assault on a handicapped person involving a Bowie knife. Corey L. Edmonds, 24, of the 300 block of Jupiter Road in Weaverville, was ...