One of the greats - Ron Lake

hso · Mar 6, 2020

A friend is going to sell a piece of knife making history rather than leave it to family that can't appreciate it.
He bought this Ron Lake bowie at the NY Knife Show in the 1980's and it has lived in and out of his safe ever since.

bikerdoc · Mar 6, 2020

That is very nice.
Amazingly detail.
? Blade steel?

Shanghai McCoy · Mar 6, 2020

That's a beauty for sure. Am I correct in assuming that the appreciative buyer is you hso?

ApacheCoTodd · Mar 6, 2020

Beautifully marked.

Todd.

hso · Mar 7, 2020

Shanghai McCoy said:
the appreciative buyer is you

Nope

I am researching the value for him, but I already have a Lake fixed blade from that era and an interframe (stunned by the current realized prices on the early interframes) so I'll let someone else pay the thousands it will bring. My buddy will donate the money to his favorite animal shelter and Knife Rights.

LoonWulf · Mar 7, 2020

Thats a beautiful knife, hopefully it finds a buyer who will appreciate it.

redneck · Mar 8, 2020

Somewhere around here I have a copy of "how to make folding knives" by Lake, Clay and Centofante. It shows in pretty good detail how each one of them makes a lockback knife in their own style. All 3 sections are good, but the section by Ron Lake was my favorite. Those interframe knives are just amazing. It hadn't ever occurred to me to look Lake up and see what other styles of knives he makes, thanks for sharing that Bowie.

If1HitU · Mar 13, 2020

Absolutely awesome fixed blade. :thumbup:

One of the greats - Ron Lake

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