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I just recieved and could not put down Steve's book!

I just received a copy of Steve Pfeiffer’s book, “Collecting Case Knives”. This is an outstanding technical reference guide. As he states in his forward, he was trying to take a different tact from previous price guides and books. Well, he was successful and the end product great! Steve explains and defines a very complicated and difficult to at times understand migration and identification of the Case lines of knives. Of course it’s well sourced without a doubt when you dig in. I do not know Steve and have been a fan of Sergeants’ publications but there’s not a real compete in my opinion. Each one should be part of any Case knife collector’s library. They complement each other in a true synergistic fashion.

Thanks Steve – Well done! And thank you too for the comments you are willing to share with us all on iCK.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Pfeiffer on November 2, 2009 at 7:19

Thanks very much for your kind words and comments Frank. And I will be the first to tell anyone that my book complements but in no way replaces Jim Sargent's excellent price guide (and other price guides like Parker's, Price/Zalesky's, and Foster's).

I took a huge financial risk in undertaking the writing of my book, and I did not want after all that risk and effort to end up with a book that simply duplicates the information found in the other fine books on the market.

Regards,

Steve

Permalink Reply by Frank Evans on November 2, 2009 at 10:04

Steve,

I trust your risk shall be rewarded for it IS the best at explaining the in details that create scarcity which in turn justifies the values Case knives rare vintage Case knives command. For after reading your book, I know why a few of the knives I sold received so much attention from buyers while some similar patterns went for $40. It’s the knowledge you have so detailed that will separate a successful collector from the rest of the pack. I have continued to pick up your book over and over when a sale or trade and lately while monitoring the internet, to try to make since out of some prices I see. Other books do not explain but give you a vast amount of comparable’s to try to go buy. Committing your book to memory is a goal of mine if I am to successfully trade ahead of the pack; it’s these intricacies’ which will become a “playbook” of trading not just a guide. I have observed someone very successful at making trading knives a livelihood not just a hobby and now I know (from your book) how he’s maintained the discovery of undervalued offerings and flipped them for the true collector value when remarked illustrating what makes this certain knife scares – thus – this valued. Thanks again for the commitment you made and the product you created.
Frank

Permalink Reply by Jack Crook on December 17, 2009 at 19:54

Steve is a GREAT Guy and the book is all its supposed to be...thanks again Steve...

Permalink Reply by Randy Musgrave on December 24, 2009 at 7:32

Very good book on Case Knives, I have it, recommend it and Thank Steve for putting it together.

Permalink Reply by Jim Prather on December 26, 2009 at 21:13

I regard this to be the definitive book on identifying and collecting WR Case knives. I had, as well as had several others, realized his talents on an old Case forum that was run by Shirley Boser, the (at that time) Case Historian. Steve seemed to have an answer for any question, problem, identification, or counterfeit just by looking at a picture. He is by FAR, THE go-to expert on Case knives.
We, as a group, nagged him until he wrote the book. I know Steve. And he knows everyone at Case that I know, which is a sizeable group. I am SO glad to have been part of the group who goaded and bullied and shamed him into authoring this work. I refer to it on almost a daily basis. If I can't find what I'm looking for, I just call him. He ALWAYS has time for me. What a great person he is. What a knowledgible man about Case Knives he is.
I am proud to call him a friend.
Get the book, if you don't already have it. It's indispensible to the serious collector.
LTA... Uncle Jim

Permalink Reply by Steve Pfeiffer on December 27, 2009 at 8:35

Hi Jim, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year!!!

Thanks for your kind words as always.

Have you heard from Shirley at all recently? I had sent her a copy of the book via Katies Shonts, but never heard back from her. Just wondering how she is doing and what she thought of the book.

In fact I sent signed copies to seven or eight other people at Case including Tom Arrowsmith and John Sullivan...never heard a peep in response from anyone.

Steve P.

Permalink Reply by Frank Evans on December 27, 2009 at 11:58

Ok Steve the cats out of the bag, if I mail you mine will you sign it!

Frank

Permalink Reply by Jim Prather on December 27, 2009 at 13:12

Hey, Steve. I hope 2010 is the happiest, most prosperous ever, for you!

Yes... Shirley called me this past week. Made Donna get me out of bed! She had to call at the crack of noon, and I guess she thought I'd had enough sleep.

She had just gotten back from an extended vacation in Costa Rica. She really had a great time. Said she was brown as a bear. They went deep sea fishing and she said their host cooked the fish they caught that night and the people were WONDERFUL to her! Hiking, sightseeing, swimming and just laying out in the Caribbean sun.

She didn't mention the book. We talked about personal stuff. I'm sure she'll send you a note, or call you.

I told her that I got Christmas cards from Lisa, Katie, Kathy, and Tom. She said that she had just mailed me one. She just got back the evening before, so she hadn't had much time to do ANYTHING!

We have discussed the book before, and she said that with the research you did at Case, it HAD to be a hit! And sure enough, it has turned into the collector's BIBLE for Case knives. I've never seen more complete information on Case knives.

I am so proud of you. I am most proud that you caved in to my and Ed's and Picklesimer's, and Theron's and Gary's constant nagging without an ounce of bloodshed! If you'll notice the names, you'll see that we are pretty big-time collectors, with a lot of knowledge between our collective ears. But we (collectively) can't hold a candle for you to, er, write by!

I hope this thing really sells well. When people start picking it up, and talking about it, I know it will. I sent an Email to Kevin Pipes, yesterday. Haven't heard anything yet, but I'm sure I will. That thing we talked about...

Good luck, my friend. I'll be talking to you.
Love to all... Jim