Victorinox Pocket knife: Roses and Sterling Silver???

[pydavies]

Hi Folks,

Thanks to everyone who helped me identify a few knives last month. I have another interesting knife that I picked up from the confiscated bin at our local airport.

I have found no record of this knife on the current Victorinox web site or any web site that deals with older Victorinox pocket knifes.

There are some shallow/surface scratches on the knive. I was wondering about using some metal polish to buff it up to make it gleam.

I have attached 5 photos for review. I'd like to figure out the following:
1) Vintage
2) Value
3) Whether this knife is should be viewed as a collectors piece or simply an interesting knife of no value.

Thanks in advance.

I run a Scout group that picks up knives from our local airport. We resell knives and donate 100% of the funds we raise back to the Airport Chapel where it is used to provide services to youth.

[ringergary]

Levines list a ELK says see Premier Cutlery Co.

Trademark--Lifetime,Elk
New York. NY.

Made in Ger. Ital.
Wholesale Importer
1921-c1955
Low collectability.

The 925 is probably the silver content.

That's what I could find, but someone more knowledgable should come along and correct it if I'm off track.

cheers Gary.

Didn't see the Victorinox in the title, I could be way off line here.

[jands40]

925 is the silver content. Sterling is often marked 925. 925/1000 or 92.5 per cent pure silver. That's not a cheapie you have.

[knifeaholic]

My guess is that it is a Vic knife that had the handles added after the knife left the factory. I recall a local knife shop having a number of Vic Classics that had been rehandled in sterling in various designs. Victorinox provided the "skeleton" knives to a company that added the custom sterling handles.