How come everything is always mint?

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:28 pm

I was just looking at some Bulldog listings and saw this one advertised as mint. Well, it does look like it has a nice mint crack in it IMO from the pictures I see. Anyone else see a crack?

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I also have to wonder if the Genuine Antique Bark Ivory is Mammoth or Elephant since both materials have been used.?

Worth about $15.00 if I have to fix it IMO.

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:33 pm

consider the seller. no mention of that chasm, probably call that a natural feature. write him and ask.

upnorth · Post by **upnorth** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:55 pm

It looks like a pre-existing flaw, as opposed to a production crack, but is almost as distracting. So discounting it for a handle replacement, it's worth less.

El Lobo · Post by **El Lobo** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:56 pm

It does look pre-existing, but on that handle it's kind of like having a massive inclusion in a "Flawless" diamond without mentioning it.

What?? I showed you a picture of it...

Whatever.

Bill

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:41 pm

upnorth wrote:It looks like a pre-existing flaw, as opposed to a production crack, but is almost as distracting. So discounting it for a handle replacement, it's worth less.

I agree Charlie. I have a few sets of Mammoth Ivory on hand that I got from http://www.alphaknifesupply.com that are just full of natural cracks and fissures and I know these to be 100% stable, if not, I would send them back and Chuck, Brenda, or Jessica would credit me the money no questions asked. Great folks to work with and I've done quite a bit of business with them, from titanium to mosaic pins to Ivory to stabilized wood.

My problem with this particular fissure is that it there seems to be a small inclusion (or dent) that travels in the direction of the pin, therefore I have to question it's stability, I can't tell from a picture.

Just as with this knife, Bulldog uses the term Antique Ivory, generally for elephant ivory but bark is usually Mastodon for a Bulldog Brand knife. So, this description is confusing for a Bulldog collector.

I have seen several double doghead tang stamped knives being sold as 1998 which is incorrect, they would be 5th generation knives. Because of these errors, I have the opinion that someone else is writing these descriptions. James Parker is knowledgable enough not to make those kind of errors.

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:30 pm

How come everything is always mint?

I think it is because NEW and IMPROVED does not work well with knives....

Blade Runner · Post by **Blade Runner** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:07 pm

pre-existing or no, it certainly does catch your eye.

Gary