Product description
Provenance & Authenticity:Up for your consideration is a highly collectible, authentic vintage R.H. Ruana custom fixed-blade hunting knife, handmade in Bonner, Montana. This piece proudly bears the historic "M" Stamp on the guard, definitively dating its production to the highly sought-after era between 1962 and 1983 under Rudy Ruana's shop direction.
Key Features & Materials:Blade: Authentic hammer-forged high carbon steel. The blade displays an honest, beautifully aged dark patina. It is being sold exactly as found/as shown—it has deliberately NOT been buffed, polished, or cleaned to completely preserve its historic integrity and value for serious collectors.Handle: Ruana’s signature rugged design. Molten cast aluminum handle with beautiful, tight-fitting dovetailed elk/stag horn scale inserts. Solid construction with zero handle wiggle.
Blade: Authentic hammer-forged high carbon steel. The blade displays an honest, beautifully aged dark patina. It is being sold exactly as found/as shown—it has deliberately NOT been buffed, polished, or cleaned to completely preserve its historic integrity and value for serious collectors.
Handle: Ruana’s signature rugged design. Molten cast aluminum handle with beautiful, tight-fitting dovetailed elk/stag horn scale inserts. Solid construction with zero handle wiggle.
Sheath Included: Comes complete with the vintage leather sheath shown in the photo, perfectly molded to fit this historic custom blade.
Condition
- Good (light signs of use)
In original packaging?
- No, but it is packaged
Imperfections (if any)
See all photosCountry of manufacture
- United States
Brand/Blacksmith
- Other
Blade shape
- Other
Blade length (mm)
5Product weight (g)
50Steel category
- Carbon steel
Steel type
- Other
Steel hardness (HRC)
- Unknown
Handle material
- Unknown
Seller's return policy
- No returns (5-day Buyer Protection Return Policy for Eligible returns still applies)
Product Video
Provenance & Authenticity:Up for your consideration is a highly collectible, authentic vintage R.H. Ruana custom fixed-blade hunting knife, handmade in Bonner, Montana. This piece proudly bears the historic "M" Stamp on the guard, definitively dating its production to the highly sought-after era between 1962 and 1983 under Rudy Ruana's shop direction.Key Features & Materials:Blade: Authentic hammer-forged high carbon steel. The blade displays an honest, beautifully aged dark patina. It is being sold exactly as found/as shown—it has deliberately NOT been buffed, polished, or cleaned to completely preserve its historic integrity and value for serious collectors.Handle: Ruana’s signature rugged design. Molten cast aluminum handle with beautiful, tight-fitting dovetailed elk/stag horn scale inserts. Solid construction with zero handle wiggle.
Blade: Authentic hammer-forged high carbon steel. The blade displays an honest, beautifully aged dark patina. It is being sold exactly as found/as shown—it has deliberately NOT been buffed, polished, or cleaned to completely preserve its historic integrity and value for serious collectors.
Handle: Ruana’s signature rugged design. Molten cast aluminum handle with beautiful, tight-fitting dovetailed elk/stag horn scale inserts. Solid construction with zero handle wiggle.
Sheath Included: Comes complete with the vintage leather sheath shown in the photo, perfectly molded to fit this historic custom blade.