Tru-Bal Throwing Knife Society

For your enjoyment and edification I present to you the 1982-1983 Tru-Balance Knife Company catalog that Harry K. McEvoy sent to me when I was young whippersnapper selling knives to make my way through college:

Sellers Description This Tru-Bal Bowie is designed by Harry K. McEvoy It is 13-1/2″ overall with specially tempered spring steel blade and composite handle with heavy duty rivets. It is made in the USA. There is no sheath with knife. “Bowie-Axe” is stamped on the blade and the logo is stamped on both sides of [...]

This is an early Model No. 1 Professional throwing knife from Tru-Balance that I picked up a few years ago. This model was made by Harry K. McEvoy for 30 years from 1953 to 1983 when he sold the design to Tru-Bal West along with some others. By then he was no longer putting the [...]

This is a fine, rugged all-purpose knife especially designed and balanced for throwing by handle OR blade as well as for general use as a hunting, survival and camp knife. Made to the same high standards as all Tru-Bal knives.

I thought it was time to gather all of my Tru-Bals that I still have left at this point and take a group shot. In this shot are 49 of them. Look for some of these to be sold on eBay in the coming days and weeks…

Joe “Broken Feather” Darrah is planning on having the North East AKTA Throw again this year in Berwyn PA. on May 19th and 20th, 2012. The cost will be 30.00 for all events. There will be a sanctioned AKTA Throw as well as a Mountain Man Throw. There will also be games, Long Distance, Speed [...]

Sellers Description Up for bid are one Tru-Bal Bowie-Axe throwing knife and one Tru-Bal style throwing bowie made by ATK (American Target Knives). I’m pretty sure ATK was a partner company of Tru-Bal though, as they were both located in the same area. And, their knives were made of the exact same materials and quality. [...]

Sellers Description Wow! This is a fine quality Rare US Tru-Bal Bowie-Axe Throwing Fighting Knife & sheath. both in Excellent Condition. The blade gleams and though it is slightly used there is only a small amount of fine wear to this blade mostly some light striation on the point area. There is some small tarnish [...]

Sellers Description Used Tru-Bal Bowie-Axe with sheath. Knife is 13.5 inches overall with a 9 inch blade. Knife is in fair condition. More pictures upon request. My Opinion This is a Model No. 2 Bowie-Axe. It appears to be in fair shape for its age. I’d give it a 7 out of 10. It is [...]

Sellers Description “Sport-Pro” throwing knife made by Tru-Balance Knives. 13 1/2 inches long, 2 1/2 inches wide, 5/32 thick. Weighs about 14-15 ounces. Mirror polished. Made of spring steel. I have thrown this knife at cardboard targets a few times when I first bought it. So, it has been used, but very lightly so. Knife [...]