Rare Ron Little Custom Slip Joint Folding Knife Ringgold Georgia

Description: Rare Ron Little Custom Slip Joint Folding Knife Ringgold Georgia. Wood handle. This knife is from the 70's and is in excellent condition for age. No number stamp so I believe this was early in his career. Looks to have never been sharpened. There is a small fold in the blade edge where it looks like somebody closed it too hard. Not a chip and could be carefully filed away if so desired. The blade edge is approximately 2 5/8". Some minor tarnishing that could be polished if so desired. Overall length unfolded is approximately 6 3/4". Overall length folded is approximately 3 3/4". Opening and closing is nice and tight and there is no wiggle in the blade. Please review all photos to determine condition and identification. Knife is sold as is with No Returns. Will be shipped via USPS Priority. Ron Little passed in 1977. From my readings he learned under George Herron and produced his knives in Ringgold Georgia. “Ron Little was a wildlife biologist with the Georgia Game and Fish Commission back in the 70s. He specialized in whitetail deer management and consequently did a lot of work at check stations. From field & stream 1975 “one of the outstanding folder specialist is Ron Little of Ringgold Georgia. Little got into the business because he wasn’t happy with store bought knives and decided to make his own. Ron crafts proper pocket size knife of 0-1 or a-2 steels with a rockwell hardness of 58 and 60 respectively. Few sportsmen have had as much experience using a knife on game than Ron Little. Part of his job is working game check stations during antlerless deer hunt and removing the reproductive organs for laboratory analysis. On average Ron handles 100 deer a day. Ron says “I work pretty fast, used two folders and had to stop and resharpen a couple of times, but I got the job done.” Sadly Ron died at a young age in 1977. His knives are highly collectable and hard to find."

Price: 295 USD

Location: Gainesville, Florida

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