Original U.S. Post Vietnam Era Western USA W49 Bowie Knife With Custom Replacement Scabbard German Uniforms whereupon the Company became Hulbert

whereupon the Company became Hulbert Bros Co

It should be noted that Westley Richards had a long association with Auguste Francotte of Liège

Joseph and George Henry Needham of London

They manufactured HJ knives during WWII

and Marine Corps [the Air Force was the Army Air Force]

Original U.S. Post Vietnam Era Western USA W49 Bowie Knife With Custom Replacement Scabbard German Uniforms whereupon the Company became HulbertOriginal Item: Only One Available. A Bowie knife is a pattern of fixed blade fighting knife created by Rezin Bowie in the early 19th century for Jim Bowie, who had become famous for his use of a large knife at a duel known as the Sandbar Fight. Since the first incarnation, the Bowie knife has come to incorporate several recognizable and characteristic design features, although in common usage the term refers to any large sheath knife with a crossguard