[Happy2BMe]

Nope. Yep Yep set us all straight in post #4.

(I humbly apologize to Yep Yep on the Crockett story.)

hehe . . thankya kindly, Yep Yep.

OK. Now - here's one for all of ya - what ACTIVE U.S. Army unit carries the Bowie Knife on their belts? And (if you don't mind, YEPYEP) where did Jim Bowie get his Arkansaw Toothpick?

he he eheeeee. . .

(Anybody got a toothpick?)

[gopheraj]

LOL I was only "yepping" on the existence of a RP for a toothpick. I had heard that the Arkansas toothpick WAS the bowie knife.

[devane617]

What in the &^%* is the "Yep Yep" supposed to be? Is it a laugh or what. Makes me nervous.

[YepYep]

Okay, back to your questions about the Arkansas toothpick. I understand that Jim Bowie got it (his knife) from his brother and that it was forged in Washington (Hempstead County)Arkansas. In battle, Jim Bowie made the knife famous, and reportedly had it with him to his death at the Alamo. There are still a small number of craftsmen in the area who know how to come real close to forging this type of knife. Classes have been held in the area but the cost was in excess of $600 to learn this craft. No, I do not own one.