Charles May, 11 knives, some big, some small

[Gary W. Graley]

Have a nice collection of Charles May knives putting up forsale

all sales are payment by US Postal money orders, sorry no Paypal here and please, no trades on these.

will start with an overview and post the rest later on tomorrow
in the mean time here is a shot of all 11 knives in their sheaths;

The largest one and the more collectible one is called the Fire Maker and it is serial number 1

Price shipped for this knife is $750...$700...$675...$650 Price reduced to $625 shipped in the USA

Blade is 5 3/16" long and 5/32" thick made of S30v steel
4 3/8" long Handle is scaled with green canvas micarta with white spacer
AND at the end of the handle there is a hollowed out area for a fire maker
hence the name, clever eh?

The thong cord keeps the fire maker in the handle

Rest of the knives will continue in the next post
Thanks for checking
G2

 

[Gary W. Graley]

And here is one called a Bird & trout, a handy sized knife;

the S30v blade is just over 3 1/4" long
the handle measures at about 4" long with antique ivory micarta and black liner

Price shipped in the USA is $295

G2

 

[Wicked Sharp]

Keep 'em coming, Sir. Charles' knives are AMAZING.

 

[hollowdweller]

I may be interested in some of the subesquent ones if I can see the pics. Photobucket is blocked for me. Any chance of you uploading the group pic to Bladeforums so I can see?

 

[Gary W. Graley]

I will see what I can do, but photobucket is the way right now,
G2

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Here are a few more, a couple of Fire Ants and Cow Killer's as well as a Cotton Mouth;



This one is now SOLD
Fire Ant with;
Ostrich Bone Mosiac Pins Pocket Carry Pouch
Price $265 shipped in the USA



This one is now SOLD
Fire Ant with;
Desert Ironwood Handle Mosiac Pins blade Pocket Carry Sheath
Price $265...$250 shipped in the USA... Price drop to $225 shipped
blade length is 2 3/8"
handle is 3" long



Cow Killer
S30V Tan Canvas Balck Liner Mosiac Pins Belt Carry Pouch
Price $300 shipped in the USA... Price drop to $275 shipped

blade length is 2 3/8"
handle is 3 3/4" long

Cow Killer
D2 No.1 Ironwood Handle Black Liner Mosiac Pins Belt Carry Pouch
Price $350 shipped in the USA... Price drop to $325 shipped

blade length is 2 3/8"
handle is 3 3/4" long

Cotton Mouth
blade length is 2 3/8"
handle is 4 1/4" long
Price $300 shipped in the USA... Price drop to $275 shipped

Thanks for checking,
G2

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Bone Fire Ant is now SOLD
G2

 

[Gary W. Graley]

The Big Woods is now SOLD
thanks,
G2

Here is one called Big Woods
the D2 blade is 4 1/4" long
the desert ironwood scaled handle is 4 5/8" long

Price shipped in the USA for this one is $315

Thanks for checking,
G2

 

[Gary W. Graley]

This one is now SOLD...
Big Hand model
D2 Green Canvas Micarta Ivory Liner Steel Pins
early iteration Belt Carry Pouch

Price shipped in the USA is $245...$230...$215 Price drop to $200 shipped

This one is now SOLD
Fillet or boning knife;
D2 blade with Ironwood Handle Black Liner Mosiac Pins Belt Carry Pouch
Price shipped in the USA is $290...$275... Price drop to $250 shipped

This one is now SOLD...
Lil Friend
S30V Ironwood Handle Black Liner Belt Carry Pouch
Price shipped in the USA is $350...$325... Price drop to $300 shipped

thanks for checking,
G2

 

[Steelhed]

Great knives. I have seven Charles May knives myself. I have a Fishbone just like the one you are selling. Great little fillet knife. Good luck. I would buy one or two of them myself, but I just bought one yesterday.

 

[glockman99]

Great knives. I have seven Charles May knives myself. I have a Fishbone just like the one you are selling. Great little fillet knife. Good luck. I would buy one or two of them myself, but I just bought one yesterday.

Infraction warning issued for chatting. Please read, and follow, the posted BF Exchange rules.

 

[hollowdweller]

Are any scandi grind?

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Are any scandi grind?

The Big Hand model is what would be considered a Scandi type grind
that's the only one of this bunch.
G2

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Up for another looksee, any questions or need for any other image, just let me know,
Thanks,
G2

 

[Wicked Sharp]

PM sent. THANKS!!!

 

[rprocter]

Gary, is the "Big Hand" called that because the handle fit is best for big hands ?
which of these knives would be a better fit for slightly smaller than average hands ?
i've never seen a May, so i don't know how he tended to make them.
thanks, roland

 

[Gary W. Graley]

WS, PM replied to, let me know.

And Roland not sure how he ends up calling what knife what
as to me the cowkillers is a strange name for the knife, but that's just me
For reference, across my palm measures about 3 1/2" wide
I consider my hands small to medium size, thereabouts...

My fav's in order would be
Cowkillers, just a neat knife and fits the hand nicely
Bird and trout
Lil Friend

and the Cotton mouth would be one that would fall in the
size you are asking about.
They are all very well made, Charles May has a style of his own
and quite a following of those that love his knives.

Thanks for checking,
G2

 

[rprocter]

Thank You Gary. you didn't mention the "Big Hand", so i assume it's handle size is similar to the others. i.e. does not require big hands.
roland

 

[Gary W. Graley]

I was just checking the blade length on that one for another fellow
the handle fits ok for my grip, I think if someone had large hands it
may be too small, odd that eh?
For the Big Hand;
The blade is approximately 4 3/4" long and 5/32" thick
the handle is 4 5/8" long

G2

 

[parfums95]

gary,gary very nice i want the big hand and the big wood tell me why tanks allain ps i have only paypal but if you have a friend or a relation for paypal i pay 10% more expedition to france is my responsability