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Silent Auction

This tattered and torn American flag cut from 16 gauge sheet metal depicting “Freedom is Not Free” is a representation of the sacrifices made by the brave men and women who have served and are serving in our great United States military.  Standing approximately 30″ tall and 42″ wide, this American flag will wave proud for many years to come designed and crafted by veteran owned and operated Barnette Metal Works in Eufaula AL .Starting Bid $200.00

This beautiful one of a kind, “Freedom is Not Free” flag, can be yours at this year’s Smoky Mountain Thunder Memorial Ride. It will be offered in a silent auction, flag going to the highest bid. If yours is the highest bid, we will make sure the flag gets to you. We would like to thank Barnette Metal Works of Eufaula, Al. for their donation.

ROSS TYSER CUSTOM KNIFE SILENT AUCTION

This Lady is what is commonly referred to as a “Coffin Handled Bowie” with the unique shape of the handle. The blade is 440-C Stainless Steel hand made and polished by Ross Tyser. The guard is aircraft grade aluminum with a leather pre-guard. The handle is musician quality Birdseye Maple with Nickel Silver “Coffin Nails”. The blade has been laser engraved with a design fitting for the reason behind Smoky Mountain Thunder Memorial Ride. The custom case was handmade for this Lady by Ross Tyser’s good friends at Meadows Display Case, and it is Oak with Walnut corner braces. Thank You to Ross Tyser for donating such a special and beautiful crafted knife to Smoky Mountain Thunder. On May 29th, this Lady will go home with a very happy new owner.

Send your bids along with your first and last name and phone number to rongiddis@smokymountainthunder.net  We will be updating the web page and face book to keep everyone informed of the latest bid. Bidding will continue through May 29th, 2016 and the winner will be announced at the end of the ride during the closing ceremony on top of Clinch Mountain. Good Luck to all !!Ross's knife for SMT 16

Ride Shirts

We still have some men’s and ladies shirts from this years event. Ladies we have Lg, Xlg, and 2X, Men’s we have Med, Lg, Xl, 2X, 3X. Just let us know via email and we will work out something for you to get them.