Michael Payne on James Bowie. His knife...fact or fiction

Michael Payne is one our Bowie Historians in the ABKA. He disperses the fable of the bowie knife made famous by Hollywood. And replaces it with non-fiction.

[@brianmontgomery8536]

God bless this old gentleman. Wonderful presentation on one of my favorite topics. Thank you for the video.

[@manueldelgadillo]

What a wonderful showman. Thank you for sharing his wisdom.

[@samuelprice2461]

Thank you for this, this is the best quality video of Mr. Payne’s exhibit that I think exists on the internet.

[@keithbuntyn5404]

I enjoyed the show,the old man in costume help as well,loved the story with the knives,thanks,keep up the great shows

[@mihaijeler5594]

Unbeliveble! God bless this man! First class Information and such a lovely way he passionately shares his knowledge! Thanks for sharing this Travis! ❤❤❤

[@Kit-vb5rm]

A GREAT COMMENTARY ON THIS FAMOUS KNIFE. THANK YOU MR PAYNE.

[@johnovanic9560]

Excellent video Mr Payne is quite the character. I spoke with him at the last knife show at Old Washington Arkansas.

[@allanburt5250]

What a fantastic presentation from this gentleman 👏

[@robertwhitejr9621]

👏👏👏😎awesome collection and amazing presentation !!!! Thank you for sharing!!

[@tumbleweed6658]

Wow what a great Orel historical story from a man who knows his history. Love it.

[@RoscoesRiffs]

Nice presentation. In Oklahoma's Cowboy Museum, I noticed as pistols became more dependable, knives became shorter, more portable, and more utilitarian.

[@brianboccuzzi7300]

I really enjoyed this video. I loved listening to this gentleman God bless him!

[@garrockwaters304]

That was a wonderful presentation. Such a colorful character! Thanks for filming it for us all to enjoy and learn from.

[@prociepelidi]

Hi from Italy here. I love the way this man speaks. And the stuff he talks about is first class....

[@williamburdon6993]

Awesome presentation, what a great old gentleman. He's a happy man you can tell for sure.

[@dazr123]

That was the most enjoyable & educational video l have seen in a long time . Always great to listen to someone who is passionate & knowledgeable about a subject they obviously love . Thanks for posting

[@artawhirler]

Great video! I just found this channel today and subscribed right away! I'm especially grateful to this gentleman for exposing the Joe Musso knife as a fake.

[@THUF007]

Wow he was good! Very cool Presentation…. Thanks for sharing!

[@aubreyleonae4108]

WHAT A HAT ! Very well presented and informative. I unexpectedly learned several new things. Thanks so much.

[@deniskozlowski9370]

Incredibly interesting presentation.

[@AnthonyArthur-d2f]

Great craftsman, wonderful presentation!👍🏻🇺🇸

[@richardhenry1969]

I don't understand why Bowie is more famous then Cassius Clay. That guy was in more knife fights then anyone ive ever heard of. He even had a self-defense canon.

[@cj_m2477]

What a great video! Thank you sir for sharing your amazing collection and knowledge of Bowie knives. I learned at a lot from this video!!

[@infinitesimotel]

Amazing history about these artifacts. Really great video and people.

[@EVILDR235]

Great story on knife history. Thank you Sir.

[@sms9106]

Thank you for the great storytelling.

[@Kusina_at_Patalim]

Bravo.... Outstanding presentation and information from the good gentleman.🤙

[@JimTempleman]

Great review. Nice to clear things up!

[@PontifexByzantinus]

Excellent presentation!

[@35southkiwi16]

Great presentation

[@dominicohea5624]

Very well presented.

[@Fire_I_]

good content, nice display, funny and interesting presentation of historical bowie knvies

[@brianjett5718]

AWESOME presentation. Also from the thumbnail I thought this video was gonna be about The Mad Hatter from Alice-in-Wonderland

[@karenguglielmo963]

Love Mr. Paynes presentation of the Bowie knife history

[@davidmarkham4891]

Very fun and informative ! Thanks !

[@jamesjaago]

WOW, This man is amazing. Thank you Mr. Payne !!

[@derekpierkowski7641]

Actually a far more in-depth look than a lot of documentaries I've seen! Old Cat knows his dookie!

[@jamespelczynski8347]

Wonderful show

[@RubbaDubbaDooskie]

Fascinating story. Rich history!

[@chuckwolfboyer7830]

VERY VERY COOL 😎

[@GrymsArchive]

I think He enjoyed giving that presentation as much as I enjoyed watching it. +1

[@JuaneDosesII-wj6dd]

I got a cold steel black bear bowie machete. The toughest and most practical knife I have ever owned. It’s my trusty companion and Edc . I live in San Diego California btw and it’s accompanied me everywhere in the city, on public transport ect. The only place it hasn’t been is in a court house and a few restricted areas. As an outdoorsmen and someone who’s experienced in extreme violence, these outlandish knives do have their place. I would like to know why they were designed the way they were and more about the composition of the steel and methods of manufacture. I have done my own experimentation and would like to know how it compares to historical uses.

[@MojoMedicineMan]

Cool old man that knows his history. 👍

[@John-oz1do]

Very educational, thank you Sir

[@husafel]

Great story Teller!👍🏼

[@sockyw4635]

Could listen to this ole coot all day go on about Bowie and knives.

[@RobertBaker-v4i]

Gosh that was refreshing.

[@joncox9719]

Amazing Gentleman! Such a wealth of knowledge! Love the bandaid on his finger, a sign of a TRUE Knife Lover! Ha! I'm always cutting my hand or fingers on knives no matter how careful I am! The international symbol of all knife lovers! 😁🤣😂

[@WendiGonerLH]

Fake as they may be, those are some handsome blades. I wish they were presented for what they are, not passed off as historical. Brass backs are my favorite knife

[@angelaprater2679]

Man of old time knowledge

[@socdologer]

Fantastic!

[@talib415]

What a character

[@Stuart-e6y]

Fascinating

[@shaneburst5661]

I miss you Dad

[@RicoVonSpaceWolf]

Is this your father? Did something happen?

[@shaneburst5661]

@jf4313 Not this man, but my father was some what of a historian on many things but mainly the Civil War, Native Americans, and of course weapons. He had an obsession with Bowie knives. This made me think of him the entire video.

[@georgeclontd4984]

I used to see Joe Muso at a few of the knife shows in SoCal. He was a pretty friendly guy. I never knew that knife a fake. And reslly good one too.

[@johnmartlew5897]

Somewhere in Mexico in a small mountain village there is someone whose ancestor fought with Santa Anna at the Alamo. They are smiling as they oil their family heirloom. Those famed relics, and their original owners were undoubtedly familiar to the Mexican soldiers at the time. Had they been recovered by Sam Houston’s men at the retribution battle they would not have been treated lightly. We would likely have them still. I think they went south and if so, they will stay south. I don’t believe the huge sums of money any confirmed item might bring would such stir current holders. Imho.

[@robertrhinehart4779]

Perhaps it’s true that Bowie carried many different designs throughout his lifetime.

[@antiquebowieknifechannel4611]

I would say that prob true!

[@olgaopoka7769]

Старик молодец,дай Бог ему крепкого здоровья

[@joejones9520]

in phil collin's book about his alamo collection he includes a photo of supposedly the actual folder bowie tried to open with his teeth to use against wright, it's a 19 inch navaja

[@chrisbartlett5738]

I bought a Bowie presentation by Browning on gun broker. It looks more like the clip point the documentation said it was made from historical records????

[@raggedbreath]

Those monster clipped knives always looked a bit movie prop to me!!

[@JuaneDosesII-wj6dd]

They are practical

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

The plain butcher knife gets my vote. I think Rezin even said that the original was a butcher knife.

[@williamclementsonbass1795]

🗡️Cool O.G.🔪❗

[@MultiJimbo1970]

Fact my local pub is the white heart in Lewes UK where Mr payne wrote the rights of man and our local beer is Harvey's Thomas Payne ape and very nice it is to

[@hackbritton3233]

👍

[@JamesEBraus]

"They" say Jim Bowie 's blade was forged from meteor metal. Myth or Legend?

[@gleamtarrest6310]

7 or 8 dozen...

[@SRDXXF]

Michael is sporting the 2024 summer range by kanye west.

[@swamprat9018]

That was awesome!

[@tymz-r-achangin]

Next time start by explaining why you're pronouncing the name "Bowie" as if it's the word "boo- ee"

[@HomeTV-p2y]

Because that’s the correct pronunciation.

[@tymz-r-achangin]

@@HomeTV-p2y Ok since youre not providing any evidence to back up your claim, you think its true because you merely think its true

[@wildcat9817]

THANK YOU! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻✊🏻

[@philliplewis-pm1ln]

all you yanks think you got the thing but the knife came from england

[@samuelprice2461]

“Which came first the chicken or the egg?”

[@jimbob465]

Not true at all.... Bowie knives started in america made by Americans The fact that England made countless bowie knives and sold them all over the world especially in the US, AFTER they were hugely popular means nothing...

[@robertrhinehart4779]

Perhaps it’s true that Bowie carried many different types of knives throughout his life.