J. Bruce Voyles, Auctioneers Knife Auction 109
Auction Ends Thursday, April 9, 2019
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Lot 1 Jess Horn five blade jigged bone sowbelly pattern. One of the few multiblade Jess Horn made, marked PT on the back of the tang (prototype?). Three backsprings, hand rubbed finish. Mint.3 1/2" closed, 6 1/2" with master blade open. Mint. (lmiIX-437.jpg) Minimum bid $1,000.00
Lot 2 Paul Fox Catawba, NC pearl handled lockback folder. Fox quality, 'nuff said. Dovetailed bolsters, 4 1/8" closed, 7 1/4" open, titanium bolsters. Mint (lmiIX-334.jpg) Minimum bid $500.00
Lot 3 Frank Centofante, Madisonville, TN stag handled handmade lockback, mint. Fileworked liners, 3 5/8" closed, 6 7/8" open. (lmiIX-331.jpg) Minimum bid $300.00
Lot 4 George Herron pearl handled handmade interframe folder. Hall of Fame maker and former Knifemakers' Guild President, not to mention a legend who did not make a lot of folders. Mint, lockback. 3 3/4" closed, 6 7/8" open. (lmiIX-332.jpg) Minimum bid $350.00
Lot 5 Al Pendray micarta handled hunter. Al was an ABS Mastersmith, former President of the Knifemakers' Guild, and one of the rediscoverers of wootz Damascus--so significant a discovery that it was the subject of an extensive article in "Scientific American" magazine. Al's logo of a horseshoe around the "P" is because he was primarily a top farrier who shoed many legendary horses, including Kentucky Derby winners. Made from a rasp, teeth marks are visible on the back side, straigh tang, leather sheath. 10 1/2" oal, 5 1/4" blade. (jcfIX-231.jpg) Minimum bid $200.00
Lot 6 Jim Martin black lip pearl engraved interframe, engraved bail, flawless workmanship, lockback. Mint. Front lock, 3 1/8" closed, 5 1/2" open. (lmiIX-327.jpg) Minimum bid $250.00
Lot 7 Jess Horn horn handled lockback folder, false edge blade, appears to have gold pins, mint with a rayskin pocket sheath except for a tiny chip missing on the end. #023 on the reverse of the tang, 3" closed, 5 1/2" open, hand rubbed finish, appears to have gold pins. (lmiIX-328.jpg) Minimum bid $300.00
Lot 8 Doug Castell Damascus locking liner folder, with thumbstud, Damascus bolsters, engine turned anodized liners, Mastodon ivory handles. 3 3/4" closed, 7" open. Mint. (lmiIX-336.jpg) Minimum bid $200.00
Lot 9 Allen Elishewitz moss green bone handled folder, locking liner with thumbstud, mint. Slant bolsters with thick anodized titanium locking liner and bolsters, drilled for lanyard, 4 1/4" closed, 7 1/2" open. Mint. (rdmIX-015.jpg) Minimum bid $200.00
Lot 10 Mel Pardue handmade double liner lock, pearl interframe, made by one of the legends of knifemaking. 4 1/4" closed, 10" with both blades open. Locking liner operates from a single middle liner. (lmiIX-325.jpg) Minimum bid $300.00
Lot 11 G. W. Stone unusual shaped big chopper knife, brass fitting, ironwood handles with black and brass spacers, heavy duty sheath, mint. #116, 11" oal, 6" blade. (rttIX-068.jpg) Minimum bid $170.00
Lot 12 G. W. Stone hidden tang stag handled hunter, brass fitting and pommel, spacer at the ferrule, the pommel is filed to match the grooves on the sheath, heavy duty leather sheath. Knife is mint but some of that green grunge was on the bolsters and is pitted, should clean if you have a buffer. Marked C309, 9 3/4" oal, 4 3/4" blade. (rttIX-071.jpg) Minimum bid $150.00
Lot 13 G. W. Stone stacked leather washer hunter, brass and fiver spacers, Knife is mint but some of that green grunge was on the bolsters and is pitted, should clean if you have a buffer. (rttIX-072.jpg) Minimum bid $150.00
Lot 14 G. W. Stone maroon micarta handled fighter, brass double guard, with fiber and brass spacers, hidden tang, Knife is mint but some of that green grunge was on the bolsters and is pitted, should clean if you have a buffer. A176 on the tang, 12" oal, 7" blade. (rttIX-073.jpg) Minimum bid $150.00
Lot 15 D' Holder, Phoenix, AZ handmade engraved "My Knife" with stacked oosic and amber handles, engraved, mint. No sheath, mint. 8 3/4" oal, 4" blade. (lmiIX-246.jpg) Minimum bid $350.00
Lot 16 Diana Casteel handmade, carved pearl art dagger. Hand rubbed finish, single piece of steel except for the slab handles, 12 1/4" oal, 8" blade, no sheath. Mint. (lmiIX-247.jpg) Minimum bid $300.00
Lot 17 Bob Conley, Jonesboro, TN engraved handmade lockback with mastodon ivory handles. Lockbar is engraved as well. Mint. Fileworked inside and out, handrubbed finish, "BC" engraving, 4" closed, 7" open. (lmiIX-330.jpg) Minimum bid $150.00
Lot 18 Bob Enders handmade jigged red bone two blade barlow, long pull. 3 3/4" closed, 7" open. Mint (lmiIX-333.jpg) Minimum bid $125.00
Lot 19 Ron Gaston handmade engrarved folder, mastodon ivory handles, dovetail bolsters, mint. Dovetailed bolsters, sliplock, 3 1/2" closed, 6 1/2" open. (lmiIX-337.jpg) Minimum bid $300.00
Lot 20 Ron Hewitt handmade folder with dovetail micarta bolsters and a corian handle, locking liner, 3 5/8" closed, hand rubbed finish, mint. (rdmIX-006.jpg) Minimum bid $125.00
Lot 21 Ray Cover handmade mastodon handled one blade folder, sliplock, dovetail bolsters on each end, ATS34 steel , 3 1/4" closed, 5 3/4" open. (rdmIX-007.jpg) Minimum bid $150.00
Lot 22 Ray Cover bone deep jigged to resemble stag handled handmade one blade slip lock3" closed, 7" open, curved dovetailed bolsters wth liner. Mint (rdmIX-008.jpg) Minimum bid $150.00
Lot 23 Ray Cover lockback one blade, dovetailed bolsters with black liner, nickel silver, beautiful swirly burl reddish wood handles. Handmade and mint. Handrubbed finish, 3 7/8" closed, 7" open. (rdmIX-019.jpg) Minimum bid $110.00
Lot 24 Ron Hewitt handmade folder with brown micarta dovetailed bolsters, brown canvas micarta backstrap and a oatmeal colored corian handle, mint. 5" closed, 8 3.4" open. (rdmIX-020.jpg) Minimum bid $150.00
Lot 25 Paul Meyers small jigged bone handmade folder, canoe pattern, dovetailed bolsters, nice filework done on the liners inside and outside. 3 3/8" closed, 5 3/4" open. (rdmIX-021.jpg) Minimum bid $120.00
Lot 26 Ralph Turnbull pearl handled taillock handmade folder, mint, dovetailed bolsters, 4" closed, 6 1/2" open, knife has been carried and used, near mint. (rdmIX-029.jpg) Minimum bid $150.00
Lot 27 Karfavan engraved Damascus locking liner with thumbstud (stone missing from the thumbstud, stag handles, Damascus blade. Engraving is an oak leaf design with stippling outside the image. Fileworked backstrap, 3 5/8" closed, 6 1/2" open, Mint. (rdmIX-035.jpg) Minimum bid $200.00
Lot 28 Don Cousino, Michigan jigged bone locking liner, ruby thumbstud, anodized titanium, marked on the inside liner #1145 and 042. Dovetailed bolster with black liner, fileworked backstrap, 4" long closed, 7 open, mint. (rdmIX-045.jpg) Minimum bid $150.00
Lot 29 Don Cousino Michigan handmade locking liner anodized titanium, burl wood handles, semi-precious stone thumbstud, dovetailed bolsters fileworked backstrap, engine turned liners, 4 1/4" closed, 7 1/2" open, mint (rdmIX-049.jpg) Minimum bid $150.00
Lot 30 Karfavan ivory micarta handled taillock folder, handmade, fileworked backstrap, 3 3/4" closed, 6 5/8" open, mint. (rdmIX-053.jpg) Minimum bid $100.00
Lot 31 Burris handmade hunter with Armadillo skin handles, with Armadillo etching on the handrubbed blade, pouch leather sheath, mint. 7 1/2" oal, 3 1/4" blade. (cbtIX-056.jpg) Minimum bid $100.00
Lot 32 Burris composite handle fillet knife, exceptional leather sheath, mint. Straight tang, 12 3/4" oal, 7" blade. (cbtIX-063.jpg) Minimum bid $80.00
Lot 33 Burris Natchez Bowie, jigged composite handle with a coffin hilt, nickel silver guard, leather sheath. 10 1/2" oal, 5 3/4" blade. (cbtIX-064.jpg) Minimum bid $100.00
Lot 34 Pat Tomes jigged bone handled muskrat, handmade by one of the best. Hand rubbed finish, mint. 4" closed, 7" open when one blade is opened. (cbtIX-065.jpg) Minimum bid $225.00
Lot 35 Burris Armadillo hide hunter with pouch leather sheath. A very distinctive looking handle. Thin stock, 7 1/2" oal, 3 1/4" blade. (cbtIX-066.jpg) Minimum bid $100.00
Lot 36 Bud Neely G10 handled strong point self defense knife, kydex sheath, grooved handle. Mint. Straight tang, 4 5/8" blade, 9 1/4" oal. (bhiIX-074.jpg) Minimum bid $100.00
Lot 37 Kim Breed tactical, blackened blade, with lanyard hole, double ground, kydex sheath. A fighting knife designed by a retired Special Forces operator. Some scratches on the blade, 9 3/4" oal, 4 3/4" blade. (bhtIX-075.jpg) Minimum bid $80.00
Lot 38 Owen Wood top quality handmade hunter, exotic burl wood handle, tapered tang, dovetailed bolsters, marked on tang, "DR238310". Mint. 7 1/4" oal, 3 1/2" blade. (mbcIX-149.jpg) Minimum bid $200.00
Lot 39 Charles Ochs "OX" marked skinner, leather sheath, mint, with template included, 10 1/2" oal, 5 3/4" blade. (jcfIX-232.jpg) Minimum bid $90.00
Lot 40 Perpina & Porcel wood handled hunter. Very well made by Argentinian knifemakers. A sleeper opportunity here. Leather sheath. Mint except for an age speck or two. 8 3/8" oal, 4" blade. (jcfIX-233.jpg) Minimum bid $80.00
Lot 41 Brad Johnson handmade wood handled drop point hunter, slab handles, leather sheath, mint. Tapered tang, light weight, 3 1/4" blade, 7 1/4" oal. (lmiIX-244.jpg) Minimum bid $80.00
Lot 42 Palmer handcrafted Hemlock, MI, jigged bone handles with black spacers, slab handles, mint. Leather sheath, straight tang, some grunge on guard, 3" blade, 6 1/4" oal. (lmiIX-245.jpg) Minimum bid $70.00
Lot 43 John Fuller, handmade, Douglasville, GA engraved bolster pearl handled lockback. 4" closed, 7" open. (lmiIX-249.jpg) Minimum bid $125.00
Lot 44 Judy Gottage handmade engraved interframe, pearl handles, top quality, hand rubbed finish, mint with a "Gottage" marked zip up case. No. 1 on back of the tang, recessed lockback, 2 3/8" closed, 5 3/8" open. (lmiIX-250.jpg) Minimum bid $200.00
Lot 45 Bill Reddix New Zeland, handmade, brushed finish on the handles and blade, fileworked liner that extends slightly beyond the knife, 4 1/4" closed, 7 1/4" open, abalone inlay, lockback, mint. (lmiIX-251.jpg) Minimum bid $200.00
Lot 46 Tommy Lee Damascus lockback folder, engraved edge on the liner, colorful mastodon ivory handles, engraved pin heads, mint. Fileworked on the bolster edges, 3 1/8" closed, 6 1/2" open. (lmiIX-253.jpg) Minimum bid $170.00
Lot 47 Burr Oak, Nevling Damascus large folder, locking liner, Damascus bolsters, mastodon ivory handles (please check your state laws for legality to own--NJ, NY, OR, WA we're sorry, cannot ship there) Damascus backstrap. 5 1/4" blade, 9 1/2" oal. (lmiIX-326.jpg) Minimum bid $200.00
Lot 48 No tang mark, but typical of his work it looks like "Hawes" has been made into the mosaic Damascus. Well done large sunfish with a massive piece of black lip pearl handles. The consignor collected a lot of Chuck Hawes knives. Filed, anodized titanium liners, 4 3/8" closed, 9" open (both blades) (lmiIX-329.jpg) Minimum bid $150.00
Lot 49 W. T. Fuller, Gadsden, AL One-hander lockback folder with wood handles. W.T. lost one hand in an industrial accident, and Sid Latham once said of him that he made a better knife with one hand than many makers made with two. Front lock, dovetailed bolsters, 3 3/4" oal, 7" blade. Fuller and Harvey McBurnette revived the front lock and were the inspiration for Al Mar's first ivory micarta line that featured the front lock. (lmiIX-338.jpg) Minimum bid $100.00
Lot 50 Mickey Maddox, Ringgold ga stag lockback with aluminum bolsters, mint. Dovetailed bolsters, 3 1/8" closed, 6 1/2" open. (lmiIX-339.jpg) Minimum bid $80.00
Lot 51 R. B. Johnson handmade locking liner with mastodon handles, thumbstud, fileworked frame and blade back. Not hurt but there are some scratches on the blade and around the blade rivet, so near mint. 3 3/4" closed, 7 1/2" open. (rdmIX-055.jpg) Minimum bid $70.00
Lot 52 Gaudette stubby ironwood handles handmade lockback. 53S on the back of the blade, 3 7/8" closed, 6 1/2" open. Dovetail bolsters. Not finely finished. (rdmIX-004.jpg) Minimum bid $60.00
Lot 53 Ray Cook handmade pearl fileworked one blade sliplock with smoked pearl as bolsters and oyster shell handles. Elaborate file work on the backspring. 3" closed, Mint. (rdmIX-005.jpg) Minimum bid $60.00
Lot 54 DeRay handmade pearl handles small one blade folder, sliplock, 2 1/2" closed, mint except for some spots on the back, brass bolsters. (rdmIX-009.jpg) Minimum bid $50.00
Lot 55 Dr. Ray horn handled handmade folder, brass pins and bolsters, 2 7/8" closed, mint. (rdmIX-010.jpg) Minimum bid $50.00
Lot 56 Ledger stag handled one blade locbkack with brass bolsters, handmade, blade to backspring match up could be improved upon, 3 1/4" closed, 5 3/4" blade. Mint. (rdmIX-011.jpg) Minimum bid $50.00
Lot 57 Mike Tamboli, Glendale Az turquoise handled small handmade fixed blade, appears to have a ruby inlay, brass guard, ironwood inlay, with elephant hide sheath. 5" oal with a 3 3/8" blade, rough finish but appears unused. (rdmIX-014.jpg) Minimum bid $70.00
Lot 58 Chaney stag handled one blade folder, trapper frame, 4 5/8" closed, handmade, fileworked, leans toward the crude side. (rdmIX-016.jpg) Minimum bid $65.00
Lot 59 Mike Dilluvio Jigged bone handle locking liner, dovetailed bolster, thumbstud, some large basic filework on the backstrap, 3 5/8" closed, 6 1/2" open, (rdmIX-018.jpg) Minimum bid $80.00
Lot 60 Larry Thomason ironwood handled sliplock folder, #12, mint. 4 1/8" closed, dovetailed bolsters. Mint. (rdmIX-023.jpg) Minimum bid $60.00
Lot 61 Mike "Whiskers" Allen, engraved bolsters, bull bone handles, lockback, with his design of a hook pocket clip, fileworked backspring, dovetail bolsters, 3 7/8" closed, mint. (rdmIX-024.jpg) Minimum bid $120.00
Lot 62 Eaker on the back with #148, 3 1/2" closed, a tankard or beer stein logo, stag handles, fileworked inside liners, nice grind lines, dovetailed bolsters, mint. (rdmIX-026.jpg) Minimum bid $110.00
Lot 63 William Stoddart jigged green bone handmade ladies leg knife. Mint, grooved bolsters, 5 1/8" closed. (rdmIX-028.jpg) Minimum bid $50.00
Lot 64 Downs smooth burnt bone handle locking liner with thumbstud, anodized titanium bolsters and liner , 3 5/8" closed, 6 1/2" open, well made, mint. (rdmIX-030.jpg) Minimum bid $80.00
Lot 65 Miner handmade sliplock, grooved bolsters, purple giraffe bone handles, 3 1/2" closed, red liners, appears to have been used and carried, then cleaned to near mint. (rdmIX-032.jpg) Minimum bid $70.00
Lot 66 Beverly handmade jigged bone locking liner with thumbstud, anodized titanium bolsters, 3 7/8" closed, 6 3/4" open, mint. (rdmIX-033.jpg) Minimum bid $60.00
Lot 67 Lane, bark stag handled folder eith natural checks in it, bolster on the pivot end, barehead on the other, etched blade, fileworked. #0003. 3 3/4" closed. Mint. (rdmIX-034.jpg) Minimum bid $50.00
Lot 68 T. A. Davison handmade swell end jack one blade sliplock with ironwood handles, rudimentary filework on the back and inside the liners,3 3/4" closed. . Mint. (rdmIX-038.jpg) Minimum bid $50.00
Lot 69 Downs, ATS Hanmade locking liner, anodized liner and bolsters, engine turned liners inside, burl wood handles, knurled thumbstud, 4 3/4 " closed, 8 1/2" opemint. (rdmIX-039.jpg) Minimum bid $70.00
Lot 70 RLB '93 is the marking on this Burl wood handled lockback, fileworked blade back and backstrap, dovetailed bolsters, 3 1/2" 6" open, mint. (rdmIX-040.jpg) Minimum bid $60.00
Lot 71 Larry Thomason stag handled sliplock, dovetailed bolsters. Trained under Ron Little. 4" closed, mint. (rdmIX-042.jpg) Minimum bid $750.00
Lot 72 Oyster three blade pearl handled whittler, slant bolsters, pearl handles, wharncliffe master blade, 3 1/2" closed, mint. (rdmIX-043.jpg) Minimum bid $80.00
Lot 73 Mike "Whiskers" Allen Texas lockback, jigged bone handles, lanyard with bead, engraved Texas star on the bolsters, lockback, dovetailed bolsters, #100405, Damascus blade, 4 1/8" closed, 7 1/2" open. Mint. (rdmIX-044.jpg) Minimum bid $90.00
Lot 74 RBW handmade lockback, cream composition handles, dovetailed bolsters, marked on back of tang "440C-1", 3 5/8" closed, 6 3/4" open. Mint. (rdmIX-047.jpg) Minimum bid $50.00
Lot 75 Larry Thomason handmade dovetail sliplock, wood handles, 3 1/8" closed, 5 1/2" open, mint except for a diagonal crack on the front handle that has been repaired. (See photo). (rdmIX-048.jpg) Minimum bid $60.00
Lot 76 Mickey Maddox stag handled sliplock folder, dovetailed bolsters. 4" closed, Mint. (rdmIX-051.jpg) Minimum bid $60.00
Lot 77 Mervin Masters jigged bone one blade handmade gunstock sliplock, nickel silver bolsters. 4" closed, has been used and carried, near mint. (rdmIX-052.jpg) Minimum bid $50.00
Lot 78 GWJ (George Johnson, Texas) finger groove hunter, ivory micarta handles with wood and fiber spacers, metal pommel of nickel silver, as is the guard, heavy leather sheath, mint. 3 1/2" blade, 7 1/4" oal. (rttIX-070.jpg) Minimum bid $70.00
Lot 79 Charles May, Strong, MS canvas micarta handled hunter, leather sheath, mint. Straight tang, slab handles, 4 3/4" blade, 9 1/4" oal. (bhtIX-077.jpg) Minimum bid $50.00
Lot 80 Steven Rick wood handled fileworked folder, brass fittings. Dove tailed file worked, 3 7/8" closed, 6 1/2" open. (rdmIX-083.jpg) Minimum bid $50.00
Lot 81 John Fuller handmade set of four push daggers in a limited edition set, engraved with each of the suits of playing cards, sterling silver handles, in wood presentation box. (lmiIX-113.jpg) Minimum bid $250.00
Lot 82 Burris handmade wood handled finger groove hunter with leather sheath. Mint. Well made, straight tang, looks to be ebony. 12" oal, 6" blade. (pbtIX-132.jpg) Minimum bid $110.00
Lot 83 Burris jigged red bone coffin hilt handmade hunter, quality leather sheath, hand rubbed finish, mint. Straight tang, 10 1/2" oal, 5 1/2" blade. (pbtIX-135.jpg) Minimum bid $100.00
Lot 84 James R. Largent Knives, Bayfield, CO handmade dagger, stacked lapis, jade, and brass spacers, case hardened visible on the blade, no sheath but comes with a leather marked carrying case. Mint. 12 1/2" oal, 6 1/2" blade. (mbcIX-151.jpg) Minimum bid $150.00
Lot 85 M. Poole micarta handled hunter, drilled for lanyard, 1 of 50 made for the Flint River Knife Club in 2006. Mint with leather sheath. Straight tang, 7 1/8" oal, 3" blade. (mbcIX-155.jpg) Minimum bid $75.00
Lot 86 LG handmade lockback, interframe, fileworked, wood insert, 3 3/8" cloased, 6" open. (rdmIX-223.jpg) Minimum bid $50.00
Lot 87 Tactical survival knife with hollow metal handle, saw tooth back, marked, "Modified by T. M. Enos, 2014". Mint, no sheath. 12 1/2" oal, 8 1/8" blade. (jcfIX-230.jpg) Minimum bid $80.00
Lot 88 Chuck Hawes camel bone handled hunter, blacked blade, no sheath, forged blade of 1095 steel with temper line, a few blade scuffs, 8" oal, 4 1/4" blade. Mint. (lmiIX-248.jpg) Minimum bid $70.00
Lot 89 Dawson knives staminawood handled hunter, brass bolsters, leather sheath, mint. #76, fingergrooved, 8 1/2" oal, 4 3/8" blade. (lmiIX-252.jpg) Minimum bid $60.00
Lot 90 Wayne Hendrix stag handled hunter, leather pouch sheath. Wayne trained in the shop of George Herron and it shows. Tapered tang, 7 3/4" oal, 3 7/8" blade. (lmiIX-254.jpg) Minimum bid $125.00
Lot 91 Scagel marked replica hunter by Northwoods Knives, 2004, stacked leather washer ferrule and stag pommel, leather sheath, mint, 8 5/8" oal, 4 1/4" blade. (lmiIX-256.jpg) Minimum bid $80.00
Lot 92 Miniature Damascus only marked "H" (Chuck Hawes?), brass guard, ivory tooth handle (not elephant) no sheath. (lmiIX-257.jpg) Minimum bid $20.00
Lot 93 S Schneider Clarement IL handmade boot knife, stamina wood handles, leather sheath, double edge, mint, straight tang, 6" oal, 3 1/4" blade. (lmiIX-324.jpg) Minimum bid $50.00
Lot 94 Chuck Hawes handmade stag handled folding hunter with Damascus blade, backstrap, and bolsters, mint. 5 1/4" closed, 9 1/2" open. (lmiIX-335.jpg) Minimum bid $90.00
Lot 95 Chuck Hawes Damascus serpentine moose with master blade and long spay, Damascus slant bolsters, and Armadillo skin handles. Mint. 180 layer Damascus, 416 stainless liners. (lmiIX-340.jpg) Minimum bid $80.00
Lot 96 Chuck Hawes handmade mammoth ivory one blade trapper, handforged blade with visible temper line, mokume bolsters. Mint. Hitachi blue paper steel, 4 1/4" closed, 7 1/2" open, (lmiIX-341.jpg) Minimum bid $70.00
Lot 97 Chuck Hawes handmade hunter, Damascus blade, brass fittings, stellar sea cow rib bone handle, hidden tang, no sheath. 11 1/2" oal, 7" blade, 1095 and 203E steel, 96 layers. (lmiIX-342.jpg) Minimum bid $70.00
Lot 98 Unmarked stag handled Damascus one blade with brass bolsters, 3 5/8" closed. Mint (rdmIX-012.jpg) Minimum bid $35.00
Lot 99 Unmarked wood handled locking liner folder, with an unusual bolster lock that is an extended bar. When the blade opens the bar moves over blocking the blade closing. Enclosed back, mint. 3 5/8" closed. (rdmIX-013.jpg) Minimum bid $30.00