Contacting Ed Fowler

[François]

I live in France and I would like
to order a knife to Ed Fowler. Do you know
if it is possible for him to sell knives
outside the us, and can someone
tell me if he has an email adress ?
Regards,
François.

 

[Ryan Meyering]

This is all I know:

Ed Fowler
Willow Bow Ranch
P.O. Box 1519
Riverton, WY 82501

307-856-9815



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[PhilL]

I sure like your taste in knives, I believe Ed has something like a four or five year waiting list. I was amazed last month when there were a couple of Fowler's available in the For Sale Forum, at very reasonable prices. You don't often see them in the secondary market. Good luck!

 

[Senator]

I don't know if they're still available, but Northwest Knives and Collectibles had three (!) of Ed's knives available in their latest catalog. I called a few weeks ago to see if they were still available and they were. GASP! This was taken directly from their website:
http://www.nwknives.com/CustomFactory/custom.htm

175. E.F. (ED FOWLER, RIVERTON, WYOMING) c. 1999, 6 1/4" BIRD-TROUT KNIFE, 2 3/4" high carbon, high chrome ball bearing steel, which is fairly straight gently sloping up to the middle and then gently downwards towards the tip. Slightly saber ground. Full brass guard, longer at the bottom than at the top, curved slightly back forming a fingergroove underneath, with some engraving on both sides. Two piece round sheep horn handles with black spacer, gently curving downwards towards the pommel. Fine heavy folded leather sheath stitched with what appears to be rawhide. A wonderful Ed Fowler knife. MINT $ 595.00

176. E.F. (ED FOWLER, RIVERTON, WYOMING) c. 1999, 9" HUNTING KNIFE, 4 3/8" high carbon, high chrome ball bearing steel, which is fairly straight gently sloping up to the middle and then gently downwards towards the tip. The back is 1/4" thick just ahead of the guard. Full brass guard, longer at the bottom than at the top, curved slightly back forming a fingergroove underneath, with some engraving on both sides. Two piece round sheep horn handles with black spacer, gently curving downwards towards the pommel. Fine heavy folded leather sheath stitched with what appears to be rawhide. A wonderful Ed Fowler knife. MINT $ 895.00

177. E.F. (ED FOWLER, RIVERTON, WYOMING) c. 1999, 11 3/8" FIGHTER-BOWIE-HUNTER, 6 1/4" high carbon, high chrome ball bearing steel clip blade. Long straight clip with false edge most of the length of the clip. The back is 1/4" thick just ahead of the guard. Full brass guard, longer at the bottom than at the top, curved slightly back forming a fingergroove underneath, with some engraving on both sides, about 2 1/2" wide. Three piece round sheep horn handles with black spacer, gently curving downwards towards the pommel, with absolutely outstanding color and feel. Fine heavy folded leather sheath stitched with what appears to be rawhide. Another outstanding piece. MINT $ 1,195.00

Here's a link to the pics:
http://www.nwknives.com/CustomFactory/pic17mc.jpg

Good luck.

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[This message has been edited by Senator (edited 03-06-2000).]

 

[François]

Ryan,
thank you for the information.4-5 years
is a long period to wait, but I guess that all great custom makers has such a wailting list. I'll try to join Ed by phone tomorrow and order him a Proghorn, I hope he'll put me on his waiting list.

PhilL,
it is not difficult to like such great knives , what is difficult is to accept the idea that the vast majority of great knives existing will never be ours :-(.

Senator,
thank you for the link. The 9" hunting knife
is the one I prefer, I will send an email to make them a proposition.

Thank you for your answers, it is nice to be helped by people like you.
Best regards,
François.