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Price $350.00
This is a discontinued Bill Bagwell designed Fortress Bowie, made by Ontario Knife, features a bead blasted blade with nearly sharpned top edge, .290" blade stock and 1.292" blade depth, hidden tang construction. The handle has a bead blasted stainless steel guard, wooden coffin handle with nameplate. Black leather sheath. Excellent condition. Comes with original box and papers.
Blade Length 9.5
Overall Length 16.125
Weight (oz) 14.3
Source Previously owned
Knife Type Has Sheath, Hidden Tang
Blade Details Clip Point, Spear Point
Handle Material Metallic, Wood
Bill Bagwell had always been fascinated by knives. He made his first knife at the age of 10 from an old saw. While he was in high school he began to forge knives in the industrial arts shop, and by the time he was 15 he was forging hunting and Bowie knives as a hobby. He made and sold knives while he was in college and became a full-time professional bladesmith in 1969. Bagwell is one of the true pioneers in the making of Damascus blades in the United States. He completed his first successful Damascus blade on December 1, 1973, after about six months of trial and failure. In early 1976, with the late Don Hastings, B.R. Hughes and Bill Moran, Bagwell became one of the founding members of the American Bladesmith Society and wrote the original charter for that organization. He also served as the society's first secretary and was on its first board of directors. Bill passed away in 2021.
Founded in 1889, the Ontario Knife Company® is an award-winning knife, cutlery, and tool manufacturer operating out of Upstate New York for over 130 years. OKC® produces a wide range of tools, including cutlery and kitchenware, hunting and fishing knives, machetes, survival and rescue equipment, science and medical tools, and tactical knives. OKC® has a long tradition of building knives and tools for the U.S. military, producing high quality equipment that has seen continuous service since WWII.
