Americana Smokejumper
Americana Smokejumper
Based on our most popular knife, the Ruana Smokejumper was originally created in the late 1930's and later became a favorite knife for Western Montana's brave parachuting firefighters that were first on the scene to battle forest fires in rugged and remote mountainous areas. The Smokejumpers would occasionally get hung up in a tree or have their parachute cord tangled during the jump and this compact knife would allow them to cut themselves free. The versatile Smokejumper blade shape has been tested throughout Montana, the United States, and other parts of the world. Its design is all any hunter, outdoor enthusiast, survivalist or anyone requiring an everyday quality cutting tool ever needs.
Ruana Americana Knives
Inspired by designs from 75 years of knife making at our small Ruana Knife Works shop in Bonner, Montana, we are proud to offer our new line of Ruana Americana Knives. Our project and idea for this line of knives was in the works for numerous years, and come to fruition in December of 2012 in our joint venture with TOPS Knives of Idaho Falls, Idaho. We are grateful to work with the fine folks at TOPS to produce high quality, completely American Made knives. Ruana Americana knives are tested and backed by us and our partners at TOPS with the budget conscious knife collector and user in mind and are designed to our specs with the standards customers have come to expect from all Ruana Knives.
Being firm believers in keeping the American dream alive and the importance of our country getting back to the principles and ideas that made it great, Ruana Americana knives will help support American craftsmanship, workers, jobs and businesses with an entirely American Made, value added product that is built to last and backed with a money back guarantee.
Additionally, Ruana Knife Works will support Americans who have sacrificed greatly by donating a portion of the sales proceeds from the Americana line to Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc. This great non-profit organization is dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military service personnel and veterans through fly fishing and fly tying education and outings.
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Specs for Americana Knives
Overall length of 7 ¼" with sharp 3" cutting edge
1095 high carbon steel finished to a Rockwell of 56 – 58 is protected with black traction coating
Ergonomically placed notches promote a solid grip
Ruana logo exclusive to the Americana series
Skeleton handle design makes ultra lightweight knife weighing 3 ounces
Seven feet of paracord creates a comfortable handle with backup rope for emergency situations
Tight fitting Kydex sheath comes with sturdy chain, carabineer and strong belt clip providing a wide variety of carrying options
Serial number along with corresponding American Made certificate from TOPS Knives adds to collectibility
Purchase of Americana Knives supports
Engraving Options
Engraving can be done on both models on the side opposite our logo. Names, phrases, images and logos can easily be laser engraved to create great gifts for any occasion: birthdays, graduations, retirements, Christmas, wedding party gifts, etc. If you purchase the engraving option be sure to let us know specifically what you want and we’ll work with you to get the right personal touch for your knife. For logo and image engraving we will need a clean jpg file in black and white format.
Please Note: Engraving charges and any related refurbishing charges are non-refundable for engraved knives. Engraving will delay the shipping date; usually less than a week but sometimes up to 2 weeks.