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As you young folks say, "Back in the day", the Western and the Case were about all you could get in a standard production big American Bowie. There were others, but they were smaller. These were good cutters and choppers, but not nearly as rugged as today's Busse and Scrap Yard Bowies. They have a certain charm, though.

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then I saw these and wanted to cry. what I nice collection. I love big blades.
I have more of other sized blades because the big ones cost so much. most of my blades are medium to small high quality blades but they are ontario, buck, gerber, boker, ... and now i still believe them to be high quality but they are not hard use so that is the department I am growing. but the big blades do hurt <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

All desert and mountains here, so I perfer a heavier blade like the FBM aor a 15 to even 18 khuk