All About Pocket Knives

Posted: **Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:57 pm**

Here's a Bulldog Stag I picked up the other day. Real clean and I think 1st generation. With COA. Thick stag.

Singin46

Posted: **Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:14 pm**

Yup it looks like you found jfarmers gold mine.

Now we all know one of his watering holes where fabulous beautiful knives come from.

You keep showing us that top notch stuff I love looking at your photos too.

Posted: **Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:36 pm**

That is a really nice looking stockman Singin.... great stag

s-k

Posted: **Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:36 pm**

Thats a nice one Perry. You have definately been bitten by the German bug.

James

Posted: **Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:03 pm**

That actually looks like a 3 7/8 inch stockman. The 4 inch first generation 4 inch had square bolsters. 3rd generation had a 4 inch stockman. It looks like a first generation BKC 142 at 3 7/8 inch with a banner shield.

No documentation on a 4 inch stockman with round bolsters in the first generation. If it truly is 4 inch (hard to tell because we are talking 1/8 inch) then it has not been documented. I do have a few of those undocumented knives.

Posted: **Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:38 pm**

Perry, You have a nice knife there. I like that torched stag. A lot of the true 1st generation knives in that pattern have that stag that yours exhibits.
I am going to offer a personal opinion that I know many others may disagree with.
Your knife is worth more money without the COA. At the knife shows that I go to in Ky., Tn., and Oh., that COA will devalue the knife at least 30 per cent.
As I said, that is JMO and I am speaking only from my experience.
Nice Post, Perry
Tom

Posted: **Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:51 pm**

I have to agree with Tom 100% on his statement. That COA is worthless in my humble opinion, all that is accomplished, is covering up questions that have been floating around the last few years about the infamous "VAULT" knives. I am really sold on his explanation!!!

Posted: **Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:58 pm**

Yeah, I must agree with the last 2 guys, I have sent a few knives once to Tom to confirm/asess my opinion and give the opinion of others about a few Bulldogs. They know their Dogs!

Posted: **Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:38 pm**

Thanks guys, I had not heard that a COA could devalue a knife before. Burning it right now.

JK, that is interesting. Course its not really a COA its just something to keep the box from closing properly.

Thanks to all you Dog experts out there. Couldn't do it without ya. Hey Ken, this one came off the bay my friend.

Sorry bout the slow response, my server was down yesterday.

Singin46