All About Pocket Knives

So the Knife and Gun Show was here in Glendive this weekend. Not a bad showing at all. Remington Collector may want to hear about the R4243 Big Scout Bullet knife I saw for $1,800. Funny story about that is, I looked at it, asked the guy how much he said "Eighteen" I pulled out $20 and He goes "Oh no... Eighteen Hundred, sorry you misunderstood!"
I did end up buying a Marshall Wells knife from him, for $50. nice little knife. Anyways, on with the pictures of the newest things I have gotten in the past 2 weeks!
Oh and another story, I saw 2 of the knives that Bryan had gotten for me (thanks again Bryan) and they were used, guy was trying to sell them for $90 EACH!!! Camillus web site lists MSRP at $70ish dollars, dont recall the actual price. So I pulled mine out of my pocket, and the guy asked how much I paid for mine... he got pretty quiet afterwards!

and the rest of the knives I have picked up!

Great looking knives, and a great story on the remington. I wish we had knife and gun shows in my area, so far only gun shows seem to make it to the general area (85 miles away being close ) about once a year.


My favorite is the Marshall & Wells, thanks for sharing SFC ADP it is much appreciated....


Sunburst

OK, how about some close ups of the Tidioute and your thoughts on it.

Ok, the small pen blade, part of the 'o' in CO is not on the blade... the main blade is heavily pitted, in person you can make out DIOUTE, the TI is pretty worn away. The cutlery CO looks like "utlery" CO, and the PA below that. The one thing that grabs me is how crisp and clean the stamp is on the pen blade compared to the main blade. Inside of the liners have been cleaned up, but not the buffed polishing the rest of the knife has. So not sure it has been taken apart or not. Both blades have a very tight Pull on them, the pen especially, (chipped piece of thumbnail trying to get it open!)
The main Blade IMO is definitly authentic (just polished)
Pen blade... dunno Stamp is nice and crisp, and the O goes off the edge.
Handles are a type of wood or horn? Have to get a better magnifying glass!
Pins are Nickle/Silver Small chip by the middle pin
Shield is in flush, has a very small chip by it as well.
Bolsters and liners and Springs all tight, line up, and pretty much damage free. They look like they have been worn, but I would say the knife was pretty darn old. Polished up to a smooth finish. It is just the pen blade I question.
Dunno, it is nice to look at, but I may be selling this one away.

And the main balde stamping

Thanks for photos, some are hard to see on my lap top. I will look closer tomorrow on my other computer. You mentioned something that I thought was odd. The main blade is pitted bad the and secondary isn't. The queston would be, "what caused the pitting" if it is rust and poor use then both should be pitted equally. If the owner used it in something corosive then that might explain, but even then the smaller blade should have gotten some on it. Of course without a closer look I can't tell. Generally the lesson to learn here is that "USUALLY" I stress usually, a knife ages pretty much the same over the entire knife. I am not talking blade wear here folks, I mean overall condition. It is no suprise that the main blade on an old knife is worn more than the secondary etc. But pocket wear and NORMAL use is usually the same. If the main blade is BAD, then the secondary is usually worn a little. Notice how many times I said usually?????? There are always exception, but not USUALLY.

Did the 4243 have a blade etch? That would be a fairly high asking price if not. Heres mine.

I think it still said Remington on the blade, but very faintly. I thik you had to really look if I remember right. His still had the bail on it as well. It showed its age, but it was well taken care of.

Just arrived today this lovely little Wostenholm pen knife. Sterling silver handles, doesn't look like it was ever sharpened and hardly if ever used...shame about the spiders. Looks like Stainless blades so I'm guessing c1920-30s. s-k

Hey Pa Knives you make a very good point. The smart collector should always look at individual details of a knife. Two blades showing different stages of pitting should at least warrant further investigation. Good eye buddy. Keep your nose to the wind. I would also suggest looking at the bolster pins under good lighted magnification. Many times there will be a ragged appearance around the bolster pin in the event there has been a blade change. Also look inside the knife on the back springs where the kick of the tang falls against the back springs, you will notice a small indention(kick mark). Every blade leaves it's own unique mark. If there is more than one kick mark per blade there is cause for concern.
Take Care
Blade Runner