SZCO Supplies D Guard Bowie Knife

This is such a cool Bowie knife but I wouldn’t take it camping with me. Not that sharp but for the price I’ll happily take it to the wet stone. The belt strap on the sheath is peeling off but I’m planning on replacing it so it’s not that big a deal. Definitely a collectible, I’m planning on displaying it at work after some alterations. I wouldn’t use it to chop down tree limbs or face down a mountain lion with it though, let’s not forget it’s a cheap fixed blade knife. I’ve seen other reviews about the handle being loose or breaking off completely, luckily the knife I got is is good condition and the handle is good and sturdy. Unfortunately the blade and the handle aren’t lined up perfectly 😑 but for the price it’s a rad Bowie knife. Good imagination fuel for daydreaming about being a pirate/cowboy 🏴‍☠️🤠

Seems like good steel, wide shiny handguard, low quality sheath, great for people with large hands, moderately easy to adapt to small hands. Good weight, not actually full tang.

This was not the knife I received. The handle was plastic, the blade was black, and it was shaped differently than pictured. There was a finger guard, but it was black and shaped differently than pictured. Not impressed or pleased. Falsely advertised.

This is a repo of a D-Handle Bowie, like was used Civil War Era and in earlier forms prior back to the Revolution. Alot of metal, basic construction. This one looks like whomever sharpened it had a real left hand bias but it will be fixed. I don 't think it will ever be a shaver. How good the edge will be and how it lasts still to be determined but for a camp knife I have no doubt it will be fine. Hanging on your belt for a re-enactment event it looks the part. It has a proper feel to it but unless you plan on hand to hand combat a smaller knife will be more useful...but then we don't always but the most useful things. Accept it for what it is and you will like it.....if you want that showpiece piece of steel look somewhere else. I have a feeling this one will just come out on the fall camp where we camp with a tarp and hunt small game with flintlock shotguns in the fall. It will be busting up kindling while I clean fowl and fish with the 4" Buck straight blade that's been in the family for 3 generations

Blade comes dull but can be sharpened. It definitely looks good for costume use

You can't go wrong for this price. It's probably not the best knife to have if your life depended on it, but its way cook for not a lot of money.

Great knife affordable price.

I like the D Guard, I like the blade, but unfortunately it’s stainless steel and no carbon steel.The tang is a two piece, with a thin soft iron rod loosely welded to a short pseudo tang, we can expect this to bend or break easily.The wood handle is very loose, and not fitted to the pseudo tang snugly, we can expect this to twist and crack with any serious use.