I just came back to check out this great thread and look at all the fantastic knives!
I got my #12-9 Bowie with the #14 grind back a couple of years ago. I don't carry it a lot, but it does accompany me when I am out checking fences at the ranch.
I have used it on occasion to dress out some of the local reptiles:
It makes a nice companion to my Colt New Frontier single action (.44 special):
Recently I put it to use carving up the Christmas roast: