Bowie knife
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The Bowie knife is a large, fixed-blade fighting and utility knife, historically associated with 19th-century American frontiersman James Bowie and famed for its use in the American frontier and the Alamo.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bowie knife canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5846445 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bowie knife Context triple: [James Bowie, notableFor, Bowie knife]
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A.
Switchblade
"Switchblade" is a crime novella by Michael Connelly featuring detective Harry Bosch as he reopens a cold case involving a murdered Vietnam War veteran.
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B.
Ka-Bar Knives
Ka-Bar Knives is an American knife manufacturer best known for its iconic combat and utility knives originally designed for the U.S. military.
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C.
Kirpan
The Kirpan is a ceremonial curved sword or dagger carried by initiated Sikhs as a symbol of their duty to uphold justice and protect the weak.
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D.
Cutter
Cutter is a key supporting character in the film "The Prestige," serving as an experienced stage engineer who designs illusions and becomes entangled in the rivalry between two magicians.
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E.
Cutter
Cutter is the named petitioner in the U.S. Supreme Court case Cutter v. Wilkinson, which addressed the religious rights of prison inmates under federal law.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bowie knife Target entity description: The Bowie knife is a large, fixed-blade fighting and utility knife, historically associated with 19th-century American frontiersman James Bowie and famed for its use in the American frontier and the Alamo.
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A.
Switchblade
"Switchblade" is a crime novella by Michael Connelly featuring detective Harry Bosch as he reopens a cold case involving a murdered Vietnam War veteran.
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B.
Ka-Bar Knives
Ka-Bar Knives is an American knife manufacturer best known for its iconic combat and utility knives originally designed for the U.S. military.
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C.
Kirpan
The Kirpan is a ceremonial curved sword or dagger carried by initiated Sikhs as a symbol of their duty to uphold justice and protect the weak.
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D.
Cutter
Cutter is a key supporting character in the film "The Prestige," serving as an experienced stage engineer who designs illusions and becomes entangled in the rivalry between two magicians.
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E.
Cutter
Cutter is the named petitioner in the U.S. Supreme Court case Cutter v. Wilkinson, which addressed the religious rights of prison inmates under federal law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fighting knife
ⓘ
fixed-blade knife ⓘ knife ⓘ utility knife ⓘ |
| hasBladeType | fixed ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
iconic American knife
ⓘ
symbol of the American frontier ⓘ |
| hasEdgeType | plain edge ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
camp chores
ⓘ
close-quarters combat ⓘ hunting tasks ⓘ survival tasks ⓘ |
| hasHandleMaterial |
bone
ⓘ
horn ⓘ synthetic material ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | restricted in some jurisdictions ⓘ |
| hasNotableEventAssociation | Sandbar Fight ⓘ |
| hasOriginLocation |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasOriginRegion |
American South
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
|
| hasPrimaryUse | fighting ⓘ |
| hasSecondaryUse | utility ⓘ |
| hasSheathMaterial | leather ⓘ |
| hasTypicalBladeLength | long ⓘ |
| hasTypicalFeature |
clip point
ⓘ
crossguard ⓘ large blade ⓘ single-edged blade ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern survival knives
ⓘ
tactical knife designs ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
19th-century United States
ⓘ
American frontier ⓘ
linked to:
Old West
American frontiersmen ⓘ
linked to:
Rangers of the American frontier
Battle of the Alamo ⓘ James Bowie ⓘ |
| isCollectedAs |
historical weapon
ⓘ
militaria collectible ⓘ |
| isFeaturedIn |
American folklore
ⓘ
Western films ⓘ Western literature ⓘ |
| isNamedAfter | James Bowie ⓘ |
| mayHaveEdgeType | partially serrated edge ⓘ |
| mayHaveFeature |
false edge on spine
ⓘ
swedge grind ⓘ |
| wasPopularizedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| wasUsedBy |
American pioneers
ⓘ
hunters ⓘ soldiers ⓘ trappers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bowie knife Description of subject: The Bowie knife is a large, fixed-blade fighting and utility knife, historically associated with 19th-century American frontiersman James Bowie and famed for its use in the American frontier and the Alamo.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.