Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum gets rare Bowie knife

(Waco Tribune-Herald) As a fearsome weapon, the Bowie knife recently donated to the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum speaks for itself.
The Waco Tribune-Herald reports it is 17 inches long, with a bison horn hilt and a sturdy high carbon steel blade featuring the “Texas clip” characteristic of knives made famous by James Bowie, the Alamo hero.
But a closer look at the silverwork on the knife’s scabbard gives a tantalizing sign of its true significance. Engraved in a flowery script are the words: “R.P. Bowie to Capt. Wm. Y. Lacey.” Continued