Year 2023

Knife withdrawn from private collection - In like-new condition, complete with certificates, original box, maintenance key. 2014 model - Inspected and certified by our internal laboratory, Coltelleria Collini.

WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION

Type: Previously Purchased and Used
Condition: like new
Availability in the market: made in 2014
Sharpening: Factory standard
Blade marks: NONE
Handle marks: NONE
Box: Included
Sheath: Not included
Manuals, Certificates, and Guarantees: Yes
Inspected and Certified by our internal laboratory
Intended use: collection

Type of production: Mid-Tech
Country of production: USA
Blade: in S35VN stainless steel 58/59HRC
Handle: titanium
Blade length: 75mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Closed length: 100mm.
Total length: 175mm.
Thickness when closed: 10mm.
Weight: 81g.
Lock: Frame Lock
Clip: removable, titanium
Packaging: white cardboard box with Chris Reeve logos and warranty certificates

Knife retired from a private collection - In excellent condition, complete with certificates, original box, maintenance key. A rare specimen from 1998, made of BG42 steel with exquisite titanium handle artwork. Checked and certified by our in-house Coltelleria Collini laboratory.

KNIFE RETIRED FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION

Type: Previously Purchased and Used
Condition: In excellent condition
Commercial availability: Item produced in 1998
Sharpness: Factory sharpness
Blade marks: None
Handle marks:
Box: Present
Sheath: Cordura
Manuals, Certificates, and Warranties: Yes
Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory
Intended Use: Collection

Production Type: Mid-Tech
Country of Production: USA
Blade: BG-42 Stainless Steel 60/61HRC
Handle: Polished Titanium with Computerized "Unique Graphic" Black Onyx Cabochon
Blade Length: 75mm.
Blade Thickness: 3mm.
Closed Length: 100mm.
Overall Length: 175mm.
Closed Thickness: 10mm.
Weight: 81g.
Lock: Frame Lock
Clip: Removable, Titanium
Packaging: White cardboard box with Chris Reeve logos and warranty certificates

KNIFE NOS FULL SET, NEW FROM STOCK
* Type: 2015 NOS new old stock - New from stock
* Condition: Like new, never taken out of original packaging.
* Commercially available: Hard to find
* Sharpening: Factory
* Marks on blade: No
* Marks on handle: No
* Box: Present
* Scabbard: -
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: Present
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory




Intended Use: Sporting / Collection

Production Type: Mid-Tech
Country of Production: USA
Blade: Stainless steel CPM-S35VN 58/59HRC
Blade finish: stonewashed
Handle: Titanium 6AI4V
Blade length: 90mm.
Blade thickness: 3.5mm.
Length closed: 123mm.
Total length: 212mm.
Thickness when closed: 17mm.
Weight: 142g.
Closure: Frame Lock
Clip: stainless steel
Packaging: white cardboard box with Chris Reeve logos, Warranty certificates
Notes: NOS knife, new from stock - Includes box and certificates

Intended use: collection/sporting

Type of production: MidTech (partially mechanized craft production)
Country of manufacture: South Africa
Blade: stainless steel CPM SW35VN
Blade finish: Dual Tone - Sandblasted and Satin finish
Handle: Titanium Dual Tone with Fat Carbon Snake Skin insert
Blade Length: 105mm.
Blade thickness: 4.8mm.
Length closed: 130mm.
Total length: 230mm.
Thickness when closed: 17mm.
Balance: backward
Weight: 248g.
Opening: carson Flipper system on ball bearings
Closure: Frame Lock with removable stainless steel clapper
Clip: Titanium Dual Tone, machined from billet, removable and reversible
Packaging: Nylon pouch with ADV Tactical logos
Notes: Designed and built by Andre De Villiers

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.