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WTS RARE 1980's Vintage Running River Survival Knife $375 shipped
This is a USA made 1980's vintage survival knife from custom knife maker Steve Allen of Running River Knives, Riverside, RI.
This beauty was inspired by the Rambo hollow handled knives of the 1980's. Steve found that most examples of hollow handled survival knives would not pass his rigorous field tests, tending to break where the hollow handle attatched to the blade. Through trial and error he developed a method of attaching blade and handle that would survive extreme abuse.
A copy of an article in the August 1987 "Knife World" containing details about this knife and the maker, as well as the original brochure for this knife will be included with this sale.
This knife has a 7" clip point bowie blade with a nearly sharp false top edge. The blade is 1/4" thick with a sand blasted finish and is embossed with "RR" on one side. It has a razor edge and is in unused condition.
The knurled hollow handle is 5" long. The screw-in knurled pommel contains a recess for a small brass cased liquid filled compass that is stored in a plastic bag in the hollow handle. The pommel also has a rubber O-ring for a weatherproof. The handle pommel and guard are all stainless with a sandblasted finish.
The factory sheath is very well made of heavy duty leather and the pouch contains an unused sharpening stone.
The knife and sheath show some slight wear from the knife sliding in and out, but overall this knife is in Excellent Unused Condition. The original brochure is a little beat up and has a small corner torn from it.
WTS RARE 1980's Vintage Running River Survival Knife $375 shipped
This is a USA made 1980's vintage survival knife from custom knife maker Steve Allen of Running River Knives, Riverside, RI.
This beauty was inspired by the Rambo hollow handled knives of the 1980's. Steve found that most examples of hollow handled survival knives would not pass his rigorous field tests, tending to break where the hollow handle attatched to the blade. Through trial and error he developed a method of attaching blade and handle that would survive extreme abuse.
A copy of an article in the August 1987 "Knife World" containing details about this knife and the maker, as well as the original brochure for this knife will be included with this sale.
This knife has a 7" clip point bowie blade with a nearly sharp false top edge. The blade is 1/4" thick with a sand blasted finish and is embossed with "RR" on one side. It has a razor edge and is in unused condition.
The knurled hollow handle is 5" long. The screw-in knurled pommel contains a recess for a small brass cased liquid filled compass that is stored in a plastic bag in the hollow handle. The pommel also has a rubber O-ring for a weatherproof. The handle pommel and guard are all stainless with a sandblasted finish.
The factory sheath is very well made of heavy duty leather and the pouch contains an unused sharpening stone.
The knife and sheath show some slight wear from the knife sliding in and out, but overall this knife is in Excellent Unused Condition. The original brochure is a little beat up and has a small corner torn from it.
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