Ghostown Buck 110x w/ eagle and filework?

GTH11

GTH11

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Morning all, im pretty excited to post this, my uncle passed awhile back, and my dear mother has slowly been sending me his collection of knives, and man stuff, he was a door gunner for the army in the" blue ghost " huey squardron during the vietnam war, and avid biker of the "outlaw" type for the remainder of his life!......So, yesterday i hear my dear wife say in her "a new knife from mom is here" voice that i had a package on the table! Being that the last one was a murphys combat army commerative fighter knife, i was anxious and to my shear delight this is what i found.....being a maker myself i was in aww, the filework the integral bolsters, the inlay, and to see how much use or abuse my uncle put the blade through, he altered the sheath to wear inverted for quick pull retrival, he used a sword brand sheath for the modification and its usefull! I really couldnt find any specifics on this knife, its a 110x 25 yr anniversary any personal insight on this would be appreciated! THANK YOU!!! Greg.
 

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GTH, that's a cool 110... I like anything with eagles or Buffalos on the handles... I wonder who did the inlays...
That sheath is different for sure... ITE ... :thumbup:
 
Thanks for the comment ITE....I started thinking that his travels took him all over the country on his harley, and to stay in compliance with varying blade length laws he took this down to 3" which is exactly what this length is!? Assuming the original blade is 4", that would put it oversize in some states, his home state was calif. Again thanks for any thoughts or history on this buck i would love to know more about the inlays the brown behind the eagle is a stone of sorts, and there are 3 silver stars inlaid in the turquise.
 
Great knife with a great history.

If only they could talk, huh? :)

I hope somebody here recognizes the work. Have you carefully examined it for a "Maker's Mark?"
 
Hi GTH11,

Welcome to the Buck forum! Thanks for the photo's and the story to go with this fantastic custom Buck knife (if it could only talk, what tails it would tell). Sent you my thoughts on your knife, check your mail;).
jb4570
 
Recieved a wonderfull tip and i believe this buck to be a piece of custom maker "Ghostowns work"!!!! I was able to locate only 2 on ebay both look very similar in engraving and workmanship! However couldnt find a particulr makers mark, however im looking for letters and numbers, and these might only be identified by their makers "style"? Somebody out here in buck land has some Ghostown work!
 
BG i just came off his link!!!! OMG, he looks like my uncle this is a ghosttown!!!! Im really proud of this piece!
 
heres some more pics of file work, it was stored with some sort of compound on it? I dont think ill take it to the buffing wheel, maybe q-tip and some wd-40, clean and lube. I think ill try and make contact through his family, possibly make a purchase as he is still working in az.
 

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You know.......it occurs to me that if I had that knife I'd entrust it to one of our Buck Forum Craftsmen for a total cleanup.

And I'd buy a 110 off e-Bay with the same year blade in good condition and have them do a blade swap and make that blade look like new.

You would then basically have the new knife as your uncle first got it.

Course, maybe you want to do it yourself.....I forgot you're a young knifemaker.
 
BG you bring up a great point, and ive begun to grapple with it! Do to my uncles inherit interaction with law enforcment, im starting to believe this alerteration to the blade to be just how he wanted it, however im thinking a refurbish with blade swap and the old blade a side note to its history? A refurbish by ghostown would be ideal, but shoot i cant afford one of my knives let alone ghostowns time, but ill look into it?
 
I woukld say its a genuine "GHOSTOWN BUILD"110,It looks like his work sure enough.I would definately leave it just the way it is right now,with the exception of a clean up,that knife has some stories as to how it got that way for sure!
 
Thanks all for responding, this has been an awesome little travel down the history of this knifes life, and being a knifemaker and not having the chance to share my skill with my uncle, and the fact that he appreciated a custom knifes price and the craftsmanship it takes to produce, puts this little knife very close to my heart, i only wish he was here to tell me some stories about it over a beer and a sharpening stone!!!!!:o
 
Oh, I'd surely keep the old blade and make a nice oak plaque to hang it on!!!

Maybe a place on the plaque for a picture of the old knife before cleanup and a brass plate with the story of the knife as you know it.

That's the way I'd go.....especially if I had the skills you do. I'd have me a fine usable custom knife and the history of the old one, too.

:)
 
Jb, always seem to find info for me too... I was thinking Santa fe Stoneworks at first... But they use a lot of wood on there inlays too... I think it would be hard to do a Blade swap, with the etching on the bolsters...
But what do I know... :eek: ... ITE
 
WOW......Just spoke to Gary "Ghostown" himself, ive sent photos of the knife to him to look at, the knife not having a number or his name is suspect, but however it is still possible it could be one of his he only needs to see it to confirm it!! Hes 70 and still making knives in az. his story should be written!!
 
I'm sure glad you joined up here.

There were probably at least a few here who hadn't heard of Ghostown.

(I hadn't, or if I had, I had forgotten it.)

Distinctive style and I like it.

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