IN 1972 RHETT AUTHORED A VERY INFORMATIVE BOOK ENTITLED “NAPANOCH- A WHITE MANS KNIFE WITH A RED MANS NAME”. HIS HISTORY OF THE NAPANOCH KNIFE COMPANY IS CONSIDERED THE DEFINITIVE WORK ON THE NAPANOCH BRAND WHICH BECAME THE GENESIS OF WINCHESTER KNIVES. IN 1989 HE FOUNDED THE RANDALL KNIFE SOCIETY WHICH COUNTED OVER 3,000 MEMBERS WORLD WIDE. THE RKS NEWSLETTER HAS PROVIDED A WEALTH OF INFORMATION ON RANDALL MADE KNIVES THAT BENEFIT BOTH THE NOVICE AND THE EXPERT. RHETT RAN A SUCCESSFUL KNIFE AND ANTIQUE BUSINESS. HIS BRICK AND MORTAR STORE, MEADOW’S EDGE, WAS LOCATED WITHIN SIGHT OF THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY IN MEADOWS OF DAN, VIRGINIA. SADLY, RHETT PASSED AWAY ON APRIL 23, 2011. WE ARE NOW PUTTING THE HIGH QUALITY ITEMS FROM HIS ESTATE UP FOR SALE. WE FEEL THAT RHETT WOULD HAVE WANTED OTHERS TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THIS ELITE COLLECTION. ONE OF A KIND. MOP MOTHER OF PEARL. IN FELT AND ZIPPER CASE! PLEASE GO TO OUR E-BAY STORE. TO FIND MORE COLLECTIBLE ITEMS. THANKS FOR SHOPPING WITH US! WE TRY TO BE FAIR & ACCURATE WITH ALL OUR AUCTIONS & DESCRIPTIONS. The item “ONE OF A KIND GIL HIBBONS ORIGINAL MOP DAMASCUS FOLDING KNIFE IN CASE! STIDHAM” is in sale since Tuesday, August 15, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Knives, Swords & Blades\Collectible Folding Knives\Vintage Folding Knives\Factory Manufactured”. The seller is “eugenehundleyllc” and is located in Floyd, Virginia. This item can be shipped worldwide.
Fancy Scroll worked backspring. White Bovine smooth bone and pearl onlays with red spacers. Silver plated nickel silver bolsters with flower engraving. New, and never used. A true collector’s item. This knife is new, never used. Brought to you by Shar’s Scrimshaw. The Purchaser of the item must be at least 18 years of age, and in compliance with all Local, State, Federal, and International laws. Be It Known, there are absolutely no parts of any Endangered Species involved , or even implied to be involved, nor should be interpreted to be involved, in the manufacturing of any of the components, or enhancements applied, in the final completion of this item. It is our responsibility to properly and fully describe, and disclose all information about our products to our customers. The wording “White Bovine Smooth Bone, ” means that the material comes from A Cow Bone. Also, if this item should be listed as “An Elephant Toe Nail Style Knife, ” it is purely as stated, “The Name of the Style, Shape, Design of the Knife, ” which is being manufactured by numerous knife companies. If I had my choice, I would name it differently, but it is what is, the name of a very popular knife style, which is not intended, implied, nor does it mean, nor should it be interpreted to mean that any components in the manufacturing or enhancements made to this knife, comes from an Elephant or any other endangered species, for it DOES NOT! The same is true in our description of the Hand-Etched Scrimshaw Whale Tail, or any other Whale designs. ” It is what it is, as described, a design of “A Whale Tail, breaching Whale, diving whale, submerging whale, humpback whale, etc. Which is hand-etched by the artist, using a sharp stylist scrimshaw tool to create the design onto the USDA approved Bovine, Cow Bone, which is not intended, implied, nor does it mean that any components in the manufacturing or enhancements made to this knife, comes from an Elephant or any other endangered species, for it DOES NOT! The same is true for any other of our hand-etched scrimshaw designs such as Dolphins, Eagles, Lion, Tigers, etc. For the description of the design used, Is What It Is, as properly described, only “A Design, ” using water proof ink, a sharp stylist made of steel, USDA approved cow Bone, and maybe a little sweat from the artist who by their pain-staking talent, apply this tedious task of creating the lost art of Scrimshaw, which today is mostly done by laser or reproduction methods on unnatural materials. The item “A Shar Original Nautical Scrimshaw Art, Damascus Blade Handcrafted folding knife” is in sale since Sunday, November 19, 2017. This item is in the category “Antiques\Maritime\Scrimshaws”. The seller is “hawaiianart” and is located in Kapaa, Hawaii. This item can be shipped to United States.
- handcrafted knife: fancy scroll work
- nautical gift: mariner’s gift item
- Primary Material: white bovine smooth bone
- Original/Reproduction: Contemporary
- Three masted tall ship: whaler’s sailing vessel
- Maker: Hand Made
- original scrimshaw by Shar: Damascus Steel Blade
- Type: Scrimshaw
- hand done by artist: original scrimshaw art by Shar
