All About Pocket Knives

what is a prototype knife? heard all kinds of answers, the people here seem to know all the correct answers!! thank you for this sight aapk

Hey there leepost,

A prototype is a one of a kind made knife usually designed as an example or trial run of a certain model knife that the company is about to produce. Because they are so rare and one of a kind the price on these knives are usually very high..

Here are two I am lucky enough to have in my posession..

Hope this helped out..

Regards,

Sunburst

thank you and yes that does help, are all prototype knives mark such as the blades on your knives are Thanks again

I would have to say that yes most are marked on the blades with the word prototype either in etching are engraving. But there are some prototypes that are not marked and may have some form of identification papers that certify they are indeed prototypes..

Since most of these knives are collectables, be careful of the source when purchasing a prototype because proving it at a later time may be almost impossible. Make sure the seller is reputable and the paperwork is genuine.

Sunburst

Be VERY careful! There are a lot of "classic" Examples of knives marked "prototype" that are simply etched after the fact, and so are counterfeit!! It is dead easy to etch the blade. You see hundreds on Ebay, when actually, very few were made! Sunburst's are genuine, and he and I can prove it, but it's much harder in other "cases" !!

upnorth wrote:Be VERY careful! There are a lot of "classic" Examples of knives marked "prototype" that are simply etched after the fact, and so are counterfeit!! It is dead easy to etch the blade. You see hundreds on Ebay, when actually, very few were made! Sunburst's are genuine, and he and I can prove it, but it's much harder in other "cases" !!

Upnorth...Most enjoyable and informative..

Sunburst

upnorth wrote:Be VERY careful! There are a lot of "classic" Examples of knives marked "prototype" that are simply etched after the fact, and so are counterfeit!! It is dead easy to etch the blade. You see hundreds on Ebay, when actually, very few were made! Sunburst's are genuine, and he and I can prove it, but it's much harder in other "cases" !!

Dead Easy is exactly correct and anyone can do it. I thought about posting how, but then thought better of it. Someone just running into the site, I don't want to be giving them any ideas. There is far to much counterfeiting going on. Now, to find an easy way to detect it, that would just what we need.

Ummm, those prototypes would look so good in my cases . . . I'm just picturing them here . . . my birthday is coming up soon . . .

A&E wrote:Ummm, those prototypes would look so good in my cases . . . I'm just picturing them here . . . my birthday is coming up soon . . .

You keep my knives out of your dreams