The Bowie , whether Regulator....or other/most Busse Family of blades incorporate the basic spirit of the American Bowie fighting knife...While some models are better for military or "fighting" than others...the style is still present and accounted for. Overall , other mgf's bowie designs(which I have not been a fan of)...have left a durability/strength issue for me when I deployed their use for various tasks...until Busse/SwampRat/ and the ScrapYard were produced. In my "circle" of brothers , we used KaBar,Gerber , Buck , Randall...and others which we found lacked...durability , dependability and overall strength to hold up under our expectations.!!! Now not to say they couldn't cut....they just couldn't hold up. Some of us REALLY USED our blades...so broken tips , edges ,hilts and handles don't CUT it...hence the search , not just for a PERFECT knife , just a good , useful tool that would perform and hold up...when we stake our lives on our tools. The Busse Family of blades WILL do that. So I will bet MY life and ALL that depend on me , on my ScrapYards.