AUSTIN – If Jim Bowie lived in mid-19th century Texas and the 160-plus years since, he'd have had to leave his legendary double-edged knife tucked away at home, or at least stowed somewhere safe.

Jim Bowie moved into Texas in 1830 to snap up land grants from the Mexican government and hunt for gold. During the Texas Revolution in 1835-36, he won lasting fame as a military leader, dying in ...

As a fearsome weapon, the Bowie knife recently donated to the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum speaks for itself. It is 17 inches long, with a bison horn hilt and a sturdy high carbon steel ...

Later, W.W. Bowie, a kinsman, wrote that Bowie gave his Sandbar Fight knife to the famous actor Edwin Forrest, whom Bowie had met in New Orleans in February, 1824. Advertisement Article continues ...

Bowie knife and sheath as pictured in mid-1800s, when the world famous, Louisiana born weaponhelped carve new North American frontiers. The knife was invented by Rezin Bowie and made famous by his ...

In this Jan. 9, 2018 photo, Shelly Crittendon, artifacts and exhibits manger, holds up a 17-inch Bowie knife recently donated to the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame Museum, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, in ...