American Made Hunting & Fishing Fixed Blade Knives
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Nice looking knives and great photos
Who made the second one down?
Who made the second one down?
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Nice looking Case jmh58 and good photo too.
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MB.. Thank You.. That is a BUCK Mini-Alpha Hunter.. Model 196..
Thank You steve.. John
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Thanks for the comment. I also consider the Ruana as very special.
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Garry.. Nice knife show!! Any guess on the age of the Ruanna?? Lately those are catching my fancy!! NICE!! John
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Marbles Ideal with 5" blade and stag on stag handle...one of my favorite's
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John, as best I recall the Ruana was early 80s.
WelderBob, It strikes me that your Marbles defines the word "classic." A beautiful knife.
WelderBob, It strikes me that your Marbles defines the word "classic." A beautiful knife.
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Those old Marbles are one of the classics that define the verb 'coon finger.' Makes ya smile. Meanwhile, although Rudy Ruana died in 1986, he was having some real health issues long before that and his soninlaw Vic Hangas was already probably making some of the knives in the early 1980s and I suspect Rudy was electro-etching his "bullwhip" signature on them. I think your knife dates to the 1970s. Soon, Vic's boys Mark and Mike started making the knives, along with their dad, Vic, and the R.H. was dropped from the stamp when Grandpa died. Now Vic is even older than I am but Mark and Mike are making Ruana knives that would make Rudy swell with pride. They are superlative. Think Randall and Skagel but way different. Some of the finest traditional hunting knives.Quick Steel wrote:John, as best I recall the Ruana was early 80s.
WelderBob, It strikes me that your Marbles defines the word "classic." A beautiful knife.
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Bob.. I do like that Marbles.. A "Classic" indeed!!
Thank You Cal for that info.. Guess if I want one, I better start picking up more cans!! John
Thank You Cal for that info.. Guess if I want one, I better start picking up more cans!! John
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Thanks Johnjmh58 wrote:MB.. Thank You.. That is a BUCK Mini-Alpha Hunter.. Model 196..
Thank You steve.. John
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Outstanding knife Bob!WelderBob wrote:Marbles Ideal with 5" blade and stag on stag handle...one of my favorite's
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Thanks QS, I like that "Classic"
Thanks guys, glad you like it. I sharpened it...took a nice edge
Thanks guys, glad you like it. I sharpened it...took a nice edge
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Bark River Trail-Mate.. Blue C-Tek.. John
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Here's an old cattaraugus floating fishing knife, just in case it falls into the water!
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And to go with that a KA-BAR model and a slightly different Cattaraugus floater.Miller Bro's wrote:Here's an old cattaraugus floating fishing knife, just in case it falls into the water!
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Nice ones Ray, I like to see these old American made floating knives
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I have quite a few;both fixed blade and folding.Miller Bro's wrote:Nice ones Ray, I like to see these old American made floating knives
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Better toss that one in the water Dmitri!! It does not float. It was made for a lighter weight camp/backpack knife using the same blade as the Catt floating knife of which there are two models, the one shown and one with the same blade as your Featherweight. Shown here is also a wood handle Featherweight although it doesn't say it on the handle but on the blade, and it doesn't float either.Miller Bro's wrote:Here's an old cattaraugus floating fishing knife, just in case it falls into the water!
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K7K, that KA-BAR floater is a rare bird, I have only had two and only seen a couple others. It also does not seem to appear in any KA-BAR catalogs or brochures.knife7knut wrote:And to go with that a KA-BAR model and a slightly different Cattaraugus floater.Miller Bro's wrote:Here's an old cattaraugus floating fishing knife, just in case it falls into the water!
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Gene I got robbed!!Gunsil wrote:Better toss that one in the water Dmitri!! It does not float. It was made for a lighter weight camp/backpack knife using the same blade as the Catt floating knife of which there are two models, the one shown and one with the same blade as your Featherweight.
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Gene: Thanks for the info.I didn't realize they were rare;I just thought it was a neat knife.I wish the blade wasn't nicked up. Have a Colonial floater and several foreign models.Gunsil wrote:
K7K, that KA-BAR floater is a rare bird, I have only had two and only seen a couple others. It also does not seem to appear in any KA-BAR catalogs or brochures.
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Miller Bro's wrote:Gene I got robbed!!Gunsil wrote:Better toss that one in the water Dmitri!! It does not float. It was made for a lighter weight camp/backpack knife using the same blade as the Catt floating knife of which there are two models, the one shown and one with the same blade as your Featherweight.
Daggonit man, you gotta test these things before buying! (LOL)
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Ray, that is a nice collection of floaters!! I have always liked them myself, especially the American made fixed blade ones. That Catt you show is another hard to find knife. I have seen them with red and yellow handles besides the yellow and blue like yours and mine.
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Thanks for the kind words.The Catt was the last one I picked up and it was very inexpensive($7).Still has the etch and the original sheath.Gunsil wrote:Ray, that is a nice collection of floaters!! I have always liked them myself, especially the American made fixed blade ones. That Catt you show is another hard to find knife. I have seen them with red and yellow handles besides the yellow and blue like yours and mine.
The top folding knife works like the old Barry Wood folders.You pull the handles slightly apart to disengage to lock pin and rotate the handles around until they lock into the open position.
The makers for the folders are(top to bottom):
Unmarked
Lunawerk Italy
Teja & Rosa Italy(more famous for their fine switchblades of the 1950's)
The fixed blades are(top to bottom):
Lunawerk Italy
Japan
KA-BAR
Colonial
Cressi Italy
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