Bowie Knife

[PaigeBooth]

Like many of us, I am a Boothie Barn fan and have especially enjoyed watching Dave Taylor's series, John Wilkes Booth in the Woods. Weeks back, when watching (I believe it was part 2 or 3) of Dave's videos, I took notice when he mentioned that the knife JWB used to stab Major Rathbone is not the original knife on display at Ford's Theatre. I have to admit, I was surprised to hear this because I was under the opinion that the knife on display at Ford's was indeed authentic. When I visited Ford's last summer, I just assumed the knife was the real thing.

After a recent trip to Ford's this past weekend, I noticed that the same knife I saw last year is still on display. One would certainly be led to believe it was Booth's actual knife. So I was wondering, where is the original Bowie knife? Why is it not on display? In his video, Dave mentioned he was working with Ford's to get the correct knife put on display. Have you made any progress so far, Dave?

Well, I was just curious, and thought I would share my thoughts. Thanks for your wonderful website, Dave!