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All knives include a hand-stitched, wet formed sheath.  All of these are ready for delivery. Go to ebay and search the name Rantanen for knives I have on sale not on my web site. Mailing in the US is normally $12 for insured postage-inquire for outside the US

 

 

 

 

CONTENTS

About Ray Rantanen

About Damascus

Current Damascus Knives

Current Carbon Steel Knives

Current Railroad Spike Knives

Throwing Hawks

Horseshoe Knives

Kitchen Knives

Knife Styles For Ordering

Totem Poles

Misc. Items

Knife Maintenance

Customer Comments

Where To Order


 

Current Damascus Knives

 

 
 

 

 

Knife 1.  This is a beautiful knife with a  file worked back I call,”waves breaking”-just before they curl over. I filed this in before I acid etched it so the Damascus layers would show in the filed areas.  The blade is 5 inches long with a great rayburst  pattern. The knife is 9 3/4 inches overall. The handle is elk anter tine with an insert of blue micarta. It is a very srong knife ready for any chore. $

 

 
635


 

 
 
 

Knife 2. This is an outstanding knife would be great for camp, hunting or survival. The blade has a bold rayburst pattern. The blade is 7   inches long and the knife is 11 ¾ inches overall. The guard and butt cap are brass. The handle is a beautiful piece of oosik(fossilized walrus penile bone). The knife is well balanced. A really nice knife for any chore.  Looks great and feels great. $795.00. Free postage


 

 

Knife3. This is an outstanding knife with mammoth ivory matrix in a black resin handle. The handle has a beautiful pattern.   Really feels great. Theback of the blade is file worked. The blade is 4 1/2  inches and the knife is 9 1/4 inches overall. The pattern is a beautiful bold pattern. Lots of authority. -really unique. $525


 

 

 

Knife 4. This is a beautiful knife with a wild Z ladder pattern and a solid elk antler tine handle with brass spacers. The blade is 4 inches long and the knife is 9 inches overall. The blade is a beautiful, bold, different ladder pattern with a slight sweep point. Really a beauty and sturdy. The guard and butt cap are brass. $495


 

 

Knife 5.  This knife is a blend of a feather pattern blade, lacewood cut to look like part of a feather and walrus oosik. The blade is 5 1/8 inches and the knife is 9 3/4 inches overall. The blade is a beautiful feather pattern. Very unique. . $695.


 

 

 

 

Knife 6. This is really a beautiful ,do anything  knife. The blade is 4 1/4  inches and the knife is  9 inches overall.  The blade is a bold eye pattern. The handle is dyed elk antler tine with black/ white ebony. The guard and butt are brass. Feels fantastic-looks great. $555


 

 

Knife 7. This a great  knife for almost any chore with a 5 ¼   inch blade and is 10 1/4 inches overall. It has a beautiful rayburst pattern on the blade. The handle is elk antler tine with inserts of compostie jasper from Jantz supply.. Really looks and feels great in the hand-the shape of the blade makes for very controlled cutting by placing the forefinger in front of the guard. $625


SOLD

 

Knife 8. This is a beautiful  knife with the unique blue fossilized coal and stabilized blue box elder burl. The blade is 3 7/8  inches long and the knife is 8 1/2 inches overall. The blade is a beautiful rayburst pattern.  The knife has lots of authority .The guard and butt cap are brass. Feels absolutely fantastic. $425


 

 
 
 

 

 

Knife 9. This is an outstanding knife with a 3 5/8  inch blade and is 8 inches overall.  The blade is a beautiful forward sweep pattern straight point.  The handle is walrus oosik (fossilized walrus penile bone) and  spacers of mammoth tooth . The guard and butt cap are brass.  It really feels and looks  great! $  465


 
 

Knife 10.This is a fantastic knife with a 4 ¼   inch blade and 9 1/4 inches overall. The blade is a beautiful rayburst pattern and is a gut hook style.  The handle is a beautiful piece of natural color elk antler tine with  mammoth tooth and brass spacer.. Feels great. A real beauty  $499


 

 

 

 

Knife 11. This is a beautiful little knife. It has a 2 3/4 inch blade and is 7 1/8 inches overall. The handle is a beautiful set of mammoth tooth scales with a core of black/brown Pakka wood.. The guard and butt cap are brass. An insert of ebony hardwood is on the end of the handle  The blade is a beautiful rayburst pattern.. Ask for more pictures of this one! $360


 
 

Knife 12. This a great knife with a twisted Damascus blade and zebra wood cut to simulate the pattern on the blade. Elk antler separates the two zebra wood pieces. The blade is 5 inches and is a beautiful twist pattern. The knife is 9 7/8 inches overall. The guard and butt cap are brass.  A very nice knife with a great feel. $595.


 

 

 

 

Knife 13. This is a great knife with a 3 3/8 inch blade and is 8 inches overall. The handle is elk antler tine with a stabilized spalted birch spacer. The blade is a beautiful forward sweep pattern. The guard and buttcap are brass .Really feels good. A nice everyday or hunting knife style- $389


 
 

Knife 14. This is a beautiful knife.  The blade is 5  inches and the knife is 10 1/4 inches overall.  The blade pattern is a beautiful cross pattern. The handle is blesbok antelope horn with composite turquoise spacers. The back of the blade is file worked in front of the guard for controlled cutting. A great all around knife with lots of authority $555


 
 

 

 

Knife 15.  This is an absolutely beautiful knife.   The blade is an 8  inch forward sweep pattern and the knife is 13  inches overall. The handle  is Gemsbok antelope horn with brass spacers.  An exceptional knife-looks and feels good.  $725


 
 
 
 

Knife 16. This is a great size knife ready for any chore. The blade is 4 1/2 inches long and the knife is 9 1/4  inches overall. The blade pattern is a beautiful Z or lighting bolt  pattern. The handle is elk antler tine with a beautiful piece of mammoth tooth for a spacer near the guardr.  The guard and butt cap are brass. A classy, impressive knife - $525 


 

 

Knife 17. This is a great knife.  It has a 5 1/4  inch blade and is 9 3/4 inches overall. The handle is elk antler tine with a spacer of mammoth tooth. The blade is a beautiful rayburst pattern. Perfect for fish game and kitchen and it feels great.  It has a brass guard and butt cap. $595


 

 

Knife 18. This is a nice knife for filleting or carving. The blade is 6 5/8 inches and the knife is 11 1/2 inches overall. The blade is a forward sweep pattern. The handle is polished elk antler tine and purple heart hardwood.. The guard and butt cap are brass. A real sweetheart. $575


 

 

 

 

Knife 19. This is a beautiful  knife  with a unique series of zebra wood pieces for the handle.The blade is 4  inches and the knife is 8 1/4 inches overall. The blade has  a great looking ladder pattern.   Good for everyday use-feels good. An absolute beauty. The guard and butt cap are brass.  $525


 

 

Knife 20. This is one large outstanding knife.  The handle is  a rock hard piece  of walrus oosik- I filed and polished finger grooves for a sure grip-feels great-perfectly balanced. The blade is 8  inches long and the knife is 13 1/2 inches overall. The slight S blade shape is perfect for chopping or using as a draw knife. The blade pattern is a bold rayburst pattern. The guard and butt cap are brass.  A beautiful one of a kind knife. Feels fantastic in the hand. I have lots more pictures of it-this one kinda cut the tip off. $895

 

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