Curiously, the issue of bowie-model knives was not new, as, through the yrs, the U.S. navy had issued a number of knives to be used by our troops—lots of influenced with the bowie—including blades like the 1849 Ames Rifleman’s knife, the Model 1880 Military hunting knife, the design 1887 clinic Corps knife, the 1900 Krag Bowie and various bla