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COOPER Knife—John Nelson/IRON MASTER Custom Short Sword/MASSIVE Dagger


COOPER Knife—John Nelson/IRON MASTER Custom Short Sword/MASSIVE Dagger
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1 exceptional John Nelson Cooper ‘Iron Master‘ short sword available. This massive Cooper double-edged Iron Master knife is so very rare. This Cooper short sword would make an exceptionally rare addition to any collection.
The blade on this massive Cooper knife measures a full 11 3/8″. This short sword measures an incredible 17 1/2″ overall. There is no sheath with this knife. This knife comes in a zipper case.
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Script LILE Bowie Knife -Russellville Arkansas 1870 1970 Anniversary -James B





Script LILE Bowie Knife -Russellville Arkansas 1870 1970 Anniversary -James B
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1 James B. Lile custom Bowie fighting knife. This is a Russellville, Arkansas, 100-Year Anniversary Knife. This custom knife would make an incredible addition to any collection.
The blade measures 7 3/8″. This knife measures 12″ overall. The handle is fine stag.
The front of the blade is engraved ‘RUSSELLVILLE ARKANSAS 1870-1970 No 37 of 50‘. The reverse side of the blade has the script engraving ‘Hand Made by James B. Lile‘.
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BILL MORAN Custom Bowie Knife -W F Lime Kiln Md -Rare Collection -Antique/SILVER








BILL MORAN Custom Bowie Knife -W F Lime Kiln Md -Rare Collection -Antique/SILVER
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1 Bill Moran custom knife available. This William Moran knife would make a centerpiece knife in any collection.
The guard, pommel, and handle crest are made of Sterling Silver. The pommel is stamped ‘STERLING‘. The blade measures 9 7/8″. This knife measures 15″ overall.
The ricasso is stamped ‘BY W.F. MORAN LIME KILN MD.’.
SIGNIFICANCE:
I showed this knife to ABS Master Bladesmith A.J. ‘Barney’ Barnes on 4-13-18. He let me know that there were probably just around 12 knives or so made by Bill Moran with a Sterling Silver pommel and/or guard. In fact, Barney let me know that these knives were made in the late ’60s/early ’70s. Bill had a friend that owned a Silver works–his friend owned Kirk & Son Silver (now Kirk-Stieff). Bill sourced his Silver from him. Bill Moran had a small ‘STERLING’ stamp that he had made, and used on these few knives.
Barney let me know that Bill’s ‘STERLING’ stamp was lost when the Moran shop flooded with at least 4 feet of water during Hurricane Agnes in 1972. They don’t know if it washed away, or was swept up with all the debris during clean-up after the water receded. He didn’t have another stamp made, so this knife was made no later than 1972.
This large Moran Bowie with Sterling Silver pommel and guard is quite rare–he knows the location of only one other Moran knife with Sterling Silver, and it is a much smaller knife.
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Jimmy LILE Rambo Knife -RARE VARIATION -Custom First Blood/Mission -Collection







Jimmy LILE Rambo Knife -RARE VARIATION -Custom First Blood/Mission -Collection
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1 Jimmy Lile custom Rambo knife available. A Lile Rambo knife would make an important addition to any collection.
The blade measures 5″. This knife has a screw-off pommel, and a hollow handle for the carry of a survival kit.
The sheath was made by ‘Johnson Sheathery’. The back of the sheath is also marked ‘6 5’. The front of the sheath has the sharpening steel.
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JIMMY LILE Custom Big 7 Knife -James B -Script -Vtg/Old Collection




JIMMY LILE Custom Big 7 Knife -James B -Script -Vtg/Old Collection
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1 vintage James B. Lile ‘Big 7’ custom knife available. This script Lile knife would make an important addition to any collection.
This knife measures 8 7/16″ overall. This blade itself measures 3 7/8″. This knife does not have a sheath.
The blade is engraved ‘Hand Made by James B. Lile‘.
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US Vietnam War Randall Model 2 -Military Fighting/Collection -SILVEY BOOK KNIFE




US Vietnam War Randall Model 2 -Military Fighting/Collection -SILVEY BOOK KNIFE
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1 highly collectible M.W. Silvey book knife available. This is the actual knife pictured in Mike Silvey’s book Knives of the U.S. Military in Vietnam. This Vietnam Randall model 2 would make an important addition to any collection.
As mentioned above, this knife is the knife photographed for page 89 of Silvey’s Vietnam book. Note the actual Vietnamese currency used in the photograph also comes with this knife. Note the same exact color variations in the handle in the book photo and my photos. Note too the same mark(s) on the sheath.
This Randall model 2-6 has a brown button sheath. This knife measures 10 3/4″ overall. The blade itself measures 6″.
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Randall Model 1 Fighting Knife -Stag w/COMPASS/Old/Antique/Vietnam era/1966-1970









Randall Model 1 Fighting Knife -Stag w/COMPASS/Old/Antique/Vietnam era/1966-1970
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1 Vietnam era Randall model 1-8 fighting knife available. This vintage Randall fighting knife would make an important addition to any collection.
This knife was made ca.1966-1970. This model 1 knife measures 12 3/4″ overall. The blade itself measures 8″.
The handle is fine stag with an embedded compass. There are 3 thick and 2 thin spacers next to the guard. The sheath is marked ‘RANDALL MADE KNIVES ORLANDO, FLA. W’. The sheath appears to be from a different model Randall knife, but it’s a perfect fit for this knife.
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GIL HIBBEN Custom Knife -Early Loveless-style -Manti UT -Vtg/Old/Collection/USA





GIL HIBBEN Custom Knife -Early Loveless-style -Manti UT -Vtg/Old/Collection/USA
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1 vintage Gil Hibben custom knife available. This rare knife would make an important addition to any collection.
Gil fashioned this knife after an early Bob Loveless model.
This knife measures 10” overall. The blade itself measures 4 1/2”.


















































