J. Bruce Voyles, Auctioneers Knife Auction 122
Auction Ends Tuesday, October 20, 2020
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Lot 1 Bill Moran lightweight skinner, curly maple handled, hidden tang. Moran stamped on the back of the wood handle, and the sheath is also marked with Moran, comes with a Moran buckle, mint except for some specks on the upper edge, 7 1/4" oal, 3 7/8" blade. (122-316-hmnc) Minimum bid $800.00
Lot 2 Michael Zscherny jigged red bone teardrop sliplock, handrubbed brush finish, mint, grooved bolster. The knife has a Bose look to it, top quality. 3 1/4" closed, 5 3/4" open (122-315-hmnc) Minimum bid $225.00
Lot 3 Paul Meyers Art Dagger, engraved on both sides, fancy sterling silver floral motif cast handle that is eye catching, no sheath. #250, 10 3/4" oal, 6 1/2" blade. Mint. (122-320-cbi) Minimum bid $250.00
Lot 4 A. H. Daniels, Towne Creek, AL, All nickel silver handle and sheath dogbone Bowie, well done, and could use a few minutes of care with Semichrome to make this Bowie sparkle. Mint. 12 7/8" oal, 8 1/8" blade, great sheath right down to the flat top on the throat. (122-322-cbi) Minimum bid $300.00
Lot 5 Randall Miniature Model 1 with micarta handle, M on the sheath, #775, 6 3/4" oal, 3 1/2" blade. (122-232-cbi) Minimum bid $200.00
Lot 6 Hugh Bartrug Ashley Forge, etched blade, engraved guard, fileworked tang all round with fileworked liner, mother of pearl handles, no sheath, mint. 10 1/4" oal, 5 1/4" blade (122-209-cbi) Minimum bid $200.00
Lot 7 Lance Kelley elaborate engraved art dagger, gold inlaid in the engraving, ironwood handle, 12 1/4" oal, 7 1/4" blade. (122-206-cbi) Minimum bid $170.00
Lot 8 White in script is the maker of this Damascus Tanto, matching wood sheath with oosic tip and throat, 9 1/4" oal, 5" blade, mint. (122-205-cbi) Minimum bid $150.00
Lot 9 Tops Ozark hunter, black blade, micarta handle. With sheath. Mint 10" oal, 5" blade, extended tang. (122-338-ahmi) Minimum bid $60.00
Lot 10 John Nelson Cooper Robert Abels Bowie, 3/8" stock, based on a vintage Bowie in the Robert Abels collection. Engine turned flats, massive 18 1/2" oal with a 12" blade, and sheath that is as big and impressive as the knife. Own a legend. (122-357-cbi) Minimum bid $400.00
Lot 11 John Nelson Cooper Siskiyou Skinner, light and dark micarta stacked handled in five pieces with thick brass spacer, 10" oal, 6 1/2" blade. This mark was only used by Cooper for one year, when he moved to California in 1967. (122-358-cbi) Minimum bid $200.00
Lot 12 John Nelson Cooper Dagger, longer than his Stiletto designation, 11 1/2" oal, 6 3/4" blade, with leather sheath (male part of the sheath snap is missing)otherwise nm with some specks. Straightline Copper mark was only used for 1 year, when Cooper moved to California in 1967. (122-359-cbi) Minimum bid $250.00
Lot 13 Lile fighter marked James B. Lile in script, micarta handles, brass pommel, no sheath. Comes with letter from the Lile shop giving the provenance of this being a Vietnam era knife and likely made for a military member. 11 1/4" oal, 6" blade, mint. (122-217-cbi) Minimum bid $400.00
Lot 14 Lile survival knife marked "James B. Lile" in script, metal handled fighter with screw off pommel (Many years before the Rambo knife). History in the hand. 11 1/2" oal, 6 1/2" blade. No sheath. (122-193-cbi) Minimum bid $400.00
Lot 15 GEK (George Koutsopoulos)matching pair of folders, one is engraved by D. A. Morton, 1993, both are 4 5/8" closed, 8" open, even the pin heads are engraved. Lockbacks, mint. (122-202-cbi) Minimum bid $500.00
Lot 16 Larry Brandstreeter English style Bowie, coffin horse-alligator pommel for which he is well known. Stag handles, and leather sheath with long nickel silver tip, and throat with the flat top, mint. 10" oal, 5 3/4" blade (122-222-cbi) Minimum bid $220.00
Lot 17 Randall 1-8, smooth back sheath, orange stone, stainless. Mint. (122-226-cbi) Minimum bid $300.00
Lot 18 Holbert hatchet. Scagel style with stag and stacked leather handle.11" oal, 2 1/2" cutting edge, mint but there are some natural occlusions on the back from the forging process. (122-324-cbi) Minimum bid $120.00
Lot 19 Randall Model 14, grooved micarta handles, with lanyard, no sheath (122-192-cbi) Minimum bid $200.00
Lot 20 Randall appears to be a model 3 blade with model 1 guard, stag handles, in a brown button Heiser sheath with the whetstone pouch removed. Name on the back is Phillip E. Cook. Exc. (122-194-cbi) Minimum bid $300.00
Lot 21 Randall Model 14 attack finger grooved micarta handle, spear blade, sawteeth, gray stone, rough back Johnson sheath. Cleaned to exc plus, letter accompanying the knife mention gives Vietnam carry provenance. Name on the back is Lawrence C. Chapman. (122-196-cbi) Minimum bid $350.00
Lot 22 Randall Model 1 stag handled, with name on the back, Lt. Dave Ott, with "Faithful to my trust" engraved on the front, brown button Heiser sheath, compass in the pommel, one small stress crack. (122-197-cbi) Minimum bid $400.00
Lot 23 Randall Model 5-5 with stag handles, rough back Johnson sheath, engraved Dick Cook. Cleanted to mint, hand written date on the back of the sheath 6/22/73. (122-199-cbi) Minimum bid $250.00
Lot 24 Randall stainless ivory micarta handled dagger, 9 1/4" oal, 5" blade, rough back Johnson sheath. (122-201-cbi) Minimum bid $250.00
Lot 25 Cousino ivory micarta hunter with sheath, Texas star motif, tapered tang, mint, 7 3/4" oal, 3 1/2" blade. (122-213-cbi) Minimum bid $120.00
Lot 26 Tex elaborate art Bowie, abalone escutcheon, fileworked guard, half-horse half alligator coffin pomme, abalone inlaid solid silver sheath. 14" oal, 8 1/2" blade. (122-214-cbi) Minimum bid $300.00
Lot 27 McKee fancy art tanto, deep etched oriental motif etched on both sides, ivory micarta ferrule, burl wood handle and sheath. Brass guard, pommel, and sheath throat. All are elaborately engraved, and the engraved sheath throat also carries over into the wood sheath. Mint. 13 1/4" oal, 8" blade. (122-219-cbi) Minimum bid $300.00
Lot 28 Dyer tactical fighter with twisted wire wrapped handle, hollow handle, whetstone sheath, brass fittings, cordura sheath, 12" oal, 7" blade, nm. (122-242-bev) Minimum bid $70.00
Lot 29 Lance Kelly pearl handled engraved frontlock folder, mint, blade and bolsters engraved by the maker. 6 1/2" oal, 3 1/2" closed, mint. (122-240-cbi) Minimum bid $150.00
Lot 30 Tommy Lee's "Lee Benchmade knives" with smooth ossic handles, engraved bolster boot knife and lockback folder made in 1984 commemorating Tommy winning the Knife of the Year, limited edition of 100, with a token and a wood presentation box. Folder bone rises above the bolster on one side, 3 5/8" closed, and fixed blade is 7 1/4" oal, 3 1/4" blade. (121-172-lmi) Minimum bid $145.00
Lot 31 Ruffin Johnson boot knife, burl ironwood handle, brass guard and pommel in Ruffin's distinctive geometric designs, plus opposing V's design on the handle, mint. 8 1/4" oal, 4" blade. (122-318-mbc) Minimum bid $80.00
Lot 32 Rendon Griffin 07 well made finger groove hunter, brass guard, tapered tang, drilled for lanyard, with a custom windowpane sheath. Mint. F. W. Byrd Orlando, FL sheath, 8 1/2" oal, 4 1/4" blade. Tapered tang. (122-327-cbi) Minimum bid $100.00
Lot 33 WC Davis wood handled hunter with a fold out skinner blade in the handle, leather sheath mint. 9 5/8" oal, 4 1/4" blade, . (122-354-mbc) Minimum bid $75.00
Lot 34 Grant, Glouschester, MA Bowie, Massive Bowie, fancy carved walnut handle of an eagle, with leather sheath. Both edges are sharpened on the 12" blade, 18" oal. (122-340-mbc) Minimum bid $150.00
Lot 35 R. C. (Dick)Campbell tapered tang burl wood drop point hunter, leather sheath also marked by the maker, mint. (122-323-mbc) Minimum bid $70.00
Lot 36 MC is the marking on this well made straight tang wood handled with black liners, pouch sheath, mint. 6" oal, 2 3/4" blade. (122-331-mbc) Minimum bid $30.00
Lot 37 Rollert handforged skinner with wood handle drilled for lanyard. Sheath is marked, knife is not. Accompanying note says the knife was made by Rollert at a knife making demonstration. Unused but some storage specks. Made around 2010. 10" oal, 5 1/4" blade. (122-319-mbc) Minimum bid $50.00
Lot 38 JP Knives saber ground brass mounted hunter with leather sheath, brass guard, micarta spacer with wood handles, #225, straight tang. Mint. (122-325-ahmi) Minimum bid $40.00
Lot 39 Ossen handmade hunter, wood handle, straight tang, drilled for lanyard, basketweave sheath, leans to the crude side, cleaned to near mint. Commercial Winchester sheath, 6 3/4" oal, 3 1/4" blade. (122-326-mbc) Minimum bid $20.00
Lot 40 Michael Sanchez handmade short skinner, wood handle, hidden tang, well used, low exc. With sheath. 6 1/4" oal, 2 1/2" blade. (122-328-mbc) Minimum bid $10.00
Lot 41 Haake large Bowie, coffin hilt ivory micarta handles, blacked blade with a long clip, fringed leather sheath, mint. 1/4" stock, straight tang. 12 1/2" oal, 9" blade. (122-329-mbc) Minimum bid $100.00
Lot 42 ER93 is the marking on this stag handled hunter, semi drop point, near mint. 7 1/2" oal, 3 1/2" blade, rough fit. (122-330-mbc) Minimum bid $20.00
Lot 43 NJC fixed blade, micarta bolsters, slant, with red liner, and white composition handles, heavy leather sheath, mint. 8 1/4" oal, 4" blade. (122-332-mbc) Minimum bid $35.00
Lot 44 Barry Wood Colt tuckaway folder, maroon micarta handles, brown colt embossed sheath, mint. (122-334-cbi) Minimum bid $200.00
Lot 45 Joseph Rodgers Cutlery to Their Majesties Sheffield, England exhibition quality Bowie, scalloped guard, grooved ferrule, scalloped edges on the metal throat and sheath tip, stag handles. The knife is mint except for a couple of specks. Awesome knife. 12" oal, mint except for a couple of dings on the blade. Integral handle over a hidden tang. (122-344-cbi) Minimum bid $400.00
Lot 46 Two Marbles, Gladstone, Mich. Woodcraft hunters in sheath. One is traditional in excellent condition, the other is modified by being rehandled and etched Dec 1922, 13-yrs. Not sure of collector value as much as it is cool. (122-001-bev) Minimum bid $40.00
Lot 47 Pair of Case Centennial, red bone handles, R6243 ss 2 blade Daddy Barlow, and C61050 folding hunter, 1989 or thereabouts. (122-002-jgmi) Minimum bid $55.00
Lot 48 Three Buck knives, Buck 119 USA (upside down tang mark)stamped hunter, 50th anniversary shield 110 folding hunter, and rare 2 blade 110 folding hunter, one blade marked "Last Production Year, El Cajon, CA" and the other marked "First Production Year, Boise, ID". All mint. Sheaths for each, no boxes. (122-003-jgmi) Minimum bid $105.00
Lot 49 Three Case Centennial knives with red bone handles, 6254ss trapper, 62019 English jack, and 6332, all MIB. 1989 era. (122-004-jgmi) Minimum bid $95.00
Lot 50 Pair of Case Centennial knives, 11 1/2 patterns, one blades, one stag 5111 1/2 and the other red bone 6111 1/2. MIB (These do not lock). (122-005-jgmi) Minimum bid $55.00
Lot 51 Pair of Case stag handled centennial commemorative knives, 5232 ss stag, and 52131 ss canoe. Both mint. (122-006-jgmi) Minimum bid $70.00
Lot 52 Pair of vintage knives, Joseph Allen Sheffield England Non-XLL bone handled cowboy Bowie with leather sheath, good, and low excellent pre-1940 Remington 2 blade cattle knife R653 with bowtie shield and bone handles. Big chip repaired with some kind of putty on the back handle, (122-007-jgmi) Minimum bid $20.00
Lot 53 Two Case knives, 1970's 64052 congress and 6345 1/2 LP Case Classic Case Bros. 1990 with relief bowtie shield (no box)both mint. (122-008-jgmi) Minimum bid $60.00
Lot 54 Western Boulder Colo USA (pre-Longmont), stacked leather washer handle, long Bowie with leather sheath, L46-8, mint. (122-010-bev) Minimum bid $45.00
Lot 55 Remington stacked leather washer and fiber hunter, in Remington UMC stamped sheath, low exc. Full blades but tarnished overall. (122-011-bev) Minimum bid $25.00
Lot 56 CASE in call caps (Same as XX in a pocketknife)5Finn, excellent plus, squared pommel, leather sheath, sans serif logo (no serrifs)Ex + (122-012-bev) Minimum bid $40.00
Lot 57 Salesman's Sample CT Bingham Sheffield Fixed blade with slab jigged bone handles, sheath marked "Made in England". 8 1/2" oal, 5" blade. Pristine mint. Nice. (122-013-bev) Minimum bid $40.00
Lot 58 Cattaraugus wood handled hunter in Cattaraugus stamped sheath showing the Indian head, Cattaraugus marked button on the strap with compass in the pommel. Cleaned to near mint, 9 1/2" oal, 5 1/4" blade (122-014-rgot) Minimum bid $35.00
Lot 59 Camillus Cutlery Co. Camillus NY Oval stamp, Army Air Corps-Navy Pilots Knife from WWII, unused, stacked leather washer handle. 9" oal, 5" blade, left side sheath. Near mint. (122-015-bev) Minimum bid $30.00
Lot 60 Western Cutlery, Boulder Colo (stamped on the back of the tang)"Official Boy Scouts of America" with the BSA fleur de lis. Front tang is marked Boy Scouts, Exc plus. Leather sheath well made and heavy duty but not original to the knife. (122-016-bev) Minimum bid $20.00
Lot 61 Case Tested #364 "Cody" stamped on the reverse of the tang, stacked leather and fiber handle hunter, Case's Sportsman with deer head embossed sheath. Exc. (122-017-bev) Minimum bid $35.00
Lot 62 Remington half congress jigged bone, R6093, 3 5/8", grooved bolsters, long pull, etching is still plain, knife is unused, but storage issues keep it to high exc low nm. (122-018-fpm) Minimum bid $40.00
Lot 63 Stern Bros. New York, German multi-blade pearl 10 blade only 2 3/4" closed, plus two implements in slots under the handles. Near mint. (122-019-fpm) Minimum bid $50.00
Lot 64 Remington pre-1940 jigged bone coke bottle 2 blade, R1233, 3 1/2" closed, long pull, spear blade with unusual false edge point, etching plain, and unused but tarnish storage. Near mint. (122-020-fpm) Minimum bid $100.00
Lot 65 Spectacular KA-BAR Union Cut exchange a blade hunting set, stag handle with fold in fork, hunting knife, and long screw driver/ can opener, in KA-BAR marked leather carry sheath. Handle has a crack at the rivet, near mint. Rough finish on the hunting knife blade. 9 3/8" with knife in handle. (122-021-fpm) Minimum bid $300.00
Lot 66 Pair of pre-1940 Remington knives, sleeveboard bone R5723 whittler and RS3333 Official Scout with the rarer relief acorn shield. Both exc. Etching is faint but there on both. (122-023-fpm) Minimum bid $55.00
Lot 67 Pair of Remington pre-1940 pearl handled knives, full blades, etching on advertising York Paint and Hdwe. Co. #7854, 3", storage specks and tarnish, otherwise near mint. Other knife has pearl on front side, jigged Remington bone on the back, either a salesman's sample or a magician's knife. R7843, 3 1/4" (122-024-fpm) Minimum bid $50.00
Lot 68 Remington pre-1940 pearl pen knife with tip bolsters etched Remington Master Knife in an original Remington buttoned leather carrying pouch, etched "Remington Master Knife", Mint. (122-025-fpm) Minimum bid $50.00
Lot 69 Remington pre-1940 jigged bone sleeveboard long pull, R6643, 3", mint. (122-026-fpm) Minimum bid $50.00
Lot 70 Remington pre-1940 blood groove whittler, long pull, oversized sleeveboard, no etching, 3 3/8" closed, cleaned to near mint. (122-027-fpm) Minimum bid $80.00
Lot 71 Remington 2 blade serpentine, R1823, etched, near mint. Sharpened. Bone handles. (122-028-fpm) Minimum bid $60.00
Lot 72 Remington 2 blade pearl serpentine with tip bolsters, etched "Remington Master Knife", R7543, 3 1/4" closed, mint. (122-029-fpm) Minimum bid $65.00
Lot 73 Rare Remington swell center 2 blade with tip bolsters, etched Remington Master Knife, R7234, a couple of spots but otherwise mint, in Remington button leather carrying pouch. Some threads on the pouch missing. (122-030-fpm) Minimum bid $100.00
Lot 74 Remington pearl handled pre-1940 2 blade lobster with Shriner emblem, bail, R7284-8, 3", mint. (122-031-fpm) Minimum bid $50.00
Lot 75 Remington sleeveboard pearl handled whittler, pre-1940, one blade is a file, etched, unused, and with a speck or two but considering its age still mint to me. #R6334. (122-032-fpm) Minimum bid $65.00
Lot 76 Remington mint pen knife with tip bolsters, bail, file blade, and carry chain with loop for hooking over a button, R6504, 3" mint except for an age speck or two. (122-033-fpm) Minimum bid $35.00
Lot 77 Remington pre-WWII Dog grooming knife with a terrier round shield, some spotting but unused, R4733, etching plain, mint. (122-034-fpm) Minimum bid $80.00
Lot 78 Remington 2 blade celluloid advertising United States Casket Co. with bail, mint. Pre-1940. 2 3/4" closed, R7945, mint. (122-035-fpm) Minimum bid $35.00
Lot 79 Remington mint equal end pen knife, pre-WWII. R6194, 3 1/4" closed (122-036-fpm) Minimum bid $45.00
Lot 80 Morely & Co. Eighteen blade mutli-blade, 2 3/8" closed, one chip out of a small pen blade, long pull. The pearl looks too new to be original although very well done. Likely rehanded, in my opinion. (122-037-fpm) Minimum bid $50.00
Lot 81 IXL 6 blade multi blade, pearl handles, unused but storage specks, so near mint. 2 7/8" closed (122-038-fpm) Minimum bid $50.00
Lot 82 Rather & Co German 9 blade equal end multi-blade, 2 7/8", blade etch is hard to make out, Aceirsopera or something close to it. (122-039-fpm) Minimum bid $50.00
Lot 83 Trio of three Russell Barlows, all pre-1932, Daddy barlow, Easy open Daddy barlow, and 2 blade standard barlow with blade blunted, all good condition. Crack across the handles of one of the Daddy Barlows. (122-040-bev) Minimum bid $40.00
Lot 84 Vintage Northfield Knife Co. burl wood handled lockback folding hunter, blade is full, excellent. Do not confuse this with the modern versions. This one is OLD. 5 3/8" closed. (122-041-bev) Minimum bid $80.00
Lot 85 Two pre-Winchester 1920 knives, Eagle metal handle, 2 7/8" closed, and Honk Falls 4 1/4" wood handled swell end jack long pull. Both low exc. (Both brands were purchased by Winchester when they decided to enter the cutlery business). (122-042-bev) Minimum bid $60.00
Lot 86 Case Tested era hunting knife, stamped on CASE on the aluminum bolsters, stacked leather washer handles, aluminum guard, Case's Sportsman stamped sheath with Case Tested mark on the snap. Vg Similar to a 1361-5 pattern. (122-043-fpm) Minimum bid $40.00
Lot 87 Pair of Russell pre-1932 knives, stag handled one blade, good condition, 4 3/8", and wood handled folding spatula, 3 1/8" near mint. (122-044-bev) Minimum bid $20.00
Lot 88 Remington Girl Scout etched (faint)bone handled small half congress, near mint, 3", Pre-1940 (122-045-fpm) Minimum bid $45.00
Lot 89 Three IXL knives, pair of 4 1/8" lockbacks with the humpback lock, on much older, jigged bone, the other rough blade with bail, both exc, plus a pen knife with a nude relief handle of sterling silver, blades short and broken, you are only buying the handles on this one. (122-047-bev) Minimum bid $40.00
Lot 90 The Hatch Knife Co. (rare brand), English jack with jigged bone handles, that are exc, blades are low very good condition. 4 1/2". (122-048-bev) Minimum bid $20.00
Lot 91 Pair of used vintage Remington pre-1940 knives, both bone handled, Daddy Barlow R1240 exc and two blade barehead jack vg except patched on the back handle. (122-049-bev) Minimum bid $40.00
Lot 92 Pair of vintage pearl handled knives, Case Bros Little Valley 2 blade swell center with long bolsters in less that good condition, and Winchester pre 1940 three blade bartenders, exc. (122-050-fpm) Minimum bid $20.00
Lot 93 KA-BAR Union Cut four blade take apart hobo, exc except for a deep pit on the back of the master blade. Green bone handles, KA-BAR shield. (122-051-fpm) Minimum bid $60.00
Lot 94 Pair of Western knives, jigged greenish bone lockback marked Western States with the buffalo head stamped on the back of the tang. The pattern is most often seen in a Big Q Queen and I suspect was made by them on contract, 4 3/8" closed, and 751 Western Boulder fish knife with near mint blades but the yellow handles show shrinking and surface cracking. (122-052-bev) Minimum bid $60.00
Lot 95 Matching patterns of Maher & Grosh folding hunters, coke bottle, bowtie shield, wood handles, master blade double pulls, and one pattern also has an addition backspring and a pen blade, one blade is vg, 2 blade is exc plus. (122-053-bev) Minimum bid $175.00
Lot 96 Case Bradford PA stacked leather washer, fiber, and brass hunter with sheath, exc. Back is stamped Case's Tested XX, 361 pattern. (122-054-bev) Minimum bid $50.00
Lot 97 J. C. Higgins Stacked leather washer hunter, exc, with leather sheath with floral designs. 9 1/2" oal, 5 1/8" blade. (122-055-bev) Minimum bid $35.00
Lot 98 Marbles Ideal hunter with stag handles and pommel, fiber spacers, with sheath but snap end is missing, vg, 10" oal, 5 1/2" blade. (122-056-rgot) Minimum bid $60.00
Lot 99 Universal LF&C stag handled hunter with stag pommel marked "Hunter's Pride" Leather sheath, exc plus. 10" oal, 5 3/4" blade. (122-057-rgot) Minimum bid $50.00