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Old 09-27-2005, 01:30 AM
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Look what is for sale as a Bowie knife reproduction in the Alamo gift shop.

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Old 09-27-2005, 04:49 AM
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At least it's not on ebay claiming to really be from the Alamo.


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Old 09-27-2005, 08:28 AM
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Well, humm.... it looks big! They probably sell a lot of those things.


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Sorry, I should not just assume everyone knows what these are. Cheap China mades.
The claims about thease on ebay can be pretty amusing. (read disgusting)
Listed as "Western Bowie" on ebay

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Here is a real Western Bowie below.

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See how clever the wording is. Even the text is set up the same. This seems shady to me.


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lol.......i was going to ask if that was a cheap pakistani copy of a western
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