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What is the best tool for splitting wood? For camping, we think the best tool is the Froe 108 Compadre. The froe is designed for clearing, heavy cutting, splitting and beating. Full tang 5160 spring steel runs the entire length of the froe, which measures 42.5 cm, giving it excellent shock-absorption capacity and increasable strength. The 24.1 cm long cutting edge is perfect for splitting, but also lends itself to detailed work. The Cerakote Cobalt coating offers increased durability and corrosion resistance. The ergonomic handle is made of natural canvas Micarta, which ensures a superior grip even in wet conditions. The Froe includes a genuine black leather sheath, made in the USA, with a stainless steel attachment ring to keep the froe at your side or secure in your backpack. The Froe 108 Compadre is the perfect tool for your camping and general outdoor needs. Made in the USA.


Intended Use: Machete / Heavy Duty

Production type: Industrial
Country of manufacture: USA
Blade: Full tang, 5160 steel at 57/58HRC hardened by BOS
Blade finish: Cobalt Cerakote
Handle: Natural Canvas Micarta
Blade length: 241mm.
Blade thickness: 5.8mm.
Total length: 425mm.
Balance: Advanced
Weight: 683g.
Sheath: Black leather
Packaging: Cardboard box with Buck logos
Notes: -

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION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.

Intended use: Tactical / Hard Utility / Survival

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: USA
Blade: full tang, in 5160 carbon steel
Blade finish: Cerakote
Handle: Micarta
Blade length: 254mm.
Total length: 406mm.
Balancing: Advanced
Weight: 655g.
Sheath: Nylon and Polyester
Packaging: Cardboard box with Buck logos
Note: -

Intended use: Tactical / Military

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: USA
Blade: full tang in 5160 carbon steel
Blade treatment: powder coating
Handle: micarta
Cutting length: 140mm.
Blade thickness: 6.5mm.
Total length: 480mm.
Balancing: advanced
Weight: 1130g.
Sheath: nylon, M.O.L.L.E compatible, rigid polypropylene insert
Packaging: transparent thermoplastic bag
Note: -

Intended use: Hiking / Hunting

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: USA
Blade: full tang in 5160 carbon steel
Blade treatment: satin finish
Handle: walnut wood
Blade length: 103mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Total length: 235mm.
Balancing: set back
Weight: 176g.
Sheath: nylon, M.O.L.L.E compatible, rigid polypropylene insert
Packaging: Cardboard box with OKC logos
Note: -

Intended use: Tactical / Military

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: USA
Blade: full tang in 5160 carbon steel
Blade treatment: powder coating
Handle: micarta
Blade length: 90mm.
Blade thickness: 6.3mm.
Total length: 190mm.
Balancing: set back
Weight: 244g.
Sheath: nylon, belt, with rigid polypropylene insert
Packaging: Cardboard box with OKC logos
Note: -

Intended use: Tactical / Military

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: USA
Blade: full tang in 5160 carbon steel
Blade treatment: powder coating
Handle: micarta
Blade length: 175mm.
Blade thickness: 6.3mm.
Total length: 305mm.
Balancing: slightly advanced
Weight: 522g.
Sheath: nylon, M.O.L.L.E compatible, rigid polypropylene insert
Packaging: Cardboard box with OKC logos
Note: -

Intended use: Tactical / Military

Type of production: Industrial
Country of production: USA
Blade: full tang in 5160 carbon steel
Blade treatment: powder coating
Handle: micarta
Blade length: 135mm.
Blade thickness: 6.3mm.
Total length: 260mm.
Balancing: slightly set back
Weight: 334g.
Sheath: nylon, M.O.L.L.E compatible, rigid polypropylene insert
Packaging: Cardboard box with OKC logos
Note: - 

Intended use: Outdoor

Type of production: Industrial
Lama production: USA
Blade: 5160 carbon steel
Blade treatment: Powder Coat
Handle: Micarta
Blade length: 265mm.
Blade thickness: 4.7mm.
Total length: 425mm.
Balancing: -
Weight: 622g.
Sheath: in Nylon with MOLLE attachments.
Packaging: cardboard box with Ontario Knife Company logos
Note:

Nuova versione 2014, con acciaio 5160

Questo coltello è stato progettato per il reparto speciale BEST "Black Eagle Strike Team".Questa unità può rapidamente raggiunge e operare in qualsiasi ambiente, individuando, distruggendo o sabotando le linee nemiche, i radar, le stazioni missilistiche.

Destinazione d'uso: hard Utility

Tipo di produzione: Semi-Industriale
Produzione Lama: USA
Lama: in acciaio al carbonio 5160
Trattamento Lama: Heat Treated 2XBlack Traction Coating
Manicatura: Micarta
Lunghezza lama: 175mm.
Spessore lama: 7mm.
Lunghezza totale: 315mm.
Bilanciatura: arretrata, ad 2cm. dal ramo di guardia
Peso: 538g.
Fodero: combat ballistic nylon
Confezione: busta con certificati di garanzia e numeri di serie

New Version 2014 with 5160 steel

Tops Knives - D.A.R.T. (Direct Action Rescue Team)

Type of production: semi-industrial
Blade: Carbon Steel 5160
Handle: Micarta
Blade Length: 190mm.
Overall Length: 330mm.
Blade thickness: 6mm.
Length Closed: -
Weight: 430g.
Closure: -
Sheath: Cordura
Notes: full tang