James Black and his Coffin Bowie Knives MCTHOMPSON

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Chapter 3: Development of the Parabellum Pistol

James Black and his Coffin Bowie Knives MCTHOMPSONWHAT THE AUTHOR OF THE ALAMO STORY THINKS ABOUT THIS BOOK: It does not take a rocket scientist to write about antique Bowie knives and an enigmatic 19th century knife maker. James Black of Washington, Arkansas, was not initially a controversial figure. 19th century newspapers and books described him as the maker of the first Bowie knife. In 1972, Blacks story was printed in the Congressional Record of the 92nd U. S. Congress under the title, The Tale