vintage knives

KNIFE FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Knife previously purchased and withdrawn from a private collection
* Condition: Like new, never used, never removed from the original packaging, and never placed in its sheath
* Commercial availability: Hard to find
* Edge: Factory sharpened
* Blade marks: None
* Handle marks: None
* Box: -
* Sheath: Perfect, never used, in oiled leather
* Manuals, Certificates, and Warranties: -
Inspected and certified by our internal laboratory

Drop-point hunting knife, excellent for skinning and as a light all-around utility. The handle construction recalls a design from the 1930s. Thumb grooves and the upper part of the guard are shaped for thumb placement. The model features multiple customizations compared to the standard model, such as the single brass guard and pommel, handle in Deer wood and leather rings, and oiled leather sheath.

Intended use: hunting / light utility

Production type: Handcrafted
Country of production: Orlando, Florida, USA
Blade: high-carbon steel
Blade finish: satin finish
Handle: deer horn and leather rings, brass guard, and pommel
Blade length: 132mm.
Blade thickness: 4.5mm.
Total length: 245mm.
Weight: 275g.
Sheath: oiled brown leather, with belt loop, front button pocket, and sharpening stone
Notes: knife previously purchased, withdrawn from private collection, absolutely like new

KNIFE FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Knife previously purchased and withdrawn from a private collection
* Condition: Like new, never used, never removed from the original packaging, and never placed in its sheath
* Commercial availability: Hard to find
* Edge: Factory sharpened
* Blade marks: None
* Handle marks: None
* Box: Nylon pouch with zipper, with Randall Knives logos
* Sheath: Perfect, never used, in oiled leather
* Manuals, Certificates, and Warranties: Original warranty sheet
Inspected and certified by our internal laboratory

Drop-point hunting knife, excellent for skinning and as a light all-around utility. The handle construction recalls a design from the 1930s. Thumb grooves and the upper part of the guard are shaped for thumb placement. The model features multiple customizations compared to the standard model, such as the single brass guard and pommel, handle in Desert Ironwood and leather, and oiled leather sheath.

Intended use: hunting / light utility

Production type: Handcrafted
Country of production: Orlando, Florida, USA
Blade: high-carbon steel
Blade finish: satin finish
Handle: Desert Ironwood and leather rings, brass guard, and pommel
Blade length: 132mm.
Blade thickness: 4.5mm.
Total length: 245mm.
Weight: 270g.
Sheath: oiled brown leather, with belt loop, front button pocket, and sharpening stone
Notes: knife previously purchased, withdrawn from private collection, absolutely like new - provided with Randall Knives zippered nylon pouch and paper warranty

This is a smaller version of Bo Randall's original knife, made in the Scagel knife style. 12.2 cm blade made of 4.5 mm thick stainless steel. This size and shape are popular with outdoor activity experts worldwide. It has a nickel silver guard and back cap and a handle made of authentic Indian deer antler. It weighs about 168 grams and comes with a brown leather sheath.

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously purchased, presumably produced in the late 1990s.
* Condition: Excellent condition
* Sharpening: Original
* Marks on blade: None
* Marks on handle: None
* Packaging: -
* Scabbard: original, leather, "Type A," in very good condition.
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: - -
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory

Intended use: hunting/fishing

Type of production: handcrafted
Country of manufacture: USA
Blade: stainless steel 440B
Blade finish: satin
Handle: deerskin with through-guard and nickel silver tang
Blade length: 122mm.
Blade thickness: 4.5mm.
Total length: 245mm.
Balance: backward
Weight: 168g.
Sheath: brown leather with belt loop and sharpening stone
Notes: vintage knife, late 1990s, previously purchased, withdrawn from private collection

Randall Made Knives' Model 11 is the original drop-point blade. Designed in 1952 by Alaskan guide Tommy Thompson it is designed for skinning large prey, has the tip lowered below the top of the blade to avoid cutting too deeply into skins when using the tip first.

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously purchased, presumably produced in the late 1990s.
* Condition: Very good condition
* Sharpening: Original
* Marks on blade: None
* Marks on handle: None
* Packaging: -
* Scabbard: original, leather, "Type A," in very good condition.
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: - -
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory

Intended use: hunting

Type of production: handcrafted
Country of production: USA
Blade: stainless steel 440B
Blade finish: satin
Handle: ergonomic, walnut wood with through-guard and brass tang
Blade length: 130mm.
Blade thickness: 5mm.
Total length: 245mm.
Balance: backward
Weight: 290g.
Sheath: brown leather with belt loop and sharpening stone
Notes: vintage knife, late 1990s, previously purchased, withdrawn from private collection

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously Purchased
* Condition: Very Good
* Commercially available No.
* Sharpening: original
* Marks on blade: none
* Marks on handle: a few small hairlines on heads.
* Packaging: none
* Scabbard: Leather, handcrafted, original with a few marks due to age.
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: certificate of authenticity signed and dated by the craftsman.
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory

Intended use: hunting / collection

Type of production: handcrafted
Country of production: Italy
Blade: stainless steel N690Co hardened to 59/60 HRC
Blade finish: satin finish
Handle: Snakewood - 416 stainless steel guard and pommel
Blade length: 127mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Total length: 240mm.
Weight: 185g.
Sheath: handcrafted, leather, hand-stitched
Packaging: -
Notes: previously purchased knife, from a private collection, handcrafted by Master C.IC. (Italian Knifemakers Guild) Livio Montagna.

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously Purchased
* Condition: Like new
* Commercially available No.
* Sharpening: Original
* Marks on blade: NO
* Marks on handle: NO
* Packaging: NO
* Scabbard: Leather, handcrafted
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: YES
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory






Intended use: collection / fighter

Production type: handmade
Country of production: Italy
Blade: steel N690Co 59/60 HRC
Blade finish: satin finish
Handle: stabilized alder wood with 416 stainless steel through-guard and screw pins
Blade length: 123mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Total length: 232mm.
Weight: 212g.
Sheath: handcrafted, made of ostrich paw and leather, hand-stitched
Packaging: -
Notes: Previously purchased, like new - Knife handcrafted by Livio Montagna, accredited member C.IC. (Italian Knifemakers Guild).

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously purchased and used.
* Condition: Overall in good condition.
* Commercially available Discontinued
* Sharpening: Professionally re-sharpened.
* Marks on blade: various marks given by time and use.
* Marks on handle: normal signs of time.
* Box: not present
* Scabbard: present, original, leather, with signs of time.
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: not present.
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory.


Created as a cutting tool and emergency instrument for U.S.A.F. pilots, the Camillus Pilot has managed to win a solid reputation worldwide for both its legendary sturdiness and its successful and attractive aesthetics. 

Intended Use: Collection/Tactical

Type of production: Industrial
Country of manufacture: USA
Blade: hidden tang, made of 1095 carbon steel
Blade finish: epoxy powder
Handle: pressed leather rings
Blade length: 130mm.
Blade thickness: 5mm.
Total length: 243mm.
Weight: 255g.
Sheath: leather
Packaging: -
Notes: 1985 knife withdrawn from private collection

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously purchased, presumably from the late 1970s/early 1980s.
* Condition: In very good condition
* Commercially available: Rudy Ruana passed away in 1986, Ruana knives are still in production and orderable on their site with waiting lists, but in different configurations from this one.
* Sharpening: Factory original, improvable, with some cosmetic abrasion.
* Marks on blade: Small horizontal marks due to insertion and removal from scabbard.
* Marks on handle: A few small marks on the aluminum handle.
* Packaging: -
* Scabbard: Leather, handcrafted, original, with a few small marks given by age.
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: - -
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory



Intended use: hunting / light hiking

Type of production: handcrafted
Country of production: USA
Blade: made of undeclared high carbon steel (presumably 1095 or 5160), hammer-forged, ground, individually oil-hardened and heat-treated using a zone tempering method that makes the back and tang of the blade softer than the cutting edge
Blade finish: satin-finished
Handle: cast aluminum directly on tang with beveled and riveted elk horn inserts. The tang runs inside the full length of the handle, and the cast aluminum produces a strong handle that is impossible to break.
Blade length: 125mm.
Blade thickness: 4.5mm.
Total length: 235mm.
Weight: 190g.
Sheath: handcrafted, leather, for vertical carrying on the belt
Packaging: -
Notes: Specimen presumably late 1970s/early 1980s in excellent condition - previously purchased knife from a private collection

Company History.
In 1938, Rudy Ruana began making knives in a small store in Montana. Members of his family continue to this day to handcraft Ruana knives in the same store. In 1964 Ruana's son-in-law, Vic Hangas, left a job with a telephone company and put his artistic talents to good use, joining Ruana in the business. Hangas' son Mark began working in the business in 1976. In 1983, Ruana retired at the age of 80 and sold the business to the Hangas family. In 1984 Mike Hangas joined his brother and father and the company was incorporated. Rudy Ruana died in April 1986. He was honored with posthumous induction into the American Bladesmith Society's Hall of Fame in 1997 and Blade magazine's Cutlery Hall of Fame in 2002.

Ruana knives are still handmade in the small Montana store where Rudy Ruana began forging blades more than 80 years ago. In an era of outsourcing and diminishing Made in America products, Ruana knives are still handmade in the United States, with a focus on quality rather than quantity. Although some things have changed over the years, still using the same methods and much of the same equipment used by Rudy Ruana.

Collected from a private collection, this Custom model of the American Buck made prior to 1986 is numbered on the blade with serial number 0023 - Never used and never resharpened, overall in excellent condition - Devoid of packaging and certificates, supplied with its own brown leather sheath - Distinguished by its full tang construction, prominent brass guard and beautiful stag handle with finger grooves - Checked and certified by our in-house laboratory Coltelleria Collini.

Intended Use: Collection / Hunting

Type of production: handcrafted
Country of production: USA
Blade: full tang in 420HC stainless steel with concave rounding
Blade finish: mirror polish
Handle: brass guard and deer handle with finger grooves
Blade length: 134mm.
Blade thickness: 5mm.
Total length: 258mm.
Weight: 325g.
Sheath: leather
Packaging: -
Notes: Pre-1986 specimen withdrawn from private collection - Custom series, numbered version on blade, specimen number 0023 - Never used, never resharpened, in excellent condition

Type of production: Industrial
Production Lama: Italy
Blade: 440A steel
Blade treatment: polished blade
Handle: plastic material
Blade length: 120mm.
Blade thickness: 2.5mm.
Total length: 240mm.
Weight: 84g.
Sheath: in leather
Note: -

Othello Solingen Germany by Anton Wingen - Original Trapper - knife

Othello Solingen Germany by Anton Wingen JR - brand famous in the 80s and 90s

Intended Use: Hunting

Type of production: handmade
Blade: stainless steel 440
Production Blade: Germany
Handle: Wood
Blade length: 12mm.
Blade Thickness: 4mm.
Length closed: -
Total length: 235mm.
Balance: -
Weight: 162g.
Closing: -
Clip: -
Sheath: Leather
Notes: vintage knives.

Mercury - Dragon - Knife

Integral stainless steel blade Z50CD15
Total length: 22.5 cm.
Blade length: 12 cm.
Blade thickness: 4 mm.

Handle thickness: 12 mm
Handle Length: 9 mm
Sheath: Black leather

Production: Italy

Mercury - Combat Black - knife

Blade: Integral stainless steel Z50CD15
Total length: 22.5 cm.
Blade length: 12 cm.
Blade thickness: 4 mm.
Handle thickness: 12 mm
Handle Length: 9 cm.
Weight: 160 gr.
Sheath: Black leather