Miller Bros Cut. Co. Meriden on eBay

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Miller Bros Cut. Co. Meriden on eBay

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I didn't want to post this in the Counterfeit thread because it might be a legitimate Miller Bros knife, however, I do not think it is a, "Nice old knife . . ." as described.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Pocket ... 0010.m2109

What are your thoughts? Not my knife and I do not purchase or sell on eBay.
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Tang stamps are bad,letter ends are rounded.Bone/stag is not old Miller Brothers either.You are correct,this is a stinker.
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.....and his career as a hand model is on thin ice as well ::paranoid::
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:lol:

Thanks for the replies. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Here's another "gem" from the same seller. Same deal. ::barf::

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Pocket ... 0752.m1982
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1967redrider wrote:Here's another "gem" from the same seller. Same deal. ::barf::

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Pocket ... 0752.m1982
Ditto,another POS.
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Look at the bids on the OP knife, crazy ::td::

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::oh_my:: ::facepalm:: ::smack::

Total fake ::td::

Here's the rest of the pictures for posterity, it's up to $575 with one day to go!
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olderdogs1 wrote:Look at the bids on the OP knife, crazy ::td::

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Easy to tell that they are fakes, but they are nicely made knives. What are they?

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$635 and 1 hour to go. ::barf:: ::barf:: ::barf::
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stockman wrote:Easy to tell that they are fakes, but they are nicely made knives. What are they?

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I would say that one came from central Kentucky.
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This one is no doubt an easy fake to pick up out of a lineup :lol: ... I just can't believe the price either :shock: - I am thinking something is not right out there in bidding land - there are either folks with lots of money with little knowledge or some shill bidding or one of each :) Note there are 2 bidders going at it after it reached $150 ::shrug:: ... can we all chip in - buy it and destroy it with a hammer :D ....
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For comparison, look how the "O"s have flat sides on these tang stamps and the "I" in "MERIDEN" is fully extended. Sometimes you need to get out the magnifying glass, but the OP knife has many glaring flaws aside from the tang stamps. Pure garbage. ::barf::
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That's a fake too.

So is this one, from another Kentucky seller. https://www.ebay.com/itm/MILLER-BROS-ME ... 7675.l2557
This auction is for a Miller Bros. 2 blade tear drop jack knife. Knife is 3 3/4" long closed. Brown picked bone handles has crack front center pin. Tang stamped Miller Bros.Cut. Co. meriden. Knife looks like it has never been sharpened.Good snap opening and closing no wobble when open.
Sold for $61 ::td::
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1967redrider wrote:$635 and 1 hour to go. ::barf:: ::barf:: ::barf::
They seems to be a consortium who shill bid and traffic underhandedly in all aspects of pocket knives from south of Lexington to Sevierville.
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The thought of all the fake knives in circulation or in peoples' collections is mind blowing. Some could have been legitimate repairs but I think most were to make a quick buck. ::cuss::
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Anyone else think this knife looks similar to the original posted (OP) knife?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Great-Eastern- ... 4b53c74841

The fake Jack Knife Ben only went for $280.01, how's this guy supposed to make a living? ::shrug::
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Looks like he's making a good living, sold around 10k in the last month ::uc::
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