Interesting Scagel whittler pattern - out of my price range but sure is interesting

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Interesting Scagel whittler pattern - out of my price range but sure is interesting

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https://stcroixblades.com/shop/products ... ll-willia/

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Scagel folding knife quite like this one. Too bad that one of the blade is broken off.

Would love to see a custom maker take a shot at replicating this one!
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For those who may view this thread after the OP link disappears, here is a picture of the referenced knife. It’s the only picture I found on the linked site.

I would not spend the $3800 asking price based on one picture. ::shrug:: And a broken blade too! JMO. (I'm not a Scagel collector though so maybe the price is not out of line). ::shrug::

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I saw 8 photos on the listing. Here are two more. Still not enough, IMO, to justify the asking price...Scagel collector or not. For that price, I would expect photos showing every aspect of the knife from multiple angles including top down with blades open and closed, the back spring and clear close ups of all stamps/markings. ::nod::
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Based on what I’ve seen on old Scagel items, especially a very unusual multiblade folder, this price is probably about right. Would I pay it? No.

I’m sure if this knife had the third blade they would be asking $5K plus for it. Remember the Lucie auction from 2012? Well look at what some of those items went for and remind yourself that that was 12 years ago now…
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Rare or not, Expensive or not, that thing is about as pretty as a bucket of eyeballs with the good ones picked out.
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tongueriver wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2024 10:15 pm Rare or not, Expensive or not, that thing is about as pretty as a bucket of eyeballs with the good ones picked out.
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tongueriver wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2024 10:15 pm Rare or not, Expensive or not, that thing is about as pretty as a bucket of eyeballs with the good ones picked out.
Never heard that, are you saying you don’t think it’s nice looking?
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Well maybe not pretty but an interesting bit of cutlery history. Actually looks pretty refined for a Scagle pocket knife. The Scagle story is interesting and from accounts he was a character. Most of us would be tickled to find a Scagle in the wild for a bargain price. Better than any other of hundreds of makers? Probably not, but like any collectable the value comes from who and when the object was made.
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