All About Pocket Knives

Does anybody know about a custom knife maker called pappy?....In 1998... I bought three fixed blades....the story is Pappy was Native American Cherokee Indian...his signature was the feather on both sides of the handle.... also signed Pappy then the date of year made... two knives are signed 97 the other knife 98....I've searched but can't find any reference....I will featured the Pappy's largest 97... it's length is 10 1/4 inches long.... elk horn handle...2 silver feathers Pappy 97...end cap an eagle

If you are a BladeForums member you can search there and find many posts about a guy called "pappy" who was selling folders he claimed to have made but were from China with handles mounted by him. Don't know if it is the same guy ?
kj

Don't know PAPPY but that is a cool knife. Hope you post the other one as well. Thanks .

Very nice looking knife! I really like the inlaid feather!

Yeah they are neat....I own three....all different.... that was in 1998...pappy was supposed to be 78 years old then...I've not heard anything since!!

Here is the carved eagle cow horn... Ceremonial style knife.... also eight and one half inches from blade tip to eagle's beak!!

Last but not least a smaller early Indian style hunting knife....Elk handle eight and half inches in length with turquoise end cap!!

Thanks for sharing all three. He did some beautiful work. Good luck with finding out more about him.

Thanks...It's sad I didn't get to meet him or see any of his others knives but I've had these knives 20 years or so.....if he was 78 then Pappy should be real close to 100 years old now.....just figured I would take them out of the dark let someone else enjoy looking at them...and may learn something else about them...Thanks again for looking and hopefully someone will have some more information

I just bought two of his knives at a local flea market he sold at. The people that sold it said he died back in 2013. The knives came in a beautiful sheath they made with him. His full name is Howard “pappy” Lawhorn. I found a site from knife magazines posting his shop name Pappy custom knives. I posted the knives on Facebook and found out he’s related to a friend of my wife’s family and that’s how I was able to find out a little more.

These are the knives I got along with a paper they used to print to advertise for him and they showed me a photo of him in the military.

Copaslarry97 wrote:These are the knives I got along with a paper they used to print to advertise for him and they showed me a photo of him in the military. E0A2F7F3-1866-4A3B-9DA8-27B8189E7D55.jpeg 35AFD3A3-46A2-4F67-8383-CD5B77A7B4EA.jpeg 037E30C1-AD20-44F9-87A7-47CF6B4BCB20.jpeg E729FDC6-EAFC-4F7B-A050-2B8909A47031.jpeg A7A721D9-ACDA-4D28-8B59-E33B88B78849.jpeg 8F4E2568-22A3-4A02-A47C-E871A5D67658.jpeg 448AA83D-1217-4344-B0B0-5DFD88A1FF69.jpeg AB614830-FAC0-4A7F-BC18-073918052A64.jpeg

Wow, a lot of information and also welcome to AAPK. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for having me. It’s pretty cool here I’ve spent a good part of the past few days trying to find more info on pappy and other knives he’s made. Glad to help anyone else that needs it.

The area code on advertising is the Cincinnati area.

Yeh that’s where his shop was or still is. From what my wife’s friends said his grandson started making em again but signed them with a L or P wasn’t sure. But pappy would come to friendship and sell there.

Awesome Copaslarry!! You don't know how pleased I am to hear from you with the information and the others knives made by PAPPY!! …
I've owned mine since the late ninetys....Finally I can put a name and face to the man Pappy and the silver feather!!…. Do you have any idea the value of these knives now? Thanks again

Slightly enhanced picture.

Thanks!! Jerryd6818

As our brothers down under say, "No worries mate".

I’m not sure on the value of them I just got them maybe 5 days ago now the people selling em were close friends and they let em both go for $210. I haven’t been able to find anything else on besides your knives and one for sale on Etsy.

Thank you I'm just so glad I found some others knives to look at after all these years!!

I was married at Pappy's camp in friendship Indianna. He lived in Ross Ohio near Fernald (national lead). I have a dozen or more of his necklace knives. He gave me a special knife at the wedding, a Cherokee ceremony. This picture is one of his most common necklace knives and sheath.

Judydowellb wrote: ↑Mon Jan 31, 2022 5:48 am I was married at Pappy's camp in friendship Indianna. He lived in Ross Ohio near Fernald (national lead). I have a dozen or more of his necklace knives. He gave me a special knife at the wedding, a Cherokee ceremony. This picture is one of his most common necklace knives and sheath.

Awesome!! Glad to hear from someone who knew him...

Thanks Judy for your post and pictures, it does my ole heart good when someone brings back a older post with newer information, I hope that others will do as Judy did, great stuff. x10

Judydowellb wrote: ↑Mon Jan 31, 2022 5:48 am I was married at Pappy's camp in friendship Indianna. He lived in Ross Ohio near Fernald (national lead). I have a dozen or more of his necklace knives. He gave me a special knife at the wedding, a Cherokee ceremony. This picture is one of his most common necklace knives and sheath.

Teriffic history Judy, thanks! And to AAPK!