Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Bill Bagwell aka sharpsguy R.I.P.

Amen.


Just when you think 2021 has got to be better than 2020, Bill Bagwell and Rush Limbaugh returned their talents to God on the same day, 2-17-2021.
I didn't start looking for Bill Bagwell Bowies on the internet until the next day and they had all been sold soon as they were put up.
But I kept googling and being more amazed at the prodigy from Louisiana.
Bill made a trophy Bowie at age 14 y.o. in 1958. It was seen pictured in the collection of a Frenchman, # 1 in the spread below to which I have added the numbers,
clockwise in a a circle of 21 Bagwell Blades apparently owned by one Frog:



This might be the guy who owns them, wearing the gold and jewel encrusted one (# 18 above) like a pendant on a gold neck chain:



Gunner500's Bagwell Bowie:



Back in time to the cover shots on the 1983 Bill Bagwell catalog/brochure, offered for sale for $295, or will trade for another year the owner does not have:





From his book that includes his 1984 to 1988 SOF feature articles and a later compilation of history and techniciana,
I think I was able to order one of those: BOWIES BIG KNIVES AND THE BEST OF BATTLE BLADES





Snapshots from Bill's youtube "shoptalk, etc." videos, circa 2007:







I do have a couple of Ruana Bowies that I will trade for a Bagwell Bowie, sumbuddy please, just let me know how much boot you want.
I should have got out more and learned about Bill Bagwell Bowies before there was a 3-year wait for one in 2017.