Photo: Bowie Chamber of Commerce
May, 2026- The idea of the Bowie Knife Monument was proposed to the Bowie (Texas) Chamber of Commerce by the late BOB HADLEY, local rancher and bronze sculptor. The late BOB BRASHEAR, a patriarch of one of the pioneering families of Bowie, became a major contributor to the project, saying he wanted to honor his parents, Marvin and Bess Brashear. ALBERT SCHLABS of ASAP Water Jet Cutting, an engineering company based in Wichita, Texas, helped the chamber to design the monument, then manufactured and installed it in 2016. Made from steel, brass and wood, the sculpture was named in the Guinness Books of World Records as the world’s largest bowie knife.
