William Miller Knife?

[joachim slim]

hello. picked up a real nice hand forged bowie knife with stag handle. i was told it was made by Willaim Miller. it is marked with a w over an m in a small oval. does anyone know where this maker is from and how i can contact him? i would appreciate any help.

 

[Raymond Richard]

This might help: http://www.knifemakersdatabase.com/index.html

 

[B . Buxton]

It sounds like Bill Miller from here in Missouri. He's from Warsaw. I see him every couple months, heck of a nice guy and makes some really cool knives. He mostly makes damascus knives, is it damascus?

Bill

 

[joachim slim]

it is not damascus. a knife dealer from illinois said that he thinks it is one of his early works. he also said that he thinks mr. miller only does damascus now.

 

[joachim slim]

thanks for all the help. i talked to him this evening on the phone. he is in warsaw, Mo. here is a picture of the knife he made. i picked it up at a local yard sale.
http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f77/joachimslim/?action=view&current=williammillerbowie001.jpg
http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f77/joachimslim/?action=view&current=williammillerbowie004.jpg

 

[B . Buxton]

Cool I was going to ask if you wanted his phone number. I bet he got a kick out of talking with you, probably even invited out to his shop some time.
He's a good guy.

Bill

 

[joachim slim]

he was very nice. i am going to send him the knife. he is going to make a sheath for it. of course i will be in camdenton the last week of october. i could just drive up there.

 

[fbair1@att.net]

definitely a bill miller knife. Me and my son have 15 knives by bill miller, mostly demascus. My pride and joy of my collection is a demascus bowie with crown stag handle. He is from Warsaw Missouri. I plan on going down to see him early spring and buy a couple more knives.