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BOWIE KNIFE.
These horrid weapons are usually called BOWIE knives. They were invented by a man who lived in the state of Louisiana. His name was Buie(sic). It is a French name, and pronounced B'OO-E. Afterwards he went to Texas and was killed there in a battle.
People in slave states often carry such knives about them. When they get angry they draw the knife and sometimes STAB ONE ANOTHER!
A man who keeps a shop in Broadway, New York City, sells Bowie knives. (Excerpt from an article on bowie knives in THE SLAVE'S FRIEND a pamphlet published by the American Anti-Slavery Society in New York City.)
From Man at Arms magazine, August 1997. An NRA publication.