Hunting Knives: reliability and durability in the wild

In the tradition of Chris Reeve Knives, the Inyoni bird and fish hunting knife takes its name from the Zulu word for "bird."  Light as a feather, weighing 68 grams, the latest version of the Inyoni offers all the functionality of its predecessor, without the weight.  

Its full-tang drop point blade makes it the ideal knife for processing birds and fish, while providing ample edge for many stages of processing larger game, as well as a long list of other cutting tasks outside the hunting field. The thin Kydex sheath fits perfectly over the handles of the Inyoni.

Intended use: sports/hunting

Type of Manufacture: MidTech
Country of Manufacture: USA
Blade: full tang in CPM MagnaCut 63/64HRC steel
Blade finish: stonewashed
Handle: Micarta
Blade length: 96mm.
Blade thickness: 3.2mm.
Total length: 202mm.
Weight: 68g.
Sheath: Slim Fit in thermoformed Kydex.
Packaging: cardboard box with Chris Reeve logos, paracord lanyard, maintenance key, certificates and warranties

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION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).

Intended use: tactical/sporting

Type of production: Industrial
Country of manufacture: USA
Blade: Fulltang, 1095 black textured powder coated steel
Handle: Micarta
Blade length: 95mm.
Blade thickness: 3.5mm.
Total length: 197mm.
Balance: advanced
Weight: 200g.
Sheath: leather, for vertical carrying on belt
Packaging: cardboard box with Ontatio Knife Company logos.

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously Purchased
* Condition: Overall in good condition.
* Commercially available Discontinued
* Sharpening: Factory sharpened, improvable
* Marks on blade: No
* Marks on handle: Slight, on nickel silver heads.
* Box: Absent
* Scabbard: Original, leather, with a few small marks due to age.
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: Absent
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory


Particular knife developed with the help of experienced falconers and especially Horst Niesters in the early 1970s.
The blade was designed to chop up food for raptors and to intercept game brought back by raptors during hunting trips. In the center of the blade is a small semicircular notch that serves to signal to the falconer that the edge is sharp from the tip of the blade to that exact point; the rest of the blade is kept blunt to protect the raptors.
PUMA's falconer's knife is designed to be very handy and absolutely practical, making it a reliable companion for hunting prey.


Intended Use: Collection / Vintage / Hunting

Type of production: semi-crafted
Country of manufacture: Germany
Blade: 440C stainless steel
Blade finish: satin-finished
Handle: wooden, with nickel silver guard and pommel
Blade length: 125mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Total length: 242mm.
Balance: backward
Weight: 130g.
Sheath: leather
Packaging: -
Notes: Vintage 1970s knife - Withdrawn from private collection - Overall in very good condition

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.

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

Intended Use: Hunting

Type of production: handcrafted
Blade: 440 steel
Country of manufacture: Germany
Handle: deer
Blade length: 95mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Total length: 235mm.
Weight: 210g.
Sheath: Leather
Notes: 1980s vintage knife discontinued 

Rare hunting knife produced around the 1980s by the Indian company from Maniago. This extremely innovative knife for the years of production, is characterized by a handle entirely made of aluminum with natural horn insert. Excellent blade geometry for hunting and outdoor use

Intended use: Collection

Type of production: semi-artisanal
Blade: 440 stainless steel
Production Lama: Italy
Handle: aluminum and horn
Blade length: 90mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Closed length: 125mm.
Total length: 220mm.
Balancing: -
Weight: 125g.
Closure: back lock
Clip:
Sheath: -
Note: -

Rare hunting knife produced around the 1980s by the Indian company from Maniago. This extremely innovative knife for the years of production, is characterized by a handle entirely made of aluminum with natural horn insert. Excellent blade geometry for hunting and outdoor use

Intended use: Collection

Type of production: semi-artisanal
Blade: 440 stainless steel
Production Lama: Italy
Handle: aluminum and horn
Blade length: 90mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Closed length: 125mm.
Total length: 220mm.
Balancing: -
Weight: 125g.
Closure: back lock
Clip:
Sheath: -
Note: -

Intended Use: Hunting / Fishing / Sporting

Production type: Industrial
Country of Production: Lithuania
Blade: Full tang stainless steel M390 60/61HRC
Blade Finish: Satin
Handle: Black Canvas Micarta
Blade length: 120mm.
Blade thickness: 3.4mm.
Total length: 242mm.
Balance: on guard branch
Weight: 140g.
Scabbard: leather
Package: cardboard box with TRC knives logos, certificate of production, TRC sticker,
Notes: -

Coltelleria Collini is the official distributor for Italy of White River Knife & Tool knives

Intended use: Hunting / Sports

Type of production: Artisan
Production Lama: USA
Blade: CPM-S35VN 58 / 60HRC stainless steel
Blade treatment: -
Handle: Micarta
Blade length: 90mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Closed Length: -
Total length: 210mm.
Thick when closed: -
Balancing: -
Weight: 109g.
Closing: -
Clip: -
Sheath: in leather
Packaging: Wooden box with WRKT logos
Note: -

Coltelleria Collini is the official distributor for Italy of White River Knife & Tool knives

Intended use: Hunting / Sports

Type of production: Artisan
Production Lama: USA
Blade: CPM-S35VN 58 / 60HRC stainless steel
Blade treatment: -
Handle: Micarta
Blade length: 90mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Closed Length: -
Total length: 210mm.
Thick when closed: -
Balancing: -
Weight: 109g.
Closing: -
Clip: -
Sheath: in leather
Packaging: Wooden box with WRKT logos
Note: -

Intended use: hunting / hiking / collection

Type of Industrial Production
Blade: Sandvik 13C26
French Lama production
Handle: leather
Blade length: 90mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Total length: 200mm.
Balancing: backward, at 2cm. from the guard branch
Weight: 92g.
Sheath: leather
Packaging: cardboard box

Designed for intensive use in real survival situations, this knife is also excellent for outdoor use and hunting.

Intended use: Hunting / Sports

Type of production: Artisan
Blade production: USA
Blade: CPM-S35VN 58 / 60HRC stainless steel
Blade treatment: -
Handle: micarta
Blade length: 125mm.
Blade thickness: 3.5mm.
Length closed: -
Total length: 250mm.
Thick when closed: -
Balancing: 1.5 cm backward
Weight: 232g.
Closing: -
Clip: -
Sheath: in kydex
Packaging: Wooden box with WRKT logos
Notes: flintlock housed in a scabbard pocket

Citadel - Nordic

These handmade knives are distinguished by their original but functional line, which is well matched to the traditional manufacturing techniques and the materials used.
The blades are in fact carbon-hardened to a hardness of around 40 HRC after which, after being hammered by hand, the back and sides are covered with clay and the wire tempered at 60 HRC to have excellent cutting capacity, penetration and flexibility. The knife is then polished and sharpened by hand on stone and finished in every single detail.

Blade: DNH7 "Bruit de forge" selective hardening 40/60 HRC steel with file-worked spine
handle: In wood with brass guard
Blade length: 70 mm.
Handle length: 115 mm.
Blade thickness: 3.5 mm.
Total length: 195 mm.
Sheath: Handmade brown leather
Weight: 154 g.

Intended use: sports

Type of production: industrial
Blade: full tang in 440 stainless steel
Blade treatment: -
Lama production: U.s.a
Handle: kryton
Blade length: 95mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Length closed: -
Total length: 195mm.
Balancing: -
Weight: 76g.
Closing: -
Clip: -
Sheath: Leather
Note: late 90s production "

Intended use: Collection / Sports

Type of production: Artisan
Lama production: Japan
Blade: Forged by hand, in Hitachi Shirogami 64HRC carbon steel
Blade treatment: -
Handle: traditional Japanese bamboo wood
Blade length: 95mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Length closed: -
Total length: 215mm.
Thickness when closed: -
Balancing: -
Weight: 80g.
Closure: -
Clip: -
Sheath: bamboo wood
Packaging: Carton box
Notes: entirely handmade by Takeshi Saji

Intended use: hunting / sporting

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: Italy
Blade: full tang in stainless steel M390 59 / 60HRC
Blade treatment: Satin
Handle: Carbon fiber
Blade length: 88mm.
Blade thickness: 3.8mm.
Total length: 200mm.
Balancing: -
Weight: 108g.
Sheath: in Kydex
Packaging: cardboard box with Viper logos
Notes: design by Jesper Voxnaes

Finnish artisan knives.
These knives are a perfect combination of tradition and construction quality.

Intended use: Hunting / Sports

Type of production: artisan
Blade: 59HRC carbon steel
Lama production: Finland
Handle: bone with brass bolster
Blade length: 93mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Total length: 205mm.
Balancing: on the guard branch
Weight: 114g.
Sheath: Brown leather
Note:

Kiku Matsuda is one of the most famous artisans and scholars of all over Japan; Probably in your collection you will already have a knife that is the fruit of your passion. For several years he has collaborated with SOG, William Henry, Pro-Tech and Randall Kings, developing blades, sharpening and burring.

Uso previsto: Colección / Deportes

Tipo de producción: Artesano
Producción de Lama: Japón
Hoja: acero inoxidable SanMai SPG2 con 67 capas - 63/64 HRC
Tratamiento con cuchilla: -
Manija: Lona negra Micarta
Longitud de la hoja: 95 mm.
Espesor de la hoja: 3.9mm.
Longitud cerrada: -
Longitud total: 200 mm.
Espesor cuando está cerrado: -
Equilibrio: -
Peso: 132 g.
Cierre: -
Clip: -
Funda: en Kydex con ataque Tek-Lok
Paquete: -
Notas: En 2007, Kiku Matsuda ganó el prestigioso Blade Show "Cuchillo del año" con un proyecto creado en colaboración con SOG.

Designed for intensive use in real survival situations, this knife is also excellent for outdoor use and hunting.

Intended use: Hunting / Sports

Type of production: Artisan
Blade production: USA
Blade: CPM-S35VN 58 / 60HRC stainless steel
Blade treatment: -
Handle: in G10 Black
Blade length: 90mm.
Blade thickness: 3.5mm.
Length closed: -
Total length: 200mm.
Thick when closed: -
Balancing: 1 cm backward
Weight: 106g.
Closing: -
Clip: -
Sheath: in kydex with flintlock
Packaging: Wooden box with WRKT logos
Note:

Designed for intensive use in real survival situations, this knife is also excellent for outdoor use and hunting.

Intended use: Hunting / Sports

Type of production: Artisan
Blade production: USA
Blade: CPM-S35VN 58 / 60HRC stainless steel
Blade treatment: -
Handle: in G10 Orange
Blade length: 90mm.
Blade thickness: 3.5mm.
Length closed: -
Total length: 200mm.
Thick when closed: -
Balancing: 1 cm backward
Weight: 106g.
Closing: -
Clip: -
Sheath: in kydex
Packaging: Wooden box with WRKT logos
Note:

Designed for intensive use in real-life situations, this knife is also excellent for outdoor use and hunting.

Intended use: Hunting / Sports

Type of production: Craft
Lama production: USA
Blade: CPM-S35VN 58 / 60HRC stainless steel
Blade treatment: -
Handle: in paracord
Blade length: 90mm.
Blade thickness: 3.5mm.
Length closed: -
Total length: 200mm.
Thickness when closed: -
Balancing: 1 cm back
Weight: 94g.
Closure: -
Clip: -
Sheath: in kydex
Packaging: cardboard box with WRKT logos
Note:

Designed for heavy use in real survival situations these also make excellent camp, hunting, backpacking or utility knives.  The deep finger choil protects fingers while applying pressure whittling, cutting or chopping.  Atop the blade is a notch for efficient striking of a ferro rod and one is included with each knife.  Features a polished stainless steel divot for use with a fire bow.  This is a well-designed, great looking, and robust knife intended for serious work.

Blade Length:    5”

Overall Length:  10”

Blade Steel:       CPM S30V

Hardness:          59 HRC

Sheath:              Leather

White River Guarantee: If you are not 100% satisfied with this knife, send it back for free repair or replacement.

Purpose of use: Outdoor / Utility

Type of production: Industrial
Country of Origin: USA
Blade: Stainless steel CPM-S35VN
Blade Treatment: Satin
Handle: Zytel interchangeable in Blue Reptile or Purple Dolla Holla
Blade Length: 116mm.
Blade thickness: 4.8mm.
Overall length: 228mm.
Balance: backward, 1 cm from the lower guard branch
Weight: 181g.
Sheath: in leather
Packing: Cardboard box with Ka-Bar logos
Notes: Design by Mike Snody - Schmuckatelli Coat Powder Coat - Coordinated Paracord

Use: hunting / collection

Type of production: industrial
Production Blade: Italy
Blade: integral, steel 440
Blade Treatment: -
Manicure: Paracord
Blade Length: 100mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Total length: 220mm.
Balance: backward
Weight: 185g.
Sheath: leather sheath
Packing: -
Notes:

Kiku Matsuda is one of the most famous artisans and scholars of all over Japan; Probably in your collection you will already have a knife that is the fruit of your passion. For several years he has collaborated with SOG, William Henry, Pro-Tech and Randall Kings, developing blades, sharpening and burring.

Purpose of use: Collection / Sportsman

Type of production: Artisan
Blade Production: Japan
Blade: OU-31 carbon steel hardened to 63/64 HRC
Blade Treatment: -
Manicure: Green Canvas Micarta
Blade Length: 98mm.
Blade thickness: 5.5mm.
Closed length: -
Total length: 200mm.
Closure thickness: -
Balance: -
Weight: 250g.
Closure: -
Clip: -
Sheath: in Kydex with Tek-Lok attachment
Packing: -
Notes: Kiku Matsuda won the prestigious award at the Blade Show "Knife Of The Year Awards" in 2007 with a project made in collaboration with SOG Knives

Intended Use: Hunting / Sporting

Type of production: Industrial
Production Country: Argentina
Blade: N695Co stainless steel 58HRC
Blade treatment: satin finish
Handle: deer
Blade length: 120mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Overall length: 245mm.
Weight: 220g.
Sheath: Brown leather
Packaging: cardboard box with logos Boker Arbolito
Notes: -

Intended use: hunting / collection

Production Type Semi-Handmade
Blade: stainless steel M.V.S. 8 (AUS-8)
Country of production: Japan Seki
Handle: wood and leather rings, with knob and guard in mirror polished alpaca
Blade length: 90mm.
Blade thickness: 5mm.
Overall length: 210mm.
Weight: 172g.
Sheath: leather, hand-stitched
Packaging: cardboard box with Hiro logos
Notes: Knife in 1992, again, in perfect condition

Intended Use: Hunting / Sporting

Type of production: Hand
Blade: carbon steel 59HRC
Production Lama: Finland
Handle: birch burl, bone and brass bolsters
Blade length: 85mm.
Blade Thickness: 3mm.
Overall length: 195mm.
Balancing: backward
Weight: 74g.
Sheath: Brown leather
Notes: -

handmade knives made in the Finnish city Kauhava.
These knives are a perfect combination between tradition and quality construction.

Intended Use: Hunting / Sporting

Type of production: handmade
Blade: carbon steel 59HRC
Production Country: Finland
Handle: birch and bone, with brass bolsters
Blade length: 95mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Overall length: 210mm.
Balance: on guard branch
Weight: 106g.
Sheath: Brown leather
Notes: -

Destinazione d'uso: Caccia/Sportivo

Tipo di produzione: Semi-Artigianale
Produzione Lama: USA
Lama: In acciaio inox CPM-S35VN 58/59HRC
Trattamento Lama: Stone Washed
Manicatura: Brown canvas Micarta
Lunghezza lama: 95mm.
Spessore lama: 4.5mm.
Lunghezza chiuso: -
Lunghezza totale: 216mm.
Spessore da chiuso: -
Bilanciatura: -
Peso: 175g.
Chiusura: -
Clip: -
Fodero: Cuoio marrone by Gfeller Casemakers
Confezione: Scatola di cartone bianca con loghi Chris Reeve; certificati di garanzia
Note: -

Intended Use: Hiking / Hunting

Type of production: industry
Blade: full tang, stainless steel ACX-380 (Krupp 1.4116) to 58HRC
Treatment Blade: satin
Production Lama: spain
Handle material: teak wood
Blade length: 90mm.
Blade Thickness: 5mm.
Overall length: 203mm.
Balancing: backward to 2.5cm from the branch guard
Weight: 180g ..
Sheath: Brown leather with built-in sharpener
Packaging: cardboard box with logos Azero Spain

Kiku Matsuda Knives - Momose Gawa Fishing Knife KM-390 - Knife

Kiku Matsuda is a great fisherman and model Momose Gawa is his favorite for fishing in the river.

Intended use: Sport / Fishing

Type of production: Artisan
Production Lama: Japan
Blade: stainless steel 14C28N
Treatment Lama: acid
Handle: Black Canvas Micarta
Blade length: 85mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Length closed: -
Overall length: 170mm.
Thick when closed: -
Balancing: -
Weight: 74g.
Closing: -
Clip: -
Sheath: Kydex attack with Tek-Lok
Packaging: -
Notes: Kiku Matsuda won in 2007 the prestigious prize at the Blade Show "Knife Of The Year Awards" with a project in collaboration with SOG Knives

Ahti Finland - Finnman 95-14401 - knife

Knife made in the Finnish city Kauhava.

Intended Use: Hunting / Sports / Fishing

Type of production: Industrial
Blade: steel stainless steel X55
Production Lama: Finland
Handle: plastic
Blade length: 90mm.
Blade Thickness: 2.5mm.
Overall length: 205mm.
Balancing: 2 cm back from the branch guard
Weight: 76g.
Sheath: Plastic
Notes: Cutlery Collini is distributor for Italy knives Ahti

EnZo - Trapper 95 - D2 - Green Canvas Micarta - 2016 knife

Intended Use: Hunting / Sports

Production Type: Semi-Industrial
Production Lama: Finland
Blade: stainless steel D2
Treatment Lama: -
Handle: Micarta Green
Blade length: 95mm.
Blade thickness: 3.5mm.
Length closed: -
Overall length: 207mm.
Thick when closed: -
Balancing: -
Weight: 146g.
Closing: -
Clip: -
Sheath: Leather
Packaging: Cardboard box with logos EnZo
Notes: Sharpening type Scandi
Notes: Cutlery Collini is distributor for Italy knives Enzo

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.

Othello Solingen Germany by Anton Wingen - Safari 4412 Hunting Knives - 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: 95mm.
Blade Thickness: 4mm.
Length closed: -
Total length: 235mm.
Balance: -
Weight: 210g.
Closing: -
Clip: -
Sheath: Leather
Notes: vintage knives

Blade: 58HRC 440C Stainless Steel
Handle: Stag Horn and 416 Stainless Steel
Blade Length: 89mm.
Blade Thickness: 5mm.
Overall Length: 199mm.
Weight: 180g.
Lock: -
Clip: -
Sheath: Handmaded, Brown Leather and Ostrich
Notes: Fully handmaded in Italy by CIC Master Cesare Tonelli