Ed Fowler Pronghorn

[Will York]

Current generation Pronghorn built in 2002, with great blade-to-handle ratio. The sheephorn Ed used on this one has such natural fit to the hand that very little cutting down was necessary--unusually clean looking. Blade is 4.25” measured along its centerline, tip to guard. Comes with Ed’s standard sheath.

I purchased this knife from Keith Montgomery, who special ordered it from Ed. Keith’s only stipulation to Ed was to make the ricasso nice and wide, and to “make a knife Ed would like for himself”. The result in my opinion is one of the handsomest Pronghorns I’ve seen—but I’m into using knives and after owning this one for a year and only making a few test-cuts with it, I know now that I’m not going to use it in the field—it’s just too handsome.

Keith used this knife lightly and carried it some. As I said, I’ve made some test cuts with it on rope, and the performance is excellent. The blade is convex ground – very strong and ground to a thin, high-performance edge. It still has Ed’s original edge, and has only been stropped on soft leather—never been on a stone or steel. It is shaving sharp.

Save at least $600 and buy this lightly-used one for:
****SOLD****shipped conus, money orders only.

 

[Will York]

From some of the inquiries, it seems a bit of clarification is in order.

This knife is in excellent condition. However, it is not new. As I described, it has been used lightly and carried by Keith Montgomery, and I have tested it on rope. There is a small surface discoloration centered on the left side of the blade, perhaps 1/8 inch in diameter, too faint to show up in a photo, and I don't know whether it was there when Keith received it from Ed or not. The blade itself is free of any rust or staining, but it is not as new and shiny as a new one would be from Ed's shop, I'm sure. Ed's 52100 goes through many tempering/quenching passes, and as a result it almost resembles damascus--it has many distinct heat-treat lines running through it besides the primary temper line. If you've read his "Knife Talk" books, you'll know this is one of his signature aspects as he heat treats in many stages--which makes his knives much more labor-intensive and expensive.

The sheath also has some minor character marks on it--nothing major, no cuts or deep scratches, but the knife does look to have been carried and used lightly, as described. If it were in new condition, I would be asking $1,800.00 for it, and from Ed it would be over $2,000.

Hope this helps--thanks.

Will