Ek Legacy Knives

09/14/2026

I Made this, the last one I did before my father passed...
To take to Gun/Knife Trade Shows, it's copied after his own WW2 Story Board.

I used it for years, and ended up selling it to Robert Buerlien of the American Historical Foundation in Richmond, VA.
For $500

After I moved up to Richmond, I believe I needed some extra money for my first winters heating bill.

The finished VietNam Era John Ek Knife was worth the $500 alone!
- Gary Whitney Ek

08/07/2026

EKcellent Sharpening Services 209-854-4355
Services are available every Friday at The Alex Vega Key West Firehouse Museum at the corners of Virginia and Grinnell from 10-2

07/30/2026

A very Nice John Ek WW2 Model #5 has found a good
HOME!

07/30/2026

During the early morning of July 28, 1985, a group of corrupt City of Miami police officers raided the Mary C at the Jones Boat Yard on the Miami River and stole approximately 350 kilograms of co***ne.

Three men unloading the vessel jumped into the river while fleeing and drowned. Their bodies were discovered shortly afterward, triggering a major investigation.

Four Miami officers were arrested on December 27, 1985, including three charged with first-degree murder.

The investigation subsequently exposed a broader network of officers involved in stealing drugs and money, protecting traffickers, and reselling co***ne.

Trials, convictions and disciplinary proceedings continued through the late 1980s
My Father John Ek Died in 1976, in a hospital in North Miami beach. Mysteriously...
At the time he was investgating the States attorney general, The mayor of Miami, and Two of these four "Dirty Miami Cops"
Ten Years Later, they finaly got caught.
That's some Karma there.
It's Like Dad was still on the case.

06/02/2026

My Father John Ek, had several of these MINOX 16mm Cameras, actuly this looks like one of the "Calf Holesters" that he made in his shop in Miami.

He was Known as the "Q" of the Spy World long before the James Bond 007 series existed. My Parents were Spies working for the US Department of Justice...
In Havana, Cuba on New Years Eve 1960 we were held while leaving the Airport. Our Baggage Searched. My parents detained, thier baggage ramsacked.
I at the age of 4, I entertained the troops by fixing thier Columbia Phonograph.
Later after our release, what they were looking for was the exposed film cartridge from that camera, it was concealed in my Toy Metal washing Machine. On it was evidence of the USSR Cargo Ships in the harbor carrying Nuclear Missles.

The "Bay Of Pigs Invasion" was April 17th, 1961

03/22/2026

Yup...

Seems like.

Forensic analysis of JFK & RFK as.sas.sinati.on

For decades, the public has been told that history’s most infamous assassinations were simple acts carried out by lone gunmen, neatly wrapped up by official investigations. But buried beneath sterile reports and courtroom theatrics lies a trail of evidence that refuses to behave. Bullets that should have shattered, wounds that defy physics, experiments that contradict conclusions, and testimonies the jury never heard. When fragments don’t add up and trajectories don’t make sense, the story begins to crack. What follows is not speculation—but a chilling reconstruction of facts that were seen, measured, and quietly set aside. Read the full story at the link in the comments below.

FULL ARTICLE: https://usfandomstareveryday.com/phamdathtv/forensic-analysis-of-jfk-rfk-assassination/

03/22/2026

Every Friday in Key West!

Hey are your knives dull?
- starting this Friday at 11:00 till 2:00 p.m. you can bring your dull knives and scissors to The Alex Vega Firehouse Museum at 1024 Grinnell Street here in Key West, and have them sharpened while you wait, by expert knife maker and bladesmith Gary W. EK
Proceeds go to The Firehouse Museum.

03/22/2026

Here's some more interesting things we found out about John Ek...

- and not about his knifemaking....

03/19/2026

Not just a Knifemaker, Once Again my Father John "Johnny" Ek was mentioned in the JFK Files...
This was from September 9th, 1976...

My father Died "mysteriousy" while in North Miami Beach Ostereopathic Hospital while awaiting a "Simple Hernia Operation" on October 15th, 1976
My mother Elsa Ek spent weeks afterwards destroying Evidence of Recording Tapes, Newspaper Articles, Receipts, and Memos.

They were both "Special Operatives" for the U.S. Justice Department. He was noted as being Instrumental in both the "Bay of Pigs Invasion" and the "Watergate Affair"....

Oh Yeah, and I always thought it was strange the day that JFK was assassinated in Texas, we were already watching TV waiting for it...
- that wasn't long after the Bay of Pigs failed invasion of Cuba!

- Gary Whitney Ek

01/09/2026

Desperately Seeking an original "Ek Hook" for a local Firehouse Museum in Key West Florida.

It's actually the only fireman's device they don't have...
They are saving a space for it!