Lot of Three Gerome Weinand Damascus Steel Knives

1) 5.125" blade length. 9.25" overall with hilt. Straight single edge clip point Bowie knife featuring a fireball Damascus steel blade with stippled stainless steel guard and horn grip scales. Item features full tang construction with the grips retained by six fasteners. Left ricasso exhibits a faint maker mark reading WEINAND/LOLO, MT.

2) 4.4" blade length. 8.875" overall with hilt. Straight single edge drop point knife with shark tooth Damascus pattern blade mounting stainless steel guard with horn grip scales retained by six fasteners to full tang. Left ricasso signed WEINAND/LOLO, MT. with the right displaying Dall/Sheep, indicating the source of the horn. Right blade further marked All Tool Steel.

3) 7.125" blade length. 12" overall with hilt. Straight single edge clip point Bowie knife with bone handles, stainless steel guard, and a ladder Damascus steel blade. Left ricasso etched with maker mark WEINAND/LOLO, MT. Item features full tang construction with finger grooved hilt and six fasteners.

Born in North Dakota in 1935, Gerome Weinand moved to Montana in 1955 after returning from the Korean War. In 1982 he sold his first knife made of metal and micarta scraps, and gradually honed his craft in the years that followed. Weinand favors simple and highly functional patterns embracing traditional fittings and techniques. This lot demonstrates another love of his, richly patterned Damascus steel blades.

From the Collection of Jeffrey W. Sanner

This lot is located in Cincinnati.