J. Bruce Voyles, Auctioneers 
Vintage and Handmade KnifeAuction 53

Phone bids start Sept. 28, 2010
Last day for bids Sept. 29, 2010
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Lots 1-99                         Lots 100-199                         Lots 200-311 

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Lot 1 Chubby Hueske Jumbo Bowie. Texas size Bowie hunter from a charter member of the Knifemaker’s Guild. 11 ¼” oal, 6” blade, #203. One spot of rust toward the tip, and some tarnish on the guard, and one big handful of knifemaking history. Near mint. (pct-dscn-0529) Minimum bid $200.00

Lot 2 Alex Collins Massive Bowie. Etched scene on the blade, Scrimmed ivory micarta handles, very heavy duty sheath, and BIG.  17 oal, 10” blade . Stipple scrimshaw, with B79 (Bob Engnath). Mint. (bbn-dscn0479) Minimum bid $200

Lot 3 E.C. G. Australia Damascus dagger, 11 ¾” oal, 6 5/8” blade, wood box, mint. (bmm-dscn0378) Minimum bid $70.00.

Lot 4 Beasley’s Forge, Marshall, N.C. Damascus hunter with stag handles. Damascus guard and pommel. 12 ¼” oal, 6 ¾” blade. Mint, in fitted wood box. (bmm-dscn0379) Minimum bid $80

Lot 5 Beasley’s Forge, Marshall, NC Damascus hunter/Bowie with wood handles, fileworked tang and blade back, 12 ½” oal, 8” blade. Mint in fitted wood box. (bmm-dscn0380) Minimum bid $80

Lot 6 W. W. Wood Vera, TX handmade wood dagger, cocobolo handles, tapered tang, hand rubbed finish, dovetail bolsters, Rc60. In wood box. (bmm-dscn0381) Minimum bid $100

Lot 7 Larry Mensch stag handled hunter, worked stone ferrule, finger grooved, 10” oal, 4 ½” blade, mint, no sheath. (bpn-dscn0383) Minimum bid $50

Lot 8 Randy Lee, St. Johns, AZ stag handled hunter, dovetail bolsters, mosaic pins, 5 ¼” oal, 2 ¼”, tooled leather sheath,  mint. (wcc76-dscn0382) Minimum bid $80

Lot 9 Randy Lee stag handled small hunter, fileworked tang, 5 5/8” oal, 2 ½” blade, dovetailed bolsters, mosaic pin, tooled leather swinging sheath. Mint. (wcc77-dscn0384) Minimum bid $80

Lot 10 Pete Semich, stag handled hunter with color eagle painted on the pommel, 8 ¼” oal, 3 ½” blade. Non-original basketweave leather sheath. Mint. (wcc55-dscn0385) Minimum bid $60

Lot 11 Randall Gilreath, Dora, AL stag handled folder, locking liner, anodized titanium bolster, 4 ¼” closed, mint. (cdi-dscn0386) Minimum bid $100

Lot 12 Campbell pearl handled miniature drop point hunter, 2 ¾” oal, mint. (wcc-dscn0467) Minimum bid $25

Lot 13 Alex Gonzales pair of miniature Bowies, 5” and 2 ¼”, hairline cracks that have been filled in on the small one. Made in 2006. (wcc-dscn0468) Minimum bid $30

Lot 14 J. A. Harkins, pearl handled miniature fighter, 2 ¾” oal, (wcc-dscn0417) Minimum bid $20

Lot 15 Miniature hunter, wood handles, unmarked, 4 1/8” oal, 2 ½” blade. Couple of storage specks. (wcc-dscn0418) Minimum bid $15

Lot 16 Cook Damascus miniature with kydex sheath. 3 ½” oal. Mint. (wcc97-dscn0466) Minimum bid $30

Lot 17 Pair of miniatures by G. R. Morgan, horn handled dagger with fancy pommel, 3”, and ivory handled hunter 3” mint except for a tiny check. (wcc-dscn0470) Minimum bid $25

Lot 18 Jeff Morgan miniature Damascus Dagger, lapis handles and on the guard as well. Mint. 3” oal. (wcc-dscn0469) Minimum bid $25

Lot 19 Damascus miniature hunter with ivory micarta handles, 2 ¾”, tag with it says the knife was made by Rose. Mint. (wcc-dscn0471) Minimum bid $20

Lot 20 Dawson, USA stag handled hunter, with micarta dovetailed bolsters. 4 ¼” closed, mint. (wcc50-dscn0387)  Minimum bid $40

Lot 21 G. Hicks, Yucaipa, CA stag handled lockback, dovetailed bolsters, 3 ¼” closed, mint, (wcc89-dscn0388) Minimum bid $40

Lot 22 Clint Knives, Redondo Beach, CA stag handled Loveless style drop point, tapered tang, red liners, 154-187, 7 ¼” oal, 2 7/8” blade, tooled leather sheath. Mint. (wcc67-dscn0389)  Minimum bid $70.00

Lot 23 Randy Lee, St Johns, AZ, stag handled hunter, fileworked, tapered tang, dovetailed bolsters, mosaic pins, tooled leather sheath, mint. 8” oal, 3 ¾” blade. (wcc82-dscn0390) Minimum bid $70

Lot 24 O’Machearley wood trailing point hunter, mosaic pins, some filework, 9 ¼” oal, 4 ¾” blade. (nei-dscn0391) Minimum bid $30

Lot 25 Marvin Poole stag handled drop point, mint. 8 3/8” oal, 3 ¾” blade, pouch sheath. (tgg-dscn0392) Minimum bid $30

Lot 26 Clint Breshears skinner, stag handles, tapered tang, 9 ½” oal, 4 ¾” blade, mint. No sheath. (wcc108-dscn0393) Minimum bid $80

Lot 27 Jeff Morgan stag handled wharncliffe blade, fileworked, dovetailed bolsters, mosaic pins, tooled leather sheath, 154cm steel, 7” oal, 3” blade. (wcc54-dscn0394) Minimum bid $45

Lot 28 Jeff Morgan Pearl handled hunter, 6 ¼” oal, 3 1/8” blade. Leather sheath. Mint. (bbn-dscn0395)  Minimum bid $60

Lot 29 Lynn small hunter, stamina wood handles, some filework, 7” oal, 3” blade. Mint (wcc-184-dscn0396) Minimum bid $30

Lot 30 Holly (Bob Miller, Ormond Beach, FL) wood handled long hunter, some minor filework, 12” oal, 7 1/4” blade, (wcc216-dscn0397) Minimum bid $50

Lot 31 Lynn Ivory micarta handled hunter, light filework, 6 ¾” oal, 3” blade, kydex sheath. Mint. (wcc42-dscn0398) Minimum bid $25

Lot 32 Siggma sheep horn handled small hunter, 5 7/8” oal, 2 5/8” blade, pouch sheath, mint (wcc123-dscn399)  Minimum bid $60

Lot 33 Norman Bardsley elaborate letter opener, with letter from Bardsley stating it is 1 of 12, cast with beryllium copper that has been buffed, antique finished, then highlighted with a gold enamel. 10” oal, 6” blade, with sheath (bbn-dscn0400) Minimum bid $20

Lot 34 Pair of Alex Collins fixed blades, ivory micarta handles (top one has ivory on one side, maroon micarta on the other and is flat ground on one side. 6 ¼ and 5 ¾”. Mint. No sheaths. (wcc-dscn405) Minimum bid $50.00

Lot 35 Alex Collins unusual ground dagger. Dagger blade on one side, and three stairsteps in the grind on the other. Wood handles, 6 5/8” oal, 3 ½” blade, no sheath. (wcc-dscn0406) Minimum bid $50

Lot 36 Alex Collins miniature hunter, ivory micarta handles, grooved thumb grip, integral construction from ¼” stock, no sheath. (wcc-dscn0407) Minimum bid $40

Lot 37 G. Hicks Damascus miniature dagger, stacked ivory and maroon micarta handles. 4 ½” oal. No sheath. (wcc-dscn0408) Minimum bid $25

Lot 38 D. E. marked miniature hunter, stag handles, coffin shaped pommel, no sheath. 3 1/8” oal. Mint. (wcc-dscn0409) Minimum bid $20

Lot 39 TAT miniature railroad spike knife, 2 ¾” oal. (wcc-dscn0410) Minimum bid $10

Lot 40 H&H, CA marked nicely done miniature Bowie, cast sterling silver handle, 4 ¼” oal. (wcc-dscn0411) Minimum bid $30.00.

Lot 41 Don Patrick miniature drop point hunter, wood handles, 3 ½” oal. Mint. (wcc-dscn0412) Minimum bid $20.00

Lot 42 Dick Patton Damascus dagger, ivory handles and sheath, 3 5/8” oal, one hairline on the handle, otherwise mint. (wcc-dscn0413) Minimum bid $25.00.

Lot 43 Unmarked miniature with engine turned finish to the blade, stag handles and tooled leather sheath with a stag tip on it. 3 7/8” oal. Mint. (wcc-dscn0414) Minimum bid $5

Lot 44 Jeff Morgan handmade stag handled small hunter, 6 ½” oal, 3” blade, brass guard, pouch sheath. Mint except for some storage scratches. (wcc16-dscn0356) Minimum bid $30

Lot 45 Jeff Morgan small wood handled hunter, brass guard, 6 ¼” oal, 2 ¾” blade. Pouch sheath. Mint. (wcc-dscn0357) Minimum bid $25

Lot 46 Jeff Morgan Safari model stag handled hunter, 9” oal, 4 ½” blade, brass guard, mint except for some spotting. (wcc44-dscn0358) Minimum bid $40

Lot 47 Jeff Morgan small hunter, snakewood handles, 5 ½” oal, 2 ½” blade, leather swing sheath. Mint. (wcc177-dscn0360) Minimum bid $25

Lot 48 Jeff Morgan stag handled small wharncliffe blade skinner. Fileworked, red liners, dovetail bolsters, tooled sheath, 5 ½ oal, 2 ¼” blade, mint except for a spot or 2. (wcc33-dscn0361) Minimum bid $40

Lot 49 Jeff Morgan Damascus folder, locking liner, spalted maple handles, dovetailed bolsters, mint. 2 ¾” (wcc74-dscn0362) Minimum bid $50

Lot 50 Jeff Morgan snakewood handled folder, 3 7/8”, looks to have been used and cleaned, so excellent/near mint. (wcc-dscn363) Minimum bid $25

Lot 51 Jeff Morgan abalone handled concealment knife. 5 ½” oal, 3 ¼” blade, leather sheath made to be pinned inside clothing. Mint. (bnn-dscn0364) Minimum bid $70

Lot  52 Michael Sanchez wood handled Damascus hunter, fileworked, mint (wcc152-dscn0245) Minimum bid $25

Lot  53 Greco (but unmarked) small micarta handled hunter, mint, 7” oal, 3 3/8” blade, mint except for some specking.  (wcc53-dscn0246) Minimum bid $30

Lot  54 Two Knives. Bob Fitlin Hunter, unused but some rusting 8 ½”, and K Alden, Ramon, CA one piece knife with not stating it is made from rebar from the original Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas. 11 ½”, some rusting. (wcc-dscn0247) Minimum bid $30

Lot 55 Medlin wood handled hunter, leather sheath. Mint with a speck or two. 9 ½ oal, 4 5/8” (wcc214-dscn0248) Minimum bid $30

Lot 56  R. Johnson (NOT Ruffin) Damascus hunter with stag handles, brass fittings, laced leather sheath. Mint with a speck or two. Near mint. 8 3/8” oal, 3 ½” blade  (wcc-dscn0249) Minimum bid $25

Lot 57 Mitch stag handled drop point hunter, leather sheath. Mint, 9 ½ oal, 4 ¼”  (wcc229-dscn0250) Minimum bid $30

Lot 58 Hess Knives, Gladstone, Michigan, wood handles, stag pommel, leather sheath.  8” oal. (wcc57-dscn0251) Minimum bid $25

Lot 59 Handrum drop point hunter, stacked leather washer handle with stag spacers, brass fitting. 8” oal, 3 7/8” blade  (wcc217-dscn0252) Minimum bid $30

Lot 60 Tygrys, USA wood handled hunter with Tygrys marked sheath. 8 5/8” oal, 4 3/8” blade, looks to have been a stock blade with handmade handle attached. Nm (wcc-dscn0253) Minimum bid $15

Lot 61 Randall Gilreath, Dora, AL massive folding display knife. Micarta handles, mint, 8 3/8” long CLOSED. Dovetail bolsters. (bmm-dscn0475) Minimum bid $150

Lot 62 Elrod small wood handled hunter, tapered tang, dovetailed brass bolsters, 5 7/8” oal, 2 ½” blade. Leather sheath. Blade is mint, bolsters have some corrosion from letting that green gunk get to them. (wcc-dscn0425) Minimum bid $20

Lot 63 Jeff Morgan stag handled small hunter, 6 ¼” oal, 2 5/8” blade, leather sheath. Brass guard. Mint. (wcc48-dscn0426) Minimum bid $30

Lot 64 DDJ Forged, Plains, MT wood handled hunter, dovetailed brass bolsters, tapered tang, filework tang and blade back. Leather sheath. Mint. 7 7/8” oal, 4” blade. (wcc46-dscn0427) Minimum bid $30

Lot 65 Unmarked stag handled hunter, 8 ¾” oal. Mint. (wcc222-dscn0429) Minimum bid $10

Lot 66 Clint Breshears, Redondo Beach, CA Side Shark.  Stamina wood handles, D2 steel, 7 ¼” oal, 2 ¾” blade, leather sheath, mint (wcc215-dscn0430) Minimum bid $25

Lot 67 Clint Breshears wood handled skinner, 6 ½ oal, 2 ¾” blade, mint, leather sheath. (wcc127-dscn0431) Minimum bid $40

Lot 68 TAT wood handled fighter. 10 ¼” oal, 5 3/8” blade, tooled leather sheath. Mint. (wcc20-dscn0432) Minimum bid $60

Lot 69 Jeff Morgan skinner, ironwood handles, dovetail bolsters, 8 1/8” oal, 3 ½” blade, tooled leather sheath. Mint. (wcc-dscn0433) Minimum bid $50

Lot 70 R. G. Phillips stamina wood handled hunter, dovetailed bolsters, tapered and fileworked tang, 7 ¾” oal, 3 ¾” blade, mint leather sheath (wcc248-dscn0434) Minimum bid $40

Lot 71 Dick Patton wood handled hunter. Kydex sheath. 6 7/8” oal, 3 ¼” blade, mint (wcc243-dscn0435) Minimum bid $25

Lot 72 Milo wood handled hunter . 8” oal, 3 7/8” blade. Mint. No sheath. (wc133-dscn0436) Minimum bid $15

Lot 73 Kelgin ironwood and turquoise letter opener, ground on one side, no sheath. 7” oal. Mint (wcc-dscn0437) Minimum bid $25

Lot 74 JF small Damascus one piece knife. No sheath. Mint. 4 ¼” oal, 2” blade. (wcc-dscn0438) Minimum bid $35

Lot 75 Dawson string wrapped miniature, kydex sheath, 3 ½” oal. Mint. (wcc-dscn0439) Minimum bid $20

A note on condition descriptions of the vintage knives in this catalog knives. ESPECIALLY TO CASE Collectors.  Vintage knives are not held to Case Collector standards.  The reality of a sixty year old knife is that it will have a speck or two.  If you are 60 years old I bet you have a speck or two on you too.  It happens.  An unused knife, mint, 60 years old that I describe as mint may have a minor speck or two, not enough to hurt the value in a live sale, as many people might not even notice on initial inspection.  But if your standards are for totally perfect, unblemished, spotless, mint  40-70 year old (or older) knives, I doubt you have very many knives in your collection, as so few of them exist (if any).

So be forewarned YOU MAY NOT return a vintage (non-Case) knife described as mint if it has a few pinhead specks. 

Lot 76 Remington R3073 acorn whittler stockman, pre-1940. bone handles, etching still visible, so exc/near mint. Punch blade, square bolsters. (bbn-dscn0113) Minimum bid $150

Lot 77 Christopher Johnson, Western Works, Sheffield (no England) stag handled 3 7/8” whittler, bar shield, a couple of spiderwebs but otherwise mint. (bbn-dscn0114) Minimum bid $70

 Lot 78 Joseph Rodgers Cutlery to His Majesty pearl handled swell end whittler, bolsterless, 3 3/8”, star and cross and England on the reverse tang.  Has been cleaned to near mint. Hairline across the front handle, and two rivet cracks at the center rivet. “C Arnold” scrimmed into the pearl. (bbn-dscn0117) Minimum bid $50

Lot 79  IXL George Wostenholm Sheffield, England, mint and etched Pearl handled Anglo-Saxon pattern, 3 5/8” long close. Did I say MINT already? Salesman numbers still visible on the back. (bbn-dscn0118) Minimum bid $250

Lot 80 Remington pre-1940 Blood groove whittler, sleeveboard, bone handles, etching still plain but some very light tarnish, Ink marked pattern number showing the R and the 3, rest is hard to see. (Most date this as 1936-40, after DuPont both Remington from UMC). Near mint. (bbn-dscn-0120) Minimum bid $150

Lot 81 Cast Steel is is the only marking on this 3 ½”smooth bone handled wharncliffe whittler, old style black polish from lead wheels finish. One speck on front, rivet crack at the center rivet and a hairline across the back handle at the small rivet. Otherwise mint. (bbn-dscn0127) Minimum bid $60

Lot 82 Lawton Cutlery Co. Celluloid handled whittler etched, “Square Deal”  (named for the policy of Theodore Roosevelt, c. 1900) Dates from that time. Long pull spear master blade, mint. 3 1/8” (bbn-dscn0128) Minimum bid $100.00.

Lot 83 Schrade Walden, New York peachseed bone Carpenter’s whittler, etched, “Everlastingly sharp”. Mint except for two cracks emanating from the back handle rivet, and a fleck off the jigging in that same area. 3 7/8”  (bbn-dscn0133) Minimum bid $160.00.

Lot 84 Baker, Hamilton, & Pacific celluloid whittler, tip bolsters, etched, “Stiletto” 3 1/8” mint. (bbn-dscn0143) Minimum bid $50

Lot 85 Cattaraugus celluloid sleeveboard whittler etched, “WH & LC Wolfe, Altoona, PA with a wolf’s head. #32404. Mint. (bbn-dscn0144) Minimum bid $100.00

Lot 86 Law Brothers Celebrated Cutlery, wood handled whittler, long pull, pinched and grooved bolsters, expertly cleaned to near mint. 3 5/8”long. (bbn-dscn0147) Minimum bid $90.00.

Lot 87 Henckels, Germany stag handled whittler, 4” long, saber ground clip in a carpenter’s whittler shape. Mint. (bbn-dscn0001) Minimum bid $70

Lot 88 Union Works, New York, with “New York Knife” struck into the blade of this pearl handled wharncliffe whittler. Extremely rare mark. “JFP- 1846” on the shield (and the knife dates to this). One small blade is marked E.Weck and appears to be a period replacement. Blades vg. No cracks in the pearl. 3 ½” (bbn-dscn0002) Minimum bid $50

Lot 89 AJ. Jordan, Sheffield and St. Louis marked ivory handled spear blade wharncliffe whittler. Mint except for a couple of hairlines off the back handle rivet. 3 ¾” long closed. (bbn-dscn0003) Minimum bid $60

Lot 90 A.G. Russell bone handled CM14 1988 limited edition. Marked Cattaraugus, engraved shield and bolsters. Mint. (bbn-dscn0004) Minimum bid $35

Lot 91 J. A. Henckels, Solingen, carved pearl handled whittler, mint, nickel-silver spacer, long pull. 3 ½” (bbn-dscn0005) Minimum bid $100

Lot 92 Digby’s Kellam Island, horn handled wharncliffe whittler, engraved pinched bolsters, worked backspring and blade backs, 4 3/8”, mint. (bbn-dscn0006) Minimum bid $150

Lot 93 J. Bunger & Sons, Celebrated Cutlery, mint wharncliffe whittler, bolsterless, old style polish and brilliant stag. “XX” is marked on the reverse tang of the blades. 3 3/8”, (bbn-dscn0010) Minimum bid $100

Lot 94 Case Tested XX 9383 imitation pearl whittler, excellent. Whittler blade marked. (bbn-dscn0012) Minimum bid $90

Lot 95 Chas. Langbein, NY Schrade contract made peachseed bone whittler, 3 5/8” long closed, bomb shield, full blades, excellent. (bbn-dscn0013) Minimum bid $70

Lot 96 Robeson Shuredge Rochester, Mastercraft bone whittler, # 633659. nice jigging. Was excellent but professional cleaned. Nice bone jigging. (bbn-0016) Minimum bid $50

Lot 97 C+X Lockwood Brothers, Sheffield horn handled copperhead whittler. Struck on the blade, “Real Pampa Knife”. 3 ½”, mint (bbn-dscn0017) Minimum bid $60

Lot 98 H&B (Humason & Beckley) New Britain, CT stag handled sleeveboard whittler, matchstriker nail mark long pull, “H&B” on blade, full blades, but has been professional cleaned to what some would call mint.  Near mint. 3 ½” (bbn-dscn0018) Minimum bid $80

Lot 99 T.Turner & Sons, Cutlers to His Majesty pearl handled swell center whittler. Thick pearl, 3 5/8” long, one small blade marked”Encore, Thomas Turner & Sons” and the second is marked, “Oil the Joint, Sheffield”. Exellent plus, close to near mint. (bbn-dscn00019) Minimum bid $80

Lots 1-99                         Lots 100-199                         Lots 200-311