The Disease.....

[Calvin Cooledge]

Yes.

Calvin,, Do you know of Ralph Bone?    Tom

[PCA]

Calvin,

I too am an Honorary Member of the Knifemaker's Guild.

What do you mean by "fancy" Tony Bose? Tony Bose is one of the finest knifemakers out there but he specializes in traditional folders; usually slipjoint with stag/bone or ivory scales.

Guns and Knives crossover very well. Calvin, will you be going to the New York Custom Knife Show, in two weeks?

[theirishguard]

Calvin & PCA, I have an old Ralph Bone folder, model J, folding hunter 3" blade with rosewood handle and hand engraving done by Ralph on the bolsters T on one side and W on the other. Small bone mark and TSW on blade instead of number. It also has a sheath. This knife has never been used. Also a classic bowie 8" blade water buffalo handle with brass cap with hand engraving TSW/sheath. I addition, a model I fish fillet and boning knife with black phenolic handle/sheath. What are these knives worth today? They are for sale.   Tom

[rtw]

Theirishguard. You need to ascertain that Ralph did indeed make the knives. At some point, he sold his business and someone else made knives using his stamp. He can tell his knives if you describe them to him. You can find his phone number by looking him up in the firearms engravers membership. The reason I know about this is I wanted to bid on one of his folders on EBay, but he told me that he didn't make it so I passed.

If you watch EBay for his knives, you will get some idea of their worth.

Good luck!

[theirishguard]

RTW, I knew Ralph on a personal basis in the 60's and 70's in Lubbock. When he  left the knife business, the President of Ralph Bone took over, Sam had others make knives for a period. Ralph moved to The Tulsa area and did engraving on fine shotguns and rifles. He made these knives for me. Last I heard he died.  Tom

[Calvin Cooledge]

I have a friend who collected "Stones and Bones" and I may be able to put you in contact with him. He eventually sold his collection to pay for his new hobby of restoring old cars. He would know their value for sure.
He was one of the biggest collectors of 'Stones'.

Email me off list for his email address if you wish.

Calvin

RTW, I knew Ralph on a personal basis in the 60's and 70's in Lubbock. When he  left the knife business, the President of Ralph Bone took over, Sam had others make knives for a period. Ralph moved to The Tulsa area and did engraving on fine shotguns and rifles. He made these knives for me. Last I heard he died.  Tom

[Calvin Cooledge]

When I mentioned Tony Bose, I meant fancy in the financial way.
When you spend more on a knife than you do on a gun, it's fancy!
Tony is indeed the number one maker of historic reproduction
knives of a certain genre. There is no one better. As good, maybe, but not better. And his son, Reese, is on the same level as dad.

Cal

Calvin,

I too am an Honorary Member of the Knifemaker's Guild.

What do you mean by "fancy" Tony Bose? Tony Bose is one of the finest knifemakers out there but he specializes in traditional folders; usually slipjoint with stag/bone or ivory scales.

Guns and Knives crossover very well. Calvin, will you be going to the New York Custom Knife Show, in two weeks?

[PCA]

Calvin,

Concur with your statement and evaluation regarding Tony and Reese.

[theirishguard]

Calvin & PCA,   Well, I visited with Ralph today on the phone, for about 25 minutes. Great talking with him. We did alot of catching up. So the  story of his death was wrong. I'm sure glad about that, he is a great guy with lots of talent. He does the guild show and Tulsa.   Tom