J. Bruce
Voyles,
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Auction 57
Phone bids start July 10, 2011
Last day for bids July 11, 2011
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Lot 100 R. Ball, Alaska stag handled Bowie, nickel silver guard and pommel cap. Basketweave leather sheath. Exceptional balance. Overall 11 1/2 inches, Blade 6 3/4 inches (ede 57255) Minimum bid $200.00
Lot 101 Bob Dozier Arkansas made hunter, micarta handles, kydex sheath. Overall 6 3/4 inches, Blade 3 inches (jcn 57293) Minimum bid $70.00
Lot 102 Marlowe stag handled redition of a No. 1 Randall style #018 on tang. Overall 12 inches, Blade 7 inches (jcn 57297) Minimum bid $90.00
Lot 103 Karl Schroen, Sebastopol, CA made fighter. Brass guard 2 peice wood handle-darker wood by blade, pressure formed leather sheath. Shows carry use and some specking Overall 7 1/2 inches, Blade 3 inches (MMC 57103) Minimum bid $40.00
Lot 104 Serge- Blade signed: Serge#8 NOT Serge Panchenko - Small skinner integral blade design, 2 brass pins in wood handle. No sheath. Rough finish. Overall 5 1/2 inches, Blade 3 1/2 inches (MMC 57190) Minimum bid $20.00
Lot 105 MW marked Indian stag hunter-3- section stag handle. Leather sheath (Overall 8 3/4 inches, Blade 3 3/4 inches (MMC 57156) Minimum bid $50.00
Lot 106 Wesolowski- Skinner walnut handle (crack on one side between pins). Leather sheath by MW, Specked and has been cleaned Overall 8 1/8 inches, Blade 3 3/4 inches (MMC 57086) Minimum bid $25.00
Lot 107 T.M. Enos (in knife outline) 1980. on obverse D2 909. Soft “S” shaped knife . Wood slab handle- 3 pins in handle. No sheath, cleaned pits. Overall 6 1/4 inches, Blade 7 1/2 inches (MMC 57186) Minimum bid $25.00
T.M. Enos of Wintergarden, FL began making knives on his own in 1972 after working in the Randall shop. Knifemaker’s Guild member.
Lot 108 Frank Gamble, Sailor’s Knife. Blade signed: Gamble, 1, on obverse 10-79. Full tang, smooth slab handle. Lanyard hold. Leather sheath (not original) Overall 6 3/4 inches, Blade 3 7/8 inches (MMC 57101) Minimum bid $60.00
Gamble began making knives in 1978, and has been a member of the Knifemaker’s Guild.
Lot 109 S. Gulley, hunting knife. Signed on blade- brass guard, engraved pin heads, on maroon micarta handle, lanyard hole. Black leather sheath Overall 8 1/2 inches, Blade 4 inches (MMC 57152) Minimum bid $60.00
Lot 110 Hoffman- Single blade. Tight-Man made material scales, spotted Overall 4 inches closed inches (MMC 57110) Minimum bid $40.00
Lot 111 Mike Leach. Heavy fighter. Brass guard/butt- wood lined micarta handle Origional “Leach” leather sheath. 12 ½” Overall 12 3/4 inches, Blade 7 1/2 inches (MMC 57125) Minimum bid $80.00
Leach was a member of the Knifemaker’s Guild and started selling knives he made in 1952. He liked to use a lot of ivory micarta. Last year a gun auction website tried to break into the knife end of things and gave away a Leach knife valued at upteen thousand dollars (their estimate).
Lot 112 Lofgreen- small Bowie. Brass guard- wood handle, brass butt. No sheath. Overall 7 3/4 inches, Blade 4 1/4 inches (MMC 57117) Minimum bid $50.00
Lot 113 Mederos- Filework on blade: Mederos 62. Ivory/walrus tusk handle. Integral design with fancy file work along entire top and completely around handle. Lanyard hole. No sheath, zipper case. Some checking Overall 8 3/4 inches, Blade 4 inches (MMC 57121) Minimum bid $70.00
Lot 114 Bob Oleson- Single blade, 3 pin dark micarta scales. Coffin shape/ 8 ¼” Overall 4 1/2 inches, Blade inches (MMC 57146) Minimum bid $80.00
Lot 115 Ruetenik- Bowie. Brass guard- brass clad wood handle. Leather sheath 15 ¾” Overall 15 3/4 inches, Blade 10 inches (MMC 57163) Minimum bid $180.00
Lot 116 Ruetenik #4 Antiqued metal fancy file work- extruded blade metal design. Dark wood scales 6 pin design. 8” Overall 5 1/8 inches closed inches (ref`137-MMC 57392) Minimum bid $70.00
Lot 117 Ruetenik #5 Antiqued metal fancy file work- extruded blade metal design. Dark wood scales 6 pin design. 8” Overall 5 inches closed inches (ref138-MMC 57393) Minimum bid $70.00
Lot 118 Donald E. Weiler- Yuma- 2 section white bone handle- file work metal spacers. Check on the back handle. Has been forged with some imperfect bubble spots in the steel left in. Made knives from 1952- death. Leather sheath has brass fittings, over-belt hook. Overall 15 1/4 inches, Blade 110 inches ( 57127) Minimum bid $80.00
Lot 119 F.L Smith Fair Oaks, CA on blade obverse:1. Bowie with fancy file work on top of blade and around guard. Natural curve stag handle with metal cap. Custom leather sheath with metal mounts. Some corrosion on sheath at belt hook soldier. 14 1/2” Overall 14 inches, Blade 9 1/2 inches (MMC 57162) Minimum bid $60.00
Lot 120 Sorrell- Skinner Integral blade. Wood handle has brass pin design/striped grain wood/ brass finger groove. Leather sheath. 9 ¾” Overall 9 3/4 inches, Blade 5 1/4 inches (MMC 57104) Minimum bid $40.00
Lot 121- Hoskins- double blade, ivory handled barlow folder. Small ivory crack by one pin. Overall 6 inches, Blade 3 5/8 inches (MMC 57151) Minimum bid $60.00
Lot 122 Unmarked Kris style undulating blade. Beautiful workmanship, copper heat tempered collar/ brass guard. Dark wood (2 types) handle. No sheath (has protective cover). 17 ¼” Overall 17 1/4 inches, Blade 11 3/4 inches (MMC 57201) Minimum bid $40.00
Lot 123 R.Klingbeil, Orlando, FL layered staminawood handled hunter, fileworked, basketweave leather sheath. Overall 8 1/2 inches, Blade 4 1/4 inches (fgn 57233) Minimum bid $40.00
Lot 124 Tison stag handled knife with brass guard and pommel cap, forged from a wood rasp. Pouch sheath. Overall 8 5/8 inches, Blade 4 1/4 inches (fgn 57235) Minimum bid $50.00
Lot 125 Unmarked wood and steel handled hunter, leather sheath Overall 8 3/4 inches, Blade 4 inches (fgn 57236) Minimum bid $60.00
Lot 126 RV Knives, wood and bone handled forged hunter with an unusual basketweave etching that really stands out. Overall 8 inches, Blade 4 1/4 inches (ede 57256) Minimum bid $60.00
Lot 127 JP knives (Jerry Pfeifer of Issaquah, WA) wood handled hunter, some specking Overall 8 5/8 inches, Blade 4 inches (ede 57260) Minimum bid $60.00
Lot 128 JP knives (Jerry Pfeifer of Issaquah, WA) stag handled hunter, six rivets, track design on the pouch leather sheath. Overall 8 3/4 inches, Blade 4 inches (ede 57262) Minimum bid $60.00
Lot 129 Krien stag drop point, dated 1998, with tooled pouch sheath. D2 steel. Overall 9 3/4 inches, Blade 4 3/4 inches (jcn 57289) Minimum bid $60.00
Lot 130 H. L Morris #217 Overall 10 inches, Blade 4 3/4 inches (jcn 57290) Minimum bid $40.00
Lot 131 R. J. Young stag hunter with Young stamped into the tooled sheath. Overall 10 1/4 inches, Blade 6 inches (jcn 57294) Minimum bid $70.00
Lot 132 Mike Silvey Handmade Knives, Pollock Pines, CA, jigged red bone lockback. Overall 4 1/2 (jsc 57347) Minimum bid $50.00
Lot 133 R. Clark wood handled hunter, forged, pouch leather sheath. #91 on it. Overall 8 1/4 inches, Blade 3 1/2 inches (fgn 57226) Minimum bid $70.00
Lot 134 Kevin Cashen, Mastersmith mark. ebony handles, leather sheath Overall 9 5/8 inches, Blade 5 inches (fgn 57228) Minimum bid $300.00
Lot 135 All metal hunter, forged, leather sheath, unmarked Overall 11 inches, Blade 5 3/4 inches (fgn 57238) Minimum bid $40.00
Lot 136 Early Harvey McBurnette hunter. Horn handles. HM mark inside a circle. Early historic crude work of an eventual master artist. (fgn) Minimum bid $40.00.
Lot 137 Brett Gatlin, Texarkana, TX stag handled hunter. Gatlin won the Best Bowie award at the Arkansas Custom knife show and the Clyde Fisher wared at the 2004 Spirit of steel show. Overall 8 3/8 inches, Blade 4 inches (fgn 57239) Minimum bid $80.00
Lot 138 Same pattern as the Barton Damascus, but forged steel, would make a great pair! leather sheath Overall 16 1/4 inches, Blade 10 inches (ede 57245) Minimum bid $200.00
Lot 139 Seth Barton, Lake Oswego, OR handmade Tanto, wrapped handle, wood sheath, 1095 steel with Hamon line, Cherry wood with stingray skin, Mokume guard, copper fittings. Cherrywood sheaths with ironwood fitting. The second of this kind made by Barton, with letter so attesting. No visible marking, did not remove handle to see if marked on tang at it should be. Overall inches, Blade inches (ede 57246) Minimum bid $150.00
Lot 140 R. Ball, Alaska burl wood handled skinner with a basketweave sheath. He calls this design his "my knife" pattern. Dovetailed bolsters. Overall 8 inches, Blade 3 3/4 inches (ede 57248) Minimum bid $150.00
Lot 141 Barton Scout, Ebony and amboyna burl pieced handle with white liners, D2, fine distal taper and full flat ground blade, leather sheath. This knife was the first of this model, and letter so stating in included. Overall 10 1/2 inches, Blade 5 inches (ede 57252) Minimum bid $150.00
Lot 142 Seth Barton, Lake Oswego, OR handmade , Setogiwa model, Brazilian rose wood handled folder, very smooth opening, distinctive clip point, thumbstud, leather sheath. Overall 4 3/4 inches closed inches (ede 57256) Minimum bid $100.00
Lot 143 RFR Ron Richards – purchased in 1972. Carbon steel. Brass guard. Stag handle with brass cap per Mack “1st bowie knife made by Ron” No sheath. Overall 19 inches 13 3/4 inches (MMC 57371) Minimum bid $250.00
Californian Ron Richard has been a member of the Knifemaker’s Guild, and apprenticed under the innovative Robert Hayes.
Lot 144 Cord wrapped tanto with a kydex sheath, bead blasted blade. Skull crusher pommel Overall 9 1/4 inches, Blade 4 3/4 inches ( fgn 57216) Minimum bid $100.00
Lot 145 Crown stag Bowie Unmarked except for “BF737” on guard. Overall 14 inches, Blade 8 1/2 inches (fgn) Minimum bid $80.00
Lot 146 Terry Stover (hard to make out in Old English lettering) , Wood handled Damascus hunter with leather sheath Overall 12 5/8 inches, Blade 7 1/4 inches (fgn 57218) Minimum bid $150.00
Lot 147 Reese stag handled hunter, brass guard, some specking, tarnished back Overall 11 1/4 inches, Blade 6 inches ( fgn 57219) Minimum bid $110.00
Lot 148 Wood handled forge guardless Bowie, only mark is an "A" (AA Forge) Overall 13 inches, Blade 8 3/8 inches (fgn 57220) Minimum bid $70.00
Lot 149 All metal forged short hunter, leather sheath, well made but unmarked Overall 6 7/8 inches, Blade 3 3/8 inches (fgn 57221) Minimum bid $40.00
Lot 150 Short stubby micarta handled knife, unmarked, tapered tang, riveted leather sheath. Overall 5 1/2 inches, Blade 2 1/2 inches (fgn 57222) Minimum bid $35.00
Lot 151 Ed Caffrey forged hunter, kydex sheath, micarta handles with lanyard hole, Overall 6 3/8 inches, Blade 3 1/2 inches (fgn 57223) Minimum bid $180.00
Lot 152 DO Ruana hunter, bead blasted micarta handles, leather sheath "RHR Grand" mark on the back of the blade. (Rudy H. Ruana's grandson) Overall 7 1/2 inches, Blade 3 1/2 inches ( fgn 57224) Minimum bid $100.00
Lot 153 Tom W. Downing, micarta handled slab side hunter, leather sheath Overall 7 3/8 inches, Blade 3 1/2 inches ( fgn 57225) Minimum bid $80.00
Lot 154 Seth Barton, Lake Oswego, OR handmade camp knife, burl wood handles. Light and quick. Overall 10 inches, Blade 5 1/2 inches (ede 57258) Minimum bid $200.00
Lot 155 Seth Barton, Lake Oswego, OR handmade Bowie, 1095 forged steel with hamon line, cocobolo handle, sheath with red stingray inlay. First Bowie ever made by Barton, so numbered and with accompanying letter. Overall 13 3/4 inches, Blade 8 1/2 inches (ede 57267) Minimum bid $270.00
Lot 156 Griggs Engraved lockback Daddy Barlow. Most elaborate example known. Ivory handle that is carved and scrimshawed, plus engraved bolsters on both sides, one with a Moose, the other with a ram’s head. (gwg) Minimum bid $300.00
Lot 157 Charles Weiss Massive Bowie, Huge wood handle with pins around the edge. Mirror polish. No sheath. (mmc) How huge is it? 21 3/4” and a 16 inch blade. It weighs nearly 4 pounds. Minimum bid $250.00.
Lot 158 Don Lozier hunter, stag handles, mossaic pins, elaborate tooled leather sheath. (gwg57363) Minimum bid $90.00.