Need assistance on Makers Mark

crfloyd · May 25, 2022

I am looking to purchase a fixed blade fighter that has a Makers Mark of K HO4. It has been suggested that it might be Ken Hoy but I cannot find anything about him.

Does anyone know where I can get information on Mr. Hoy and his knives?

unwisefool · May 25, 2022

I got all excited and thought this thread would be about the booze.

There is very little info about Ken Hoy knives available. I think there was an article in the book Knives 2000 about him.

Zulus · May 25, 2022

unwisefool said:
I got all excited and thought this thread would be about the booze

It is
I dig fat bottle of Makers Mark from a closet moments ago :^D
No assistance required

crfloyd · May 25, 2022

unwisefool said:
I got all excited and thought this thread would be about the booze.

There is very little info about Ken Hoy knives available. I think there was an article in the book Knives 2000 about him.

I checked with someone that had the Knives 2000 book but nothing in there about Mr. Hoy

unwisefool · May 25, 2022

crfloyd said:
I checked with someone that had the Knives 2000 book but nothing in there about Mr. Hoy

Ah sorry, I guess I didn't remember correctly

killgar · May 26, 2022

It aint much, but maybe there's something in here of value- https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/info-on-ken-hoy.92082/

Maybe ask the person you know to double check the Knives 2000 edition, or ask if you can borrow it. It's always possible they missed something. It could be nothing more than a single line of contact information.

VorpelSword · May 26, 2022

I understood that MNakers Mark hand-dipped each bottle in melted wax to seal it.

There is usually an ad showing that process each fall during the run-up to Christmas & New Yeares.

POCEH KOCEB · May 26, 2022

Zulus said:
It is
I dig fat bottle of Makers Mark from a closet moments ago :^D
No assistance required

Cheers ! Not huge fan of the brand but they have few good releases...

ELDE · May 26, 2022

crfloyd said:
I am looking to purchase a fixed blade fighter that has a Makers Mark of K HO4. It has been suggested that it might be Ken Hoy but I cannot find anything about him.

Does anyone know where I can get information on Mr. Hoy and his knives?

ELDE · May 26, 2022

KEN HOY was featured in 'The Gun digest book of knives' th edition in about 1997 (pages 113 to 116)
his mark then was ' K
HOY ' on 2 lines

Elde

crfloyd · May 28, 2022

ELDE said:
KEN HOY was featured in 'The Gun digest book of knives' th edition in about 1997 (pages 113 to 116)
his mark then was ' K
HOY ' on 2 lines

Elde

Thanks for your reply, How certain are you on the year of the publication? Really appreciate your assistance.

Fred1950 · May 28, 2022

I can always give a little assistance with Makers Mark. I like mine neat.

crfloyd · May 28, 2022

crfloyd said:
Thanks for your reply, How certain are you on the year of the publication? Really appreciate your assistance.

Just found a copy of the Book that you recommended on ebay. The seller posted a picture of the table of contents and there they
listed Ken Hoy. Ordered copy of the book. So grateful that you took to time to provide assistance.

crfloyd · Jul 12, 2022

ELDE said:
KEN HOY was featured in 'The Gun digest book of knives' th edition in about 1997 (pages 113 to 116)
his mark then was ' K
HOY ' on 2 lines

Elde

Well, I obtained a copy of the Gun Digest Book of Knives that you mentioned and read the article on Ken Hoy. It was a good piece but no mention on what his various models were selling for. It did mention that he produced about 250 knives a year. I found his last known
address and called only to find out that Mr. Hoy passed away in 2018. Need your thoughts on how best to find out what his knives sold for.
Can't find any that are for sale.