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May 21st Spring Western Sale

May 6, 2022/in Antique, Collectibles, Firearms, Furniture, Knives, Native American, Past Auctions, Western /by Tucker M

Spring Montana Western Auction

May 21st at 9am MT


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MAY
21st
Saturday
9 am MT
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Friday May 20th from 10-5

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Location

North American Auction Co.

34156 E Frotnage Rd. Bozeman, MT 59715

Live & Online Western Auction

(Lots 1-850) – 9 AM Mountain Time, Saturday, May 21st, 2022

The Western Auction will have both In-Person Live Bidding along with Online Live Bidding. You are welcome to join us in person on the 19th of March for an in-person auction with online bidding.

The sale includes some items from the Bruce VanLandingham Sundog Gallery collection along with many guest consignors and has a fine showing of American Indian beadwork and weapons, historic Western antiques, early American 18th to 19th Century furniture, original art, Navajo rugs and jewelry and luxury diamond and gemstone jewelry.

Shipping will be available In-House for all lots at the buyers expense. Shipping cost includes handling (labor), materials, label and insurance.

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April 23rd American Indian Western Sale

April 5, 2022/in Antique, Collectibles, Firearms, Furniture, Knives, Native American, Past Auctions, Western /by Tucker M

American Indian Western Auction LIVE TODAY

April 23rd at 9am MT


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APRIL
23rd
Saturday
9 am MT
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Friday April 22nd from 10-5

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Location

North American Auction Co.

34156 E Frotnage Rd. Bozeman, MT 59715

Live & Online Western Auction

(Lots 1-850) – 9 AM Mountain Time, Saturday, April 23rd, 2022

The Western Auction will have both In-Person Live Bidding along with Online Live Bidding. You are welcome to join us in person on the 19th of March for an in-person auction with online bidding.

The sale includes the Bruce VanLandingham Sundog Gallery collection along with many guest consignors and has a fine showing of American Indian beadwork and weapons, historic Western antiques, early American 18th to 19th Century furniture, original art, Navajo rugs and jewelry and luxury diamond and gemstone jewelry.

Shipping will be available In-House for all lots at the buyers expense. Shipping cost includes handling (labor), materials, label and insurance.

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March 19th Western Sale LIVE

February 18, 2022/in Antique, Collectibles, Firearms, Furniture, Knives, Native American, Past Auctions, Western /by Tucker M

Western, Native American, & Jewelry Auction

March 19th at 9am MT


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MARCH
19th
Saturday
9 am MT
Sale Ending Soon!

Preview

Friday March 18th from 10-5

Call 800-686-4216 ext 3 for more preview information.

Location

North American Auction Co.

34156 E Frotnage Rd. Bozeman, MT 59715

Live & Online Western Auction

(Lots 1-850) – 9 AM Mountain Time, Saturday, March 19th, 2022

The Western Auction will have both In-Person Live Bidding along with Online Live Bidding. You are welcome to join us in person on the 19th of March for an in-person auction with online bidding.

The sale shows an amazing collection of Navajo Jewelry authentic pieces, Luxury Diamond, Sapphire Jewelry, American Indian Antiques and Weapons, Frontier Cowboy History and Montana Antiques and Art.

Shipping will be available In-House for all lots at the buyers expense. Shipping cost includes handling (labor), materials, label and insurance.

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January New Years Auction

December 23, 2021/in Antique, Collectibles, Firearms, Furniture, Knives, Native American, Past Auctions, Western /by Tucker M

Western, Art, & Jewelry Auction

January 15th at 9am MT


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JANUARY
15th
Saturday
9 am MT
Sale Ending Soon!

Preview

Friday January 14th from 10-5

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Location

North American Auction Co.

34156 E Frotnage Rd. Bozeman, MT 59715

Live & Online Western Auction

(Lots 1-850) – 9 AM Mountain Time, Saturday, January 15th, 2021

The Western Auction will have both In-Person Live Bidding along with Online Live Bidding. You are welcome to join us in person on the 9th of October for an in-person auction with online bidding.

The sale shows an amazing collection of Montana Sapphire and other Luxury Jewelry, Navajo Jewelry authentic pieces, to American Indian Antiques and Weapons, Frontier Cowboy History and Montana Antiques and Art.

Shipping will be available In-House for all lots at the buyers expense. Shipping cost includes handling (labor), materials, label and insurance.

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October
13th
Saturday
9 am MT
Sale Ending Soon!

Preview

Friday November 12th from 10-5

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Location

North American Auction Co.

34156 E Frotnage Rd. Bozeman, MT 59715

Live & Online Western Auction

(Lots 1-850) – 9 AM Mountain Time, Saturday, November 13th, 2021

The Western Auction will have both In-Person Live Bidding along with Online Live Bidding. You are welcome to join us in person on the 9th of October for an in-person auction with online bidding.

The sale shows an amazing collection of Montana Sapphire and other Luxury Jewelry, Navajo Jewelry authentic pieces, to American Indian Antiques and Weapons, Frontier Cowboy History and Montana Antiques and Art. Also included from lot number 760-850 will be various Snap-On, Blue-Point, Mac Tools, Chest, 1997 Ram 2500 12V Truck and Trailer.

Shipping will be available In-House for all lots at the buyers expense. Shipping cost includes handling (labor), materials, label and insurance.

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Western, Antique Auction Nov. 13th

October 22, 2021/in Antique, Collectibles, Firearms, Furniture, Knives, Native American, Past Auctions, Western /by Tucker M

Western, Art, & Jewelry Auction

November 13th at 9am MT


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October
13th
Saturday
9 am MT
Sale Ending Soon!

Preview

Friday November 12th from 10-5

Call 800-686-4216 ext 3 for more preview information.

Location

North American Auction Co.

34156 E Frotnage Rd. Bozeman, MT 59715

Live & Online Western Auction

(Lots 1-850) – 9 AM Mountain Time, Saturday, November 13th, 2021

The Western Auction will have both In-Person Live Bidding along with Online Live Bidding. You are welcome to join us in person on the 9th of October for an in-person auction with online bidding.

The sale shows an amazing collection of Montana Sapphire and other Luxury Jewelry, Navajo Jewelry authentic pieces, to American Indian Antiques and Weapons, Frontier Cowboy History and Montana Antiques and Art. Also included from lot number 760-850 will be various Snap-On, Blue-Point, Mac Tools, Chest, 1997 Ram 2500 12V Truck and Trailer.

Shipping will be available In-House for all lots at the buyers expense. Shipping cost includes handling (labor), materials, label and insurance.

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Best in the West Fall Auction

September 20, 2021/in Antique, Collectibles, Firearms, Furniture, Knives, Native American, Past Auctions, Western /by Tucker M

Western, Art, & Jewelry Auction

October 9th at 9am MT


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October
9th
Saturday
9 am MT
Sale Ending Soon!

Preview

Friday October 8th from 10-5

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Location

North American Auction Co.

34156 E Frotnage Rd. Bozeman, MT 59715

Live & Online Western Auction

(Lots 1-750) – 9 AM Mountain Time, Saturday, October 9th, 2021

The Western Auction will have both In-Person Live Bidding along with Online Live Bidding. You are welcome to join us in person on the 9th of October for an in-person auction with online bidding.

The sale shows an amazing collection of Montana Sapphire and other Luxury Jewelry, Navajo Jewelry authentic pieces, to American Indian Antiques and Weapons, Frontier Cowboy History and Montana Antiques and Art.

Shipping will be available In-House for all lots at the buyers expense. Shipping cost includes handling (labor), materials, label and insurance.

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September 11th Auction

August 6, 2021/in Antique, Collectibles, Firearms, Furniture, Knives, Native American, Past Auctions, Western /by Tucker M

End of Summer Western Sale

September 11th at 9am MT


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Auction Info

September
11th
Saturday
9 am MT
Sale Ending Soon!

Preview

Friday September 10th from 10-5

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Location

North American Auction Co.

34156 E Frotnage Rd. Bozeman, MT 59715

Live & Online Sale

(Lots 1-750) – 9 AM Mountain Time, Saturday, September 11th, 2021

The sale will have both In-Person Live Bidding along with Online Live Bidding. You are welcome to join us in person on the 11th of September for an in-person auction with online bidding.

The sale shows an amazing collection of Montana Sapphire and other Luxury Jewelry, Navajo handmade authentic pieces, to American Indian Antiques and Weapons, Frontier Cowboy History and Montana Antiques and Art.

Shipping will be available In-House for all lots at the buyers expense. Shipping cost includes handling (labor), materials, label and insurance.

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July 31st LIVE TODAY Only!

July 7, 2021/in Antique, Collectibles, Firearms, Furniture, Knives, Native American, Past Auctions, Western /by Tucker M

Western Americana Auction

July 31st at 9am MT


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Auction Info

JULY
31ST
Saturday
9 am MT
Bidding Ends Soon!

Preview

Friday July 30th from 10-5

Call 800-686-4216 ext 3 for more preview information.

Location

North American Auction Co.

34156 E Frotnage Rd. Bozeman, MT 59715

Live & Online Sale

(Lots 1-750) – 9 AM Mountain Time, Saturday, July 31st, 2021

We welcome you to our first Live & Online Simulcast Sale since COVID-19. You are welcome to join us in person on the 31st of July for an in-person auction with online bidding.

The sale shows an amazing collection of Montana Sapphire and other Luxury Jewelry, Navajo handmade authentic pieces, to American Indian Antiques and Weapons, Frontier Cowboy History and Montana Antiques and Art.

Shipping will be available In-House for all lots at the buyers expense. Shipping cost includes handling (labor), materials, label and insurance.

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June Western Antique Sale – LIVE TODAY

June 4, 2021/in Antique, Collectibles, Firearms, Furniture, Knives, Native American, Past Auctions, Western /by Tucker M

June American West Collector Sale June 19th Live Today


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Auction Info

JUNE
19TH
Saturday
9 am MT
Sale Ending Soon!

Preview

By Appointment Only

Call 800-686-4216 ext 3 to setup a preview appointment today.

Location

North American Auction Co.

34156 E Frotnage Rd. Bozeman, MT 59715

Online Only Live Sale

(Lots 1-750) – 9 AM Mountain Time, Saturday, June 19th, 2021

We encourage you to bid and buy Online Only with Live Simulcast Bidding. In-Person bidding will be limited due to COVID-19.

The sale shows the Best In The West Early American Indian Weapons and Artifacts, Beadwork & outstanding Navajo Jewelry paired with antiquities of the Old West & Frontier along with an amazing showing of Fine Artwork and Luxury Jewelry.

Shipping will be available In-House for all lots at the buyers expense. Shipping cost includes handling (labor), materials, label and insurance.

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Iconic. Rebellious. Montana – Ruana Knives

May 5, 2021/in Antique, Blog, Knives, Western /by Tucker M

Rudy Ruana Knives

Iconic. Rebellious. Montana

Iconic. Rebellious. Montana – Ruana Knives

Rudy Ruana

Left home at 13.

Lied about his age at 16 to join the Army

He was stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky as a farrier in the Cavalry. Working by the sweat of his brow shoeing horses, a task more akin to blacksmithing than ranching, Rudy seemed almost on a destined path to bladesmithing. 

After presumable making his own blades due to his need for an edge to perform highly at his everyday task as a farrier, others from Fort Knox started to take notice. His first “knife collectors” or more appropriately customers were Montana Blackfeet tribe members who were working as horse breakers. They needed a blade that was stout enough to withstand their rigorous job but yet still retain a sharp edge to skin a frozen horse in the dead of winter, and as will become the definition of Ruana Knives themselves Rudy met the challenge. 

He met the need for Montana hunters and ranchers who were sick of the wasteful mass-produced knives that you could buy off the shelves, “A lot of knives back then, the guards would come off or the blades were loose,” says Hangas (son-in-law to Ruana and eventual owner of Ruana Knives). “But Rudy was what I always called ‘hell for stout,’ and he wanted to make something that would never fall apart” (source 1).

Rudy Ruana didn’t just make knives he made a tool that would last the users lifetime, their kids lifetime and so on.

“Quality over Quantity” as Mark Hagas Would Say.

Rudy Ruana didn’t just make knives he made a tool that would last the users life time, their kids lifetime and so on. “Quality over quantity” as Mark Hangas would say (source 1). Over the years I, Tucker of North American Auction Co. have seen many a Ruana which had been passed through multiple generations of family members showing only the obvious signs of use. Ruana knives were made to be used, and used they were.

His work wasn’t about looks, but inevitably his iconic design of cast aluminum integral handles paired with antler grip scales being dovetailed and paired with heavy leather sheaths all bearing the Ruana name has now become the prize for many a knife collector.

A Ruana blade is crafted in the very same shop Rudy forged, even using many of the very same tools and machines he used as well, keeping the same spirit Rudy had, that of Montana.

That spirit, a quiet rebellious, hard working, roll your sleeves up, build for quality and longevity attitude that is woven into the fabric of all Montanans. We built North American Auction Co. and founded it here in Bozeman, Montana under these same principles. We wanted to work harder, put in more time and give our customers the best product we possibly could. We’ve put our neck on the line time and time again, being told by competitors and mentors that we put too much into our photography, too much into our descriptions, that we spend to much on our catalogs and should focus more on easier things to sell like other auctioneers. Instead we put our heads down, rolled up our sleeves and for the last decade we worked. 

I hope that you all enjoy the several Ruana handmade knives along with other collector knives that are in the next sale as much as I do and that you put into your lives, your work, your everything the same attitude that Rudy did. 

I would also love to hear from you about what you’d like to interact with in upcoming blog entries. It’s kind of a cliche to say customers make our business or that we couldn’t do this without you, but its true. Let me know what you think about these amazing Ruana Knives and what you’d love to hear about in our next blog entry.

That spirit, a quiet rebellious, hard working, roll your sleeves up, build for quality and longevity attitude that is woven into the fabric of all Montanans.

We built North American Auction Co. and founded here in Bozeman, Montana under these same principles.

I would love to hear from you about what you’d like to interact with in upcoming blog entries.

Tucker Markovich

Thanks,

Tucker Markovich, NAAC VP (Auctioneer, IT-Guy, Item Repair Man, Coffee-Maker, Blog-writer, Chief Bottle Washer and whatever else hits my work bench)

Ruana Knives in the next sale: https://northamericanauctioncompany.hibid.com/lot/88832649/r-h–ruana-camp-knife-and-leather-sheath/?sortOrder=3&ipp=10&q=&ref=catalog 

https://northamericanauctioncompany.hibid.com/lot/88832444/r-h–ruana-skinner-knife-and-leather-sheath/?q=&m=1&sortOrder=3&ipp=10&ref=catalog

https://northamericanauctioncompany.hibid.com/lot/88832310/r-h–ruana-skinner-knife-and-leather-scabbard/?q=&m=1&sortOrder=3&ipp=10&ref=catalog

Source 1: https://bigskyjournal.com/local-knowledge-ruana-knives/ 

Source: https://www.ruanaknives.com/company-history-and-mission 

Ruana Knives Found in our May 15th 2021 Sale


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