Tested XX 5391

[jlw257]

I really like the Big Whittler 5391 on eBay. The knife is full and has great Red Stag handles. It will be a great addition to anyone collection. I have to let this one pass because we are helping our daughter buy a new home after her house had a electrical fire and burned. The knife books for over $4K

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... ID=EBAY-US

Larry

[DRS]

Any one know anything about this seller 100% Positive feedback (pmkwelch 2766 )

They sell some very old and high priced knives!



Donald

[jlw257]

After posting how much I like the Tested 5391, I've been told by someone who know the knife., that it has been re handle and is a put together knife. I'm really embarrassed about posted the how good the knife is. I apologize .

Larry

[Mumbleypeg]

IMHO be very careful and suspicious of anything from this seller. This seller is known to some here as "white gloves" due to his pics often show the knives held by a hand wearing white gloves. Many obvious fakes in past listings have been discussed in the counterfeits forum.

Ken

[zp4ja]

IMHO be very careful and suspicious of anything from this seller. This seller is known to some here as "white gloves" due to his pics often show the knives held by a hand wearing white gloves. Many obvious fakes in past listings have been discussed in the counterfeits forum.

Ken

Don't worry about it Larry. I was just in the process of posting that myself as far as the re-handle. Some of the stag is sticking up quite a bit where I would expect it to be hafted to meet the bolsters. Stag looked off on top of that. I am not a "stamp reader" as I read the knife first and the stamp last like most of us do. That said most of his knives stamps look real iffy to me.

And yes Ken, maybe I did not start the nickname but I have called him the "white gloves guy" in several of my posts. Lots of cobbled crap.

Look at the last pic on all of his auctions. He has white gloves on. Never a top view or backspring with blades open where the tang meets the spring. When I see all sorts of pics and angles but not that pic, I think "shaved tang"

Here is just one of the fine beauties he posted awhile back. Faded on both sides, not sure how that happens and look at the gloves and how severely fat the handle are. Yea, fat stag was so common in TESTED era. Please!!!!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CASE-TESTED-XX- ... 355wt_1362

Some of the white glove/ back spring pics show gaps in liners that you could spit through. Not convinced that he is oblivious to the facts about these knives either. I am thinking the gloves are so no fingerprints are left on the knife and not talking about protecting the finish either.

Larry, BTW very sorry to hear about your daughter's house!

Jerry

[jlw257]

Thanks Jerry, I thought the knife was okay after talking with some well known Dealers, who were also bidding on the knife. It is scary on what someone can do to a knife these days.

Also thank you for your kind words on our daughter's house fire. They were not at home at the time of the fire, and lost everything. They had good insurance, and it will take care of most of their lost.

Larry

[Mumbleypeg]

I am thinking the gloves are so no fingerprints are left on the knife and not talking about protecting the finish either

Jerry

Jerry, in another listing (not the OP from Larry) he just sold (for $810! ) an old metal handled Case scout pattern that had clear fingerprints on the blades in a couple of the pictures, despite those white gloves! So I'm thinking the gloves are just for show as the seller or someone obviously handled the knife without those gloves.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SCARCE-CASE-TES ... 1a02370747

Even though this one may have been a HOK I won't bid on anything he sells regardless of its rareness or desirability. Can't stand a counterfeiter.

Ken

[zp4ja]

I am thinking the gloves are so no fingerprints are left on the knife and not talking about protecting the finish either

Jerry

Jerry, in another listing (not the OP from Larry) he just sold (for $810! ) an old metal handled Case scout pattern that had clear fingerprints on the blades in a couple of the pictures, despite those white gloves! So I'm thinking the gloves are just for show as the seller or someone obviously handled the knife without those gloves.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SCARCE-CASE-TES ... 1a02370747

Even though this one may have been a HOK I won't bid on anything he sells regardless of its rareness or desirability. Can't stand a counterfeiter.

Ken

Ken my friend, I am with you on that. Wouldn't care if he a a mint condition piece and it was the last one I needed to fill out a collection. Sad thing is he does point some of the work out on these knives, Then sometimes he circles back around with the opposite argument to cancel out the first statement.

Not sure if he is doing it or he got them that way but when you say you have been collecting 30 + years and have sold ALOT of knives recently, one has to wonder. Does not look good either way. If it was not so sad it would be funny in regards to a stroll thru his completed listings and their descriptions. I was bored so I looked through them. Everyone is entitled to buy what they want but I just sincerely hope the buyers are educated about knives enough to know the difference as some are paying some pretty decent cash for that (insert your own word here).

[btrwtr]

Larry no need to feel bad about your post. That is what AAPK is all about. You may well have helped other members avoid bidding on this and similar knives.

Here are some past examples of "White Glove' sales from another AAPK post. The descriptions he has for such reworked knives are laughable. I personally wouldn't bid on anything he posts on eBay.

http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... ng#p431154

Wayne