Custom / Customized
There are not many avenues of knife collecting that can be appreciated on the same level as Custom Hand made knives. The time, effort & talent required to create a highly functional works of art from many different raw materials is nothing short of amazing.
A maker's creation must be both beautiful in form & excellent in performance from a metallurgy perspective as well as a mechanical perspective.
Designs are sculpted from a variety of metals along with softer medium like wood, bone, horn, antler & more all working together to form the art.
AAPK members generally have a variety of custom & customized knives for sale by extremely talented makers & customizers including Kaleb (Muskrat Man) Reynolds, Dale (orver) Vincent, Todd Davison, Tony Bose, & many others.
If you like knives & appreciate art, spend some time here & bookmark this page. True beauties pop up regularly.
The K'ROO custom is a K'roo take on the B. Chrisman Raven. 4" closed, comes with a rwl34 blade and spring and is mill relieved. Pins,liners all ss steel, flu6 bolsters and features matching...
Item # 67343
$499.99
Kroo MADISON Barlow..Desert Ironwood..Fluted Elongated bolsters..red accents..Rwl34 and filework.1st
First look at Kroos new Large Drop point Barlow...Northwoods called it a Madison. 4" closed with Desert ironwood and stainless. Shield..liners..and ringed Elongated bolsters. Red accents as liners...
Item # 67342
$499.99
Crosscut Micarta,A2 blade and backspring, 406 SS pins ,liners,shield and fluted integral bolsters. Hand rubbed and finished, perfect action, flush in all 3. He acid washed the blade on this...
Item # 67276
$589.99
Vincenzo Balistreti Spear Gunstock Brown Burlap Micarta and 440C.4"..fileworked.lanyard pin.slip.coa
Gunstock Spear custom from Vincenzo Balistreti, of Rome, Italy fame,Brown Burlap micarta with hand worked bolsters and fileworked liners. 440C for the steel..nickel silver shield..he also jimped...
Item # 67225
$499.99
MDK, Michael du Plessis, out of South Africa ...presents his Lanny Clip, full size just over 4" closed, blade specs on coa,stunning Peach dyed giraffe bone scaled,Fluted bolsters and features...
Item # 67173
$399.99
Kroo Custom Ironwood Saddlehorn Trapper W/ slip & coa.3.75..rwl34..filework..spacers..liners. shield
The K'ROO custom is a Saddlehorn Trapper..3.75" closed, comes with a rwl34 blade and spring and is mill relieved.Pins,guides, shield and fluted bolsters all ss steel and features matching Arizona...
Item # 67099
$499.99
Kroo Custom Kudu bone Saddlehorn Trapper W/ slip & coa..4"..rwl34..filework..spacers..liners. shield
The K'ROO custom is a Saddlehorn Trapper..4" closed, comes with a rwl34 blade and spring and is mill relieved. Pins,guides,shield and fluted bolsters all ss steel and features matching dyed and...
Item # 66861
$499.99
Josh Fisher Trapper Custom. . Checkered Ebony..Damascus..fluted...fileworked...pouch & Slip.3.5 clsd
Josh Fisher mini trapper at 3.5" closed.Has Ebony scales, checkered, and Damascus.his own, for blade and spring. Integral Fluted bolsters with ebony inlays. Domed pins shows he thought of...
Item # 66739
$499.99
The K'ROO custom is a Mac..steel bolsters are polished...it comes with double shields..3.5 closed, comes with n690 blade and spring and is mill relieved. Pins are ss steel and features...
Item # 66638
$459.99
From JD Ellis of South Africa his Swayback Custom, it's a 3 7/8" closed Bose design with Rwl34 for spring and Thor Damasteel for blade. OD Green Canvas micarta bolsters with both red and white G10...
Item # 66634
$699.99
The K'ROO custom is a Eureka Jack with steel bolsters and shield 4" closed, comes with a rwl34 Wharnie blade and spring..long pull and 1/3 length swedge cut and is mill relieved.Features matching...
Item # 66622
$499.99
Custom Ruffin Johnson Bicentennial Cocobolo Wood Fixed Blade Bowie Knife - #9 in a limited series - No Cracks in the Cocobolo Wood Handles - Beautiful, Unused condition - Knife is Approx. 16...
Item # 66595
$1,500.00
Custom James "Jimmy" Lile Ivory Becentennial Bowie Folder Dagger Knife Set 1976 - Ivory Handles - Beautiful, Unused condition with Display Stand - Dagger is Approx. 9 7/8 inches overall - Bowie is...
Item # 66594
$1,500.00
Custom Fred Carter Commissioned Flat Ground Ebony Fixed Blade Bowie Knife - No Cracks in the Gabon Ebony Handles - Beautiful, Unused condition - In 1977, this knife was commissioned as a unique...
Item # 66591
$2,000.00
Custom Pete Heath Stag Fixed Blade Bowie Knife - No Cracks in the Stag handles - Beautiful, Unused condition - Knife is Approx. 14 3/4 inches overall - SEE PHOTOS FOR OVERALL CONDITION...
Item # 66590
$850.00
Custom Richard "Dick" Dorough Ebony Fixed Blade Bowie Knife - First of his kind - Ebony Handle - SS Butt Cap - D2 Steel - No Cracks - Unused, pristine condition - Knife is Approx. 14 3/4 inches...
Item # 66549
$900.00
Willem Steenkamp Modern Barlow..3.75" ..Rwl34..natural micarta scales w/Westy shields.slip and pouch
The Steenkamp Barlow has natural canvas micarta scales, antique Westinghouse micarta federal shields. With rwl34 blade and backspring, red spacers and liners, stainless steel frame and pins. 3.75"...
Item # 66440
$579.99
Custom Raymond Busch South American Paduck Wood Fixed Blade Bowie Knife - South American Paduck Wood Handle - 10501 High Carbon Tool Steel Blade - No Cracks - Unused, pristine condition - Knife is...
Item # 66401
$350.00
Custom Art Wiman Fixed Blade Bowie Knife c.1977- Beautiful Wood Handle - No Cracks - Unused, pristine condition - Knife is Approx. 17 3/4 inches overall - No Sheath - Wiman was one of the early...
Item # 66400
$350.00
Custom Charles Douglas "Bucker" Gascon Zebra Wood Fixed Blade Sheath Knife - Zebra Wood Handle - See photos for Crack - Unused, pristine condition - Approx. 11 3/8 inches overall - Gascon is a...
Item # 66397
$250.00
A Bobby Toole custom dressed in crosscut micarta with fluted and integral steel bolsters. Hollow ground and Swedge cut Native with nail nick. CPM-154 blade and backspring,SS pins,shield and...
Item # 66395
$499.99
Vincenzo Balistreri White Wolf blue burlap micarta and Damascus..3.5" closed...this pattern is a modern Barlow.The barlow pattern was introduced as a working man's knife....the modern version...
Item # 66394
$499.99
Tracy LaRock Custom neck knife...fixed with 3" blade and 3" handle. Modified Wharncliffe/ Sheepsfoot W2 blade...full tang..wicked hamon. Comes in fitted kydex sheath with cord. This thing is...
Item # 66245
$189.99
Delivered 4 days early but after dark. . I did post a video on YouTube. Its 4" closed...Blue Kudu bone scales with white accent liners and spacers. Fluted bolsters and diamond shield. I...
Item # 66181
$499.99
Jeffrey Mitchell Split Back Whittler in Caramel jigged cowbone with cpm154 blade and springs. Rounded with square sides stainless bolsters and end caps on a sleeveboard frame. He used dome pins...
Item # 66179
$774.99
Sacred Bear, Tory Utt out of Pennsylvania, makes a very modern slipjoint. His Lanny with Damascus blade,bolsters and shield. The handle is bent and offers a ballsack shield and Aebl for the...
Item # 65970
$579.99
Nobody does snakewood like Mitchell....he starts with Presentation grade snakewood and he has his own system for finish that provides you with a stunning knife. This lambsfoot Barlow is 4"...
Item # 65968
$499.99
Willem Steenkamp Modern Sheepsfoot Barlow..3.5" ..Rwl34..Richlite and Kevlar..,red accents.slip&pouc
The Steenkamp Sheepsfoot Barlow has black Richlite scales, a Thunderstorm Kevlar shield and bolsters and rwl34 blade and backspring, red spacers and liners, stainless steel frame and pins. 3.5"...
Item # 65930
$579.99
From what I have looked up this appears to be a Model 7 Morseth Custom Vietnam Era Knife Comes with Nice Leather Sheath that is right for the era Laminated Steel...
Item # 65658
$375.00
White Storm Mini Zulu Shadow...3 5/8" closed...440C for steel...he uses screws instead of pins. Perfect alignment and action, 5 pull or pinch and gator snap. A video on my YouTube channel. Comes...
Item # 65566
$499.99
Mike Rothman..my first of his, out of New York state with great skills...trained with Luke Swenson..Large Honknose Trapper with Cpm154 for steel and Desert ironwood for scales. Fluted bolsters and...
Item # 65420
$579.99
Custom Made Double Bird's Head Bolsters Half Congress which is unique and 100% handmade....
Item # 65261
$275.00
Standard Barlow, based on Gecs 15 pattern, it's 3.5" closed...stunning Blanket micarta scales with copper accents in the rag.Black micarta bolsters with stainless liners and Shield. Long...
Item # 65241
$459.99
Mini Zulu, it's 3.5" closed...perfect dyed Maple Burl scales...Teal...pics are spot on.. stainless bolsters with liners . Long pull blade in N690. Easy 4 pull ..flush in all three..aligns well and...
Item # 65238
$399.99
The K'ROO custom is a Zulu with brass liners,bolsters and shield. 4" closed, comes with a rwl34 blade and spring..long pull and 1/3 length swedge cut and is mill relieved. Features matching...
Item # 65237
$459.99
The Steenkamp Spear Barlow has Cocobolo scales, a stainless shield, black linen mmicarta Bolsters and rwl34 blade and backspring, red spacers and liners, stainless steel frame and pins.4" closed....
Item # 65113
$529.99
Vincenzo Balistreri Custom Lanny, 4".N690.. Red Burlap and Dark OD linen micartamicarta,brass shield
Vincenzo Balistreri customs 4" closed Lanny clip pattern, its carrying his heavier blade with very generous long pull, the blade and spring are N690 the scales are dark green linen and bolsters...
Item # 65097
$499.99
Rusty Preston, American legend and mentor to some today's most popular makers, offers a single blade Trapper in his hand jigged bone and hand worked, crosshatched, Integral bolsters. Cpm154 for...
Item # 65094
$589.99
James Brand out of Portland..about as close as you can get to a Custom, imho. 4" closed...3" sheepsfoot blade, CPM-S35V;with machined nail nick either side..Liners and bolsters are integral black...
Item # 65033
$189.99
MDK, Michael du Plessis and son,have really upped their game. This is large standard Barlow pattern...absolutely stunning build. 3.75" closed...has N690 blade and backspring...That's Dyed and...
Item # 64890
$459.99
MDK, Michael du Plessis and son,have really upped their game. This is large standard Barlow pattern...absolutely stunning build. 3.75" closed...has N690 blade and backspring...That's Bleached and...
Item # 64889
$459.99
Sakman Steenkamp Custom Rhino...3.5" ...Rwl34..Natural Canvas scales..jeweled liners..slip and pouch
Sakman is a 4th Generation maker...his dad, Willem , recognized as one of South Africans finest and Sakman is following closely in his footsteps. He calls this his Rhino...3.5 Shadow in Natural...
Item # 64869
$449.99
Sakman is a 4th Generation maker...his dad, Willem , recognized as one of South Africans finest and Sakman is following closely in his footsteps. He calls this his Rhino...3.5 Shadow in Richlite...
Item # 64867
$459.99
The K'ROO custom is a Native 4" closed, comes with a rwl34 blade and spring and is mill relieved. Pins all ss steel and fluted bolsters end caps, and Shield....features stunning Desert Ironwood...
Item # 64723
$499.99
The K'ROO custom is a Native 4" closed, comes with a rwl34 blade and spring and is mill relieved. Pins all ss steel and fluted bolsters end caps, and Shield....features matching Burgundy Giraffe...
Item # 64718
$499.99
Kroo MADISON Barlow..Desert Ironwood..Fluted Elongated bolsters..red accents..Rwl34 and filework.1st
First look at Kroos new Large Drop point Barlow...Northwoods called it a Madison. 4" closed with Desert ironwood and stainless. Shield..liners..and fluted Elongated bolsters. Red accents as liners...
Item # 64717
$499.99
Steve Vanderkolff Native Lockback 4".. Mammoth and Cpm154...Fluted Integral bolsters..new from Maker
Steve Vanderkolff 4" Native dressed in White Crackle mammoth ivory paired Cpm154. He builds a little heavier than American makers. Great look and mechanics. Pull is a 4...gator snap, with any...
Item # 64511
$629.99
Tracey LaRock out of Lufkin Texas...this is my first direct commission from him, he's .part time with huge following..this is his first excursion into Mammoth. Hamon on W2 blade with W2 spring.4"...
Item # 64507
$659.99
J.B. Caudill out of Kentucky custom Ebony and 52100 Wharncliffe Fixed blade..comes with coa and slip/sheath...its magnetic and holds the knife well...can be carried in pocket or on belt...very...
Item # 64492
$299.99
1994 Custom Clip Point Hunter Made By Mudd Sharrigan Wiscasset, ME There is no Box , Looks to have never been Carried Blade is Handforged 1095 Steel with original Edge 6...
Item # 64484
$325.00
From JD Ellis of South Africa his Lion Custom, it's a 4" closed Native with Rwl34 for steel with Shadetree Oreo Micarta frame and inlays of Giraffe bone and Desert Ironwood. Has orange G10 liners...
Item # 64468
$659.99
TA Davison Lambsfoot Jack Knife,NEW,3 5",Sambar Stag...jeweled liners,CTS-xhp..ringed bolsters & cap
Todd Davison another Mississippi maker to rival Bobby Toole..Todd has been making since late 70s and mark's his work inside the jeweled liners. Y'all I just can't read the number, but it looks...
Item # 64455
$579.99
The K'ROO custom is a Serpentine Wharnie with brass bolsters, caps, liners and shield 3.5" closed, comes with a rwl34 blade and spring..long pull and swedge cut and is mill relieved. Features...
Item # 64454
$459.99
The K'ROO custom is a Native 4" closed, comes with a rwl34 blade and spring and is mill relieved. Pins all ss steel, linen micarta bolsters end caps, both fitted and pinned....features matching...
Item # 64452
$459.99
Dean Robertson customs Native pattern slipjoint knife. 3 5/8" closed, comes with an 01 tool steel blade and backspring with 406 SS pins,liners and shield, very top shelf, and this one has...
Item # 64444
$539.99
Vincenzo Balistreri red arrow ivory and Liracarta..4" closed...440c stainless blade and backspring...elephant ivory scales,thick slabs...Liracarta bolsters and shield...green liners really set it...
Item # 64415
$699.99
This Mongoose by Jerry Moen features a Loki Damasteel Wharncliffe blade with back button flipper.The handle has a milled carbon fiber frame with copper pivot collars, DLC coated titanium...
Item # 64414
$1,299.99
Brazilian maker Pablo Castellani custom swayback, original T.Bose design...see the fingerweld on the butt..almost makes a point..wider butt..his Damascus...ebony covers...4.25" closed...high...
Item # 64413
$499.99
The Bobby Toole custom is a shadow Native pattern, even though there are no separate bolsters, Bobby has doved what would be the bolsters, 3 7/8" closed,. Comes with a CPM-154 hollow ground,swedge...
Item # 64403
$499.99



























































