Northfield NOS found in a hardware store

[trail]

OK guys I don't know a thing about this knife but tell me what you think:

"NOS Northfield UN-X-LD Knife Co. Wood Handle Spear Point Knife
Here is a NOS Northfield Knife Co. Knife with a Normal Blade and a Wood Handle (Walnut,Ebony?). The Makers name and the UN-X-LD Logo are stamped on the Blade. The knife measures 5 1/2 in. open and 3 3/8 in. closed. These knives were found in the storage area of a Small Town Hardware Store. They were in still Wrapped in the tissue paper that has Product information and sharpening instructions.( these will be included with the knife)The Northfield Knife Co. went out of business around 1919, so they have been put away for a long time. Through the years the moisture has caused some rust, so please look at the pictures carefully and contact me with any questions or concerns. You must be 18 years of age and have..."

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-Northfield- ... 41618d60bf

[FRJ]

Trail,
I bought one of those things..... Well, it said Northfield, so I had to have it! Mine didn't come with the paper, but it did come with all the dogeared, slipshod trademarks of a pakistan fishing sinker. I'm sorry I bought it.
Lousy pictures, but better pictures wouldn't do it any good.

[trail]

Moderators, sorry I wasn't clear, not my knife, not my auction. I was wondering if there was any chance the knife was legit and FRJ answered that question. By the way, the knife I referenced sold for $40. The seller had some others that went for much more. Too bad, somebody got robbed.

[chetr1200c]

the blade looks about 1/4 inch short, opened and closed. why would someone wrap a used and polished knife in the original paper and then try to pass it off as mint?
frj, at least your blade looks untouched.

[FRJ]

Hi Chet,
the worst part about the knife is that it was so poorly ground. It actually does have a fair snap to it, but it is a clunker.

[Bret888]

I was wondering about these knives too. The pictures were not very good, but it looked like the workmanship was not like old Northfields. The only possibility I could think of, was that the old guy in David Anthony's book that last had the Northfield tools and parts. If I remember right, he didn't do the best work.

[wlf]

The stamps and blades looked buffed to me .They have some more NOS on their other auctions.Some are bone handled,all look heavily buffed.There are the same UN-XLD too.

[chetr1200c]

hey wlf, i know what pos stands for, but what is nos all these cyber shortcuts are kinda confusing and hard to keep up with.

gowwofl......group of words with only first letter.

[Johnj]

nos = new old stock

[chetr1200c]

nos = new old stock

thanks john

[bonehead]

I've only a few Northfields, I could be wrong but the I do not think you would find a NOS Northfield looking like that. Whatever it is it looks highjacked to me

[wlf]

hey wlf, i know what pos stands for, but what is nos all these cyber shortcuts are kinda confusing and hard to keep up with.

gowwofl......group of words with only first letter.

Yes,sorry Chetr I just got back to the thread.I think I knew that from before ,but had to figure it out again when reading the listings they had.I remember when I learned that abbreviation,when they were selling the NOS Shapleigh Hardware cattle knives a few years back.I bought one and didn't like it that well.they seemed like newer made knives ,not what I expected.