Storing your Bowie knife is a very important topic. In fact, where and how you store your knife can have a dramatic impact on how well it looks, how long it holds up and even how long you can use it. What are your options for storing your knife? How should you go about it? There are two things that you should know about storing any knife you might own. Below, you will learn more about your options for knife storage.
Bowie knives are great tools, but they’re also lethal weapons and were designed as such. Keep them away from children. They’re not guns, but they’re still very dangerous. They’re also very impressive looking and it’s easy to see how kids can get themselves into trouble playing with them. Your Bowie knife should always be kept somewhere younger people cannot access it, preferably up high and out of sight where the temptation is avoided altogether.
The single best place to keep your Bowie knife is in its sheath, on your hip. This ensures that you always know if your knife is exposed to damaging conditions, as you’ll be there with it. The sheath is also made to store the knife. The leather doesn’t dull the edge and it breathes well. If you keep your blade oiled, it can be kept in your sheath for a very long time without damaging the metal or the edge.
If you have to remove your Bowie knife, put it in a dry place. Don’t store it outside the sheath. There are plenty of people who expect their knife to be supernatural; being able to be stored in a tool box, unsheathed, next to numerous metal implements without losing its edge, for instance. You have to care for your knife as you would any precision tool, at the very least. Ideally, you should recognize it for the elegant survival and hunting implement it is and treat it with due respect.
Your Bowie knife should never be stored in a boat or a tackle box. Either of these locations mean moisture and, if you live by the sea, salt. Expect to have a useless hunk of metal in the shape of a Bowie if you leave your knife in such a location. Your knife can be stored most anywhere in your gear provided it is dry, safe from other tools and easily-accessible.
Blake is a business consultant for an online bowie knife store featuring cold steel bowie knives.
