It is called the king of Bowie and it is very difficult
to contact with him. It's really hard, I have not been able
to get in touch with him))

But I have a small knife 3.5 inches.
Very nice, very, similar to #11-3.25,
But it is even more for skinning work than Randall
due to a round tip, in this respect it is closer to Randall #22,
in my opinion.

I hope someday to find his knife, like the last picture
(This is now sale on ebay per ~ $ 1100)

where is Bagwell located?

I dont know

I went to Louisiana Tech University in the early 1960's and my then girlfriends neighbor was Bill Bagwell in the Shreveport area. Bill wouldgive me a lift on his black Harley (unusual back then). Many years later I saw his name in knife mags and wrote him a letter. I believe he was in Texarkana then. He built me a nice drop point 3 " with an Osage Orange handle. Again when I was down and out in the early 90's, I sold it to Rhett along with my Model 1 and my first Model 8. Of course when I was back in the chips, I called Rhett to buy them back, but he had flipped them and didn't keep a record of who he sold them to. Probably at a show. Sure wish I had hose 3 back.

Not sure if this is current location but according to one site he resides in Louisiana. The guy had quite a career.

I think, should make a light box, without it take a picture of a well-polished blade hard.

Bill lives and works in Texas. Still chugging at 1/4 throttle making knives after triple bypass (or stints or whatever, no doctor, I) and loss of energy, 72yrs old and still forging bowies and still backlogged several years. Will post a photo of my one knife he made for me as soon as I can remember where I put it.

Mike Sastre of River City sheaths still lists a good phone number for Bill, but would rather say that than post it here.

Before anyone goes crazy on the phone, let me mention a basic straight guard bowie now starts at $3000, and his Hell's Belle fighting guard bowie (a week to make the guard alone) is circa $4000. And then there is the 2yr or more backlog.

He is the only living cofounder of the ABS, as far as I know, certainly the only one still working.

Ignore any internet site claiming to be an exclusive dealer. They were charging $5000 or more for a basic knife and Bill cut them off after making a handful for them.

PS- IF Bill takes your order, he will want your physical particulars including height, weight, shoe and/or glove size to match the length, construction/balance to the buyer, as his knives are meant to be a carried weapon. If his sheath does not work for you, Mike Sastre's will. You might be suprised at the numbers of folk carrying 11+" Bagwell knives...concealed. The sort you would meet at a James Keating event/clinic or off to the sides at a SOF convention. They consider it without peer for close range even against a handgun, all things being equal such as one not already caught flatfooted against a gun already pointed at one's head, and even then a practiced knife draw faster than many can get a trigger finger moving while trying to assess the threat.

Excellent!
It is very, very useful information!
Thank you very much

As for the blades and guns - blade is really faster, but at a short distance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lk5c2mK2dc

as i see some studies - 21 feet or more = victory gun
if the distance is less, then there are many factors,
but usually knife faster:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_KJ1R2PCMM

Wow.... Lofty, that is the strongest tribute I've heard. Good to know they are still out there! Thank You! Amen Amen. Go Gettum Boy'z!

If you never knew Bo Randall and had him make a knife for you, if you delayed until Bill Moran famous and inaccessible and then passed away, if you baulked at $125 for a Bob Loveless in 1971 and found the same knife $2000 in 1978 and never got around to it and then Bob gone too, then Bill Bagwell would be your last bet of those early legends, and at his age and health condition, you are cutting things mighty close, AGAIN! This is your conscience speaking.

But seriously, it takes a serious buyer to gamble that sort of money this late in the game. Bill remains in my prayers that he comes back strong as ever, but at already 2yrs backorder and him running 1/4 throttle due to hitting the wall daily, those wait times may be very conservative and may not improve.