How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?

[Blacktail Sniper]

Pretty confident he is dead:

[Rainier10]

He has been dead for 6 years, so the ones that are out there are it, and apparently he had quite the reputation in the knife making world...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Loveless

Didn't the add say "given to by Bob himself"?  I read that to mean that if you bought the knife Bob Loveless would give it to you personally. 

I took it to be his way of proving authenticity, as he was saying it was given to him by Bob himself...

[GrainfedMuley]

Some of his stuff sells for a lot more than that.

Some look at it more like a piece of art than a functional knife.






and just exactly what makes a knife made by this guy so special?

My brother in law sells them for way more than that.  He actually gets commissioned to do knives, the buyer works with him on what they want out of the knife and he custom builds based on the outline given by the customer.

Big money in custom knife work. It takes a bunch of time as well.  The materials aren't cheap either.  Lots of exotic materials and metals go into them.

The materials, the craftsmanship, blah, blah, blah. Does it cut any better than my $140.00 Benchmade. For me even that is expensive for a knife. Maybe this will explain things for me. A $4,500.00 H&K AR platform rifle vs. $600.00 Bushmaster AR rifle. They both do the exact same thing just like knives. I will not be buying a H&K AR anytime soon and I sure as hell would NEVER pay that for a knife. In my opinion there is much more work and craftmanship in a Japanese Katana or Samuri sword than a little old belt knife.

[Rainier10]

Some of his stuff sells for a lot more than that.

Some look at it more like a piece of art than a functional knife.






and just exactly what makes a knife made by this guy so special?

My brother in law sells them for way more than that.  He actually gets commissioned to do knives, the buyer works with him on what they want out of the knife and he custom builds based on the outline given by the customer.

Big money in custom knife work. It takes a bunch of time as well.  The materials aren't cheap either.  Lots of exotic materials and metals go into them.

The materials, the craftsmanship, blah, blah, blah. Does it cut any better than my $140.00 Benchmade. For me even that is expensive for a knife. Maybe this will explain things for me. A $4,500.00 H&K AR platform rifle vs. $600.00 Bushmaster AR rifle. They both do the exact same thing just like knives. I will not be buying a H&K AR anytime soon and I sure as hell would NEVER pay that for a knife. In my opinion there is much more work and craftmanship in a Japanese Katana or Samuri sword than a little old belt knife.

I don't think this a $4,500 belt knife in the ad.  It is technically a piece of art and history.

The more expensive metal may hold an edge better and perform better but the petrified walrus penis handle material or gold inlay isn't going to make it cut better but it is going to add cost to the production of the knife.

[jay.sharkbait]

Some of his stuff sells for a lot more than that.

Some look at it more like a piece of art than a functional knife.






and just exactly what makes a knife made by this guy so special?

My brother in law sells them for way more than that.  He actually gets commissioned to do knives, the buyer works with him on what they want out of the knife and he custom builds based on the outline given by the customer.

Big money in custom knife work. It takes a bunch of time as well.  The materials aren't cheap either.  Lots of exotic materials and metals go into them.

The materials, the craftsmanship, blah, blah, blah. Does it cut any better than my $140.00 Benchmade. For me even that is expensive for a knife. Maybe this will explain things for me. A $4,500.00 H&K AR platform rifle vs. $600.00 Bushmaster AR rifle. They both do the exact same thing just like knives. I will not be buying a H&K AR anytime soon and I sure as hell would NEVER pay that for a knife. In my opinion there is much more work and craftmanship in a Japanese Katana or Samuri sword than a little old belt knife.

Have you ever fired a HK 416 or even held one?

[huntnphool]

 I've got a few Ruana's that would easily go for $1800+ tomorrow, if I put them on eBay. "Hear the Hammer"

[Bean Counter]

Aren't regular ole Colt Python revolvers going for $2,000-4,000? IIRC they were basically handmade. And much like the knifemaker in question, since they aren't manufactured anymore, they're worth the same as anything else: what an owner is willing to let it go for and what a buyer is willing to pay for it. A novel throwback concept to the days of capitalism 

[jay.sharkbait]

I've got a few Ruana's that would easily go for $1800+ tomorrow, if I put them on eBay. "Hear the Hammer"

My Dad bought this at the exchange on Adak and I would not sell it at any price.

Here is a Lamey custom that should go up in value

[royalbull]

I've got a few Ruana's that would easily go for $1800+ tomorrow, if I put them on eBay. "Hear the Hammer"

I have one of his as well, mine is from the early 60's

[boneaddict]

I suppose it's in the eye of the beholder.  I have my dads hunting knife. It's priceless to me.  50k in cash wouldn't buy it.   

[huntnphool]

I've got a few Ruana's that would easily go for $1800+ tomorrow, if I put them on eBay. "Hear the Hammer"

My Dad bought this at the exchange on Adak and I would not sell it at any price.

 Awesome, is it a "M" stamp knife?

 You can send it into Ruana Knife Works and they will clean it up like new for you, Rudy's son-in-law (Mike) runs the place now and is a great guy to deal with.

 

I've got a few Ruana's that would easily go for $1800+ tomorrow, if I put them on eBay. "Hear the Hammer"

I have one of his as well, mine is from the early 60's

 It should have a "M" stamp as well.

 Did you guys know Rudy made those knives out of Studebaker springs?

[jay.sharkbait]

I've got a few Ruana's that would easily go for $1800+ tomorrow, if I put them on eBay. "Hear the Hammer"

My Dad bought this at the exchange on Adak and I would not sell it at any price.

 Awesome, is it a "M" stamp knife?

 You can send it into Ruana Knife Works and they will clean it up like new for you, Rudy's son-in-law (Mike) runs the place now and is a great guy to deal with.

 

I've got a few Ruana's that would easily go for $1800+ tomorrow, if I put them on eBay. "Hear the Hammer"

I have one of his as well, mine is from the early 60's

 It should have a "M" stamp as well.

 Did you guys know Rudy made those knives out of Studebaker springs?

It is "M" stamped. Dad gifted it to my uncle who used it for years and gave it back in the late 80's. It was sent back and they went over it. The blood stains are from the first hunting season without Dad and I think ill leave them for now.

[jackelope]

Pretty confident he is dead:

He's dead.








Sorry, I had to.

[jackelope]

$4500 knives.
$1.5m crazy pieces of art.
$400k mule deer.
Blah blah blah.

Different stroked for different folks. It's hard for me to find reasons to seemingly complain about this sort of thing.

[Rainier10]

Pretty confident he is dead:

He's dead.








Sorry, I had to.

I was hoping somebody would.