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gunn-fighter
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coloradocat
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Got some help from another PM member to help me track this down by Larry Withrow.
coloradocat
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So those handles are musk ox horn?man that is a really cool pattern in the handles.If you dont mindme asking how much did it cost ya or a value on it if you made it
coloradocat
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Here is another one by Larry. Might be my favorite. This is my second knife, now I see why guys like them so much.
bellero
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Originally Posted By: coloradocatSo those handles are musk ox horn?man that is a really cool pattern in the handles.If you dont mindme asking how much did it cost ya or a value on it if you made it
I wish I had the talent to make a knife like that! Bill Akers made it for me, I paid around $500 for it, keep in mind musk ox horn is quite expensive and a nice quality stock like this will cost around $200 alone. He's usually asking around $300 for knives with handles made of more common material.
I wish I had the talent to make a knife like that! Bill Akers made it for me, I paid around $500 for it, keep in mind musk ox horn is quite expensive and a nice quality stock like this will cost around $200 alone. He's usually asking around $300 for knives with handles made of more common material.
The Virginian
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Hi,
I Inherited a Ruana Bonner Montana about 8 years ago. I'm a whitetail hunter in VA and have used this knife quite a bit but it's a bit robust for my purpose. So I googled this knife and had no idea of it's value and heritage. Shame on me for using it... I believe my father purchased it for a blackpowder ram hunt out west sometime in the late '60s to '70s (a guess at best on the timeframe). I thought I would share some pics of it here with the true knife aficionados.
I would be interested in any comments regarding it. It appears to be very much like the 20B with a few differences. Most notably to me is the thumbnail groove on each side of the blade. The sheath and markings on the blade to not have any notable marking to help define the time period it was made but I believe it was made by Rudy Ruana as it dates before he quit making knives in '83.
Eric
I Inherited a Ruana Bonner Montana about 8 years ago. I'm a whitetail hunter in VA and have used this knife quite a bit but it's a bit robust for my purpose. So I googled this knife and had no idea of it's value and heritage. Shame on me for using it... I believe my father purchased it for a blackpowder ram hunt out west sometime in the late '60s to '70s (a guess at best on the timeframe). I thought I would share some pics of it here with the true knife aficionados.
I would be interested in any comments regarding it. It appears to be very much like the 20B with a few differences. Most notably to me is the thumbnail groove on each side of the blade. The sheath and markings on the blade to not have any notable marking to help define the time period it was made but I believe it was made by Rudy Ruana as it dates before he quit making knives in '83.
Eric
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