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are there any books that give accurate descripts of bulldogs with a price guide?.i'm finding that the bulldogs are kinda like the case classics as far as fakes and what and when they were made........TC

Keep your eye open for The Pocketknife Trader's Price Guide. Vol 8 is the latest. In the meantime, check out this one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=008

Again, I'm open to correction, but I think this one is a 1st gen. The tobacco leaf shield is pointier with a longer stem anyway. Does anyone else think this is a real 1st gen knife?

Yes you are correct. This is a true 1st generation Bulldog. The shield and the stag are both good indicators of the 1st generation. The normal knockoff of this knife has european stag and a blunt shield.
The older pocketknife traders guides are in my opinion better indicators of the bulldogs. Volume 3 & 5 are good ones. Also Tony Foster compiled a booklet on 1st generation bulldogs in 1990 that is excellent.
Tom