Where Are All The Remington Knife Collectors?

[pearlroosterman]

Thank you Roger and Phil.

[espn77]

That's a super nice knife too John.

[RalphAlsip]

Thanks everyone for the gracious comments.

John your R4703 is super nice

[pearlroosterman]

Thanks to everyone. As everyone else on this wonderful site it is great to get to share our collections and gain knowledge in order to grow in our hobby. Thanks again, John

[ScoutKnives]

Early hard to find utility scout R4393 , thanks for looking .
Mike

[pearlroosterman]

Very nice Mike.

[ScoutKnives]

Thank you John .

Mike

[espn77]

Very nice Mike. If my memory is right those where a nehi giveaway knife.

[ScoutKnives]

His Keith ,
The nehi knife had a federal type shield and is fairly common .
This R4393 with a plain small acorn shield is a rare knife and I believe only made early on around 1920-23ish . I knew the knife existed just never seen one in person or for sale .

Very nice Mike. If my memory is right those where a nehi giveaway knife.

[JohnR]

Picked up his RB44 Barlow,pretty sure it was an almost unused knife, you can still see the original factory grind on the blades but it sure sat somewhere humid for a very long time. Still, it's tight and snappy and I kind of like the patina.

[espn77]

I feel stupid. I didn't even look close enough to notice the acorn shield. Very nice.

[Vit_213]

Wow knife, wow price!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1920-40-RARE-R ... 3129422518?

[pearlroosterman]

The lockback stag whittler is probably the best one in existence. It is owned by a good friend of mine. I have had the wonderful opportunity to purchase several of his wonderful Remington knives. While a big price, if I owned it, I probably would not take a dollar less. I bought a really rare mint pearl Norfolk whittler from this collector. It was expensive but I feel every dollar worth it. It’s a very small club of collectors that own mint lockback and regular Norfolk whittlers. I feel lucky. Take care.

[BWT]

Any help with this one greatly appreciated. This will be my second Remington after a R3333. These are my photos but not my knife YET. It's worn as you can see. Nail pull is cracked and no snap on closing. Very minor blade wobble, but snaps open and lockback works good. I was wondering what a fair price to pay for the knife would be, considering how bad I would like to have it, still don't want to go crazy with it. Thanks for any input good or bad.

[espn77]

Looks like a R1253. Nice knife

[msteele6]

$350-650.

JMO

[BWT]

Thanks Kieth, it is an R1253, I forgot to put that info. Thanks msteel for your opinion I appreciate that

[RalphAlsip]

BWT, you are looking at an original Remington Bullet R1253. There are 13 of these original Bullet patterns and as a group they are fairly rare and collectible. With regard to the R1253, it is one of the more commonly available Bullets, in my opinion, and more common to find.

Are you wanting to build a Bullet collection? If so, my advice would be to wait for a better example and pay a little more because you will be more likely to find a buyer should that need ever arise. If you are just dabbling with Remington as a brand and want some variety in your collection then this could be a fit for you if the price is right which, in my opinion, would be lower than numbers you have already read in the previous responses.

The cracked nail pull is a problem, in my opinion. The minor blade wobble and lazy close is typical for these large lock back knives, in my experience.

I marked up one of the pictures you provided with some of my observations.

[BWT]

Thanks Jerry, this is the first Remington I have found, vintage any way. I'm not a Remington collector, just older knives. I really like this one, will give it a little more thought.

[peanut740]

More like a $250 knife tops.It has issues.Jerry gave you good advice,wait for a better one.They're not that hard to find.

[BWT]

Thanks Roger for the help.

[espn77]

Here is an interesting knife I think. R1882. 3 inches with slick black handles. The razor blade on a pocket knife confuses me. Can't imagine it was bought to shave with. Especially one this small. Anyway, I like the knife.

[BWT]

I'm with you, I like the knife, very nice, great find

[espn77]

Thanks Bill. I've had it a while but never shared it.

[jlw257]

Keith, Awesome Knife