FB48 Subway Bowie

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The FB48 Subway Bowie is a very compact fixed blade design, in collaboration with custom knife maker Fred Perrin.

Appearance in catalogs

The FB48 Subway Bowie appeared in the following catalogs:

Designer

Fred Perrin

History, mentionings etc. from the forums

Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web

FB48 Subway Bowie

Designed by renowned French custom knifemaker and martial artist Fred Perrin, the Subway Bowie is an ultra-compact but remarkably capable fixed-blade knife. Its straight-clipped Bowie-style blade is saber ground from ultra-corrosion-resistant LC200N and has a bright satin finish. The fiberglass-reinforced-nylon (FRN) handle is injection molded directly onto the blade’s tang and features Perrin’s signature index-finger choil. A lanyard hole allows the easy attachment of the included paracord lanyard and works in concert with the choil and jimping (textured grooves) on the spine to ensure a secure, non-slip grip. Designed for convenient, discreet neck carry, the Subway Bowie comes complete with a custom-molded Boltaron® sheath and a breakaway ball chain.[1]

Variations

The FB48 Subway Bowie is made in Japan and features:

SKU Handle Edge Steel From/To MSRP Note Number made Grind Sheath Clip Collectors club
FB48BK Black FRN PE LC200N 2022 - $173.00 (2022) The Subway Bowie is designed for neck-carry and comes with a breakaway ball chain. Regular production Sabre grind Boltaron N/A Main
FB48BBK Black FRN PE Black LC200N 2022 - $178.50 (2022) The Subway Bowie is designed for neck-carry and comes with a breakaway ball chain.

The FB48BBK also features a non-reflective black ceramic coating to the blade.

Regular production Sabre grind Boltaron N/A Main

Most collectible variation

The original FB48 Subway Bowie, complete with original box and papers in mint condition, is likely to be the most collectible version.

Questions regarding collecting the FB48

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Technical information

Measurements (mm and grams) of the FB48 Subway Bowie:

Variation Length overall Length blade Length edge Blade thickness Weight
FB48BK 130mm 71mm 64mm 3.0mm 63g

Measurements (inches and ounces) of the FB48 Subway Bowie:

Variation Length overall Length blade Length edge Blade thickness Weight
FB48BK 5.11" 2.80" 2.52" 0.118" 2.3oz

References

  1. The FB47 Nightstick in Spyderco's online catalog

Pictures

The FB48 Subway Bowie, pictured with its Boltaron sheath, designed by Fred Perrin.

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