The Horse-Gator Bowie (KH2211) features a brass pommel with the rare half-horse, half-alligator struck into it. The horse-alligator seems to have originated with an old keel-boatman’s brag, "I’m half-horse, half-alligator, and I can whup anybody in the house..."It was popularized in the new nation by a song about the War of 1812: "The Hunters Of Kentucky." KEY FEATURES: * Historically accurate * High-carbon steel * Great for collectors MEASUREMENTS: BLADE LENGTH: 9 1/2 inches HANDLE LENGTH: 5 ½ inches OVERALL LENGTH: 14 inches WEIGHT: 12oz THICKNESS: .175 inches