Talk:Arkansas toothpick

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[edit] Merge with Bowie knife?

This article seems pretty sparse, and very little info as to how this weapon differs from a Bowie knife. How about making a "Arkansas toothpick" subsection in the Bowie article, and just putting a little bit of info in about the distinction? MatthewVanitas (talk) 12:37, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

I've written and read a lot of Arkansas history and I've never heard Arkansas called the "Toothpick State" or the "Bowie State." I've heard it called "The Wonder State," "The Bear State," "The Land of Opportunity," and "The Natural State." No Toothpick State and no Bowie State.

Russell T. Johnson

I can't see why the two would be merged - they're different styles of knife; one is a dagger, while the other is a single-edged knife which sometimes had a false edge. Perhaps we just need to find more info for this article? Random name (talk) 16:51, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Unusual change

A while ago, I read this article, and I remember it saying that this weapon was not for throwing, now it says it is. 208.40.180.2

(talk) 14:27, 20 May 2008 (UTC) Most of what is on this page is factually incorrect. James Black is not known to have had any connection to a specific type of knife termed an Arkansas Toothpick. My reading does, in fact, indicate that there is no such specific design. In the 19th century, the term was just a humorous description for a large knife. The article in question appears to draw all its information from fiction. 208.40.180.2 (talk) 14:27, 20 May 2008 (UTC)