Are vintage knife collectors a dying breed? - iKnife Collector2024-03-29T15:42:20Zhttps://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/are-vintage-knife-collectors-a?groupUrl=vintageamericanknives&commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A28218&groupId=3181080%3AGroup%3A17788&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI love old knives, the older…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-09-09:3181080:Comment:14404422016-09-09T23:08:23.446ZMichael Squierhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/MichaelSquier
<p>I love old knives, the older the better. I have found turn of the last century knives are affordable to me and ive been adding to my collection. Im not young but Im not old either. Colecting antique anything will never go away, it may change a bit but someone will always keep the old stuff around. </p>
<p>I love old knives, the older the better. I have found turn of the last century knives are affordable to me and ive been adding to my collection. Im not young but Im not old either. Colecting antique anything will never go away, it may change a bit but someone will always keep the old stuff around. </p> Well said Jan and I agree wit…tag:iknifecollector.com,2014-07-19:3181080:Comment:11676022014-07-19T20:35:39.015ZSteve Hannerhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/HogHanner
<p>Well said Jan and I agree with what you said "What seems to amaze me is watching the evolution of them " That truly is the exciting part for some of us we have witnessed changes in the industry over great time periods and it is still evolving and changing and in my opinion more exciting than ever!</p>
<p>Well said Jan and I agree with what you said "What seems to amaze me is watching the evolution of them " That truly is the exciting part for some of us we have witnessed changes in the industry over great time periods and it is still evolving and changing and in my opinion more exciting than ever!</p> I do see the customs coming o…tag:iknifecollector.com,2014-07-19:3181080:Comment:11670642014-07-19T03:06:24.962ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p>I do see the customs coming on stronger than ever. Both in fixed and folders. Finding a good maker these does doesn't mean 1000 + for your knife. 200-300 range will get you quality in steel and materials.</p>
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<p>Tacticals as they were originally produced did not catch on as well as expected</p>
<p> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770417022?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770417022?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="147"></img></a> Next came the first of the cross overs. Sort of Tactical but with…</p>
<p>I do see the customs coming on stronger than ever. Both in fixed and folders. Finding a good maker these does doesn't mean 1000 + for your knife. 200-300 range will get you quality in steel and materials.</p>
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<p>Tacticals as they were originally produced did not catch on as well as expected</p>
<p> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770417022?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="147" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770417022?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="147" class="align-left"/></a>Next came the first of the cross overs. Sort of Tactical but with more appeal to traditional material collectors and users </p>
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<p>Then some of the companies learned to do them with style and quality</p>
<p>What seems to amaze me is watching the evolution of them </p>
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<p>The traditional is still going strong. There will always be traditionalists among us.</p>
<p>First considered the only "right" knife. Then they once were considered the knives you buy after tacticals. These days I see many folks, men and women, that appreciate both styles and have a good mix in their collections.</p>
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<p>I dont see any of the options available in any of these styles going anywhere. I just see the traditional makers reaching out to capture both sides of the field. Even some of the traditionally tactical companies are doing it. CRKT had a line of traditional now. Just makes business sense.</p> Well the market is changing f…tag:iknifecollector.com,2014-07-19:3181080:Comment:11671412014-07-19T02:30:20.708ZSteve Hannerhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/HogHanner
<p>Well the market is changing for sure and while Tactical, is still strong, there has been a great return to traditional patterns as well as Vintage stock. Fixed blades are hanging in there and have a following, mostly in the custom market.</p>
<p>Well the market is changing for sure and while Tactical, is still strong, there has been a great return to traditional patterns as well as Vintage stock. Fixed blades are hanging in there and have a following, mostly in the custom market.</p> Obviously trends exist, but d…tag:iknifecollector.com,2014-07-18:3181080:Comment:11668912014-07-18T18:07:19.088ZWaggoner, Alanhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/WaggonerAlan
<p>Obviously trends exist, but desire and resources available to feed the desire of a person's interests when it comes to collecting, affect the supply and demand and is driven by the same for everything that is out there to buy! Personally I like the older knives best.</p>
<p>Obviously trends exist, but desire and resources available to feed the desire of a person's interests when it comes to collecting, affect the supply and demand and is driven by the same for everything that is out there to buy! Personally I like the older knives best.</p> I think antique/vintage mint…tag:iknifecollector.com,2013-04-25:3181080:Comment:8389002013-04-25T21:50:00.606ZSue OldsWidowhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/SueOldsWidow
<p>I think antique/vintage mint -near mint knife collectors are a rare breed and numbers are limited in this day and time.</p>
<p>I think antique/vintage mint -near mint knife collectors are a rare breed and numbers are limited in this day and time.</p> Hmmm, I don't know. Here's wh…tag:iknifecollector.com,2012-09-05:3181080:Comment:6854532012-09-05T06:25:45.115ZCraig Henryhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/CraigHenry
<p>Hmmm, I don't know. Here's what I'm seeing/reading around and about.....</p>
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<p>It seems to me there's quite a few companies making "traditional" folders. Just go down the list of knife companies at Smokey Mountain Knife works for example. Both American and foreign made. Actually tons of traditional knives. </p>
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<p>Actually, I've been surprised as to how many "younger" guys on other various forums have said things like; "I'm switching to traditional folders, I didn't think I…</p>
<p>Hmmm, I don't know. Here's what I'm seeing/reading around and about.....</p>
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<p>It seems to me there's quite a few companies making "traditional" folders. Just go down the list of knife companies at Smokey Mountain Knife works for example. Both American and foreign made. Actually tons of traditional knives. </p>
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<p>Actually, I've been surprised as to how many "younger" guys on other various forums have said things like; "I'm switching to traditional folders, I didn't think I ever would!", "Almost all of my buying lately is traditional slipjoints!", etc, etc.</p>
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<p>And companies like Great Eastern Cutlery have a way of "sucking you in"! I can't believe how many "younger" guys have been buying GEC knives. Also Boker and Case.</p>
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<p>So I don't know. I used to collect "tacticals" for a spell and they completely left me cold after a while and now I'm back to traditional knives from now on. So I see a pretty bright future for traditional knives in general. But that's just my opinion.</p> I believe that vintage knife…tag:iknifecollector.com,2012-09-04:3181080:Comment:6852642012-09-04T21:41:32.361ZJohn DiIennohttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JohnDiIenno
<p>I believe that vintage knife collecting is in it's infancy stage. American's are proud of their heritage and the knife making industry helped to shape this nation. Vintage knives are true Americana and because of this there will always be a demand for them. Yes there are some patterns and makes that are hard to find but there are also hundreds of millions of vintage knives that are still out there to be had. Besides that there will be more interest and activity in the future due to the vast…</p>
<p>I believe that vintage knife collecting is in it's infancy stage. American's are proud of their heritage and the knife making industry helped to shape this nation. Vintage knives are true Americana and because of this there will always be a demand for them. Yes there are some patterns and makes that are hard to find but there are also hundreds of millions of vintage knives that are still out there to be had. Besides that there will be more interest and activity in the future due to the vast amount of information online and the fact that you can jump on a computer in an instant and make a purchase. 20 years ago we didn't have knife collecting websites like this one for collectors to share information and pics. Early collectors had to pound the pavement and work hard to acquire a top shelf knife and you had to know where to go to find them. Collections stayed in tact for the most part even when they changed hands. Nowadays collections are getting thinned out and broken up and spread around. I don't think vintage collectors are a dying breed. But I do think that collections today will look a lot different then they did say 25 or 30 years ago. The really good knives will be harder to come by and when they come around you will have to reach deep into your pocket.</p> I agree with Rob!
Very well…tag:iknifecollector.com,2012-06-23:3181080:Comment:6516822012-06-23T14:58:19.154ZScott Rauberhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/TripleF
<p>I agree with Rob! </p>
<p>Very well said, especially the portion pointing out that we had little sense anout nostalgia when we were younger. <br/>There's some sort of spiritual magic when you can be taken back in time with a given item!</p>
<p>I agree with Rob! </p>
<p>Very well said, especially the portion pointing out that we had little sense anout nostalgia when we were younger. <br/>There's some sort of spiritual magic when you can be taken back in time with a given item!</p> I wouldn't give up on the nex…tag:iknifecollector.com,2011-04-15:3181080:Comment:2702362011-04-15T03:32:59.804ZRob Gregghttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/RobGregg
<p>I wouldn't give up on the next generations of knife collectors. Very few of us had much of a sense of nostalgia in our younger days. But most all of us in time come to appreciate a fine example of an old collectible. And lets face it almost everything now-a-days is collectible. A young friend of mine started out trying to collect license plates from all 50 states for the year he was born. (1968) He did pretty well at first sticking to that goal. But it didn't take long before he couldn't…</p>
<p>I wouldn't give up on the next generations of knife collectors. Very few of us had much of a sense of nostalgia in our younger days. But most all of us in time come to appreciate a fine example of an old collectible. And lets face it almost everything now-a-days is collectible. A young friend of mine started out trying to collect license plates from all 50 states for the year he was born. (1968) He did pretty well at first sticking to that goal. But it didn't take long before he couldn't stand it any longer and his collection began to grow with older and older plates. Been awhile since I talked to him, but at last count he had more then 300. It's the same with knife collecting. The "now" generation may start their collections with Spyderco's or maybe A/O Kershaws, but eventually they'll realize that there are WWI and WWII military knives that fit into the Tach category and they like my young friend won't be able to stand it. From there it might be Scout/Camp knives in general. Then they'll aquire a certain brand of one of those they particularly like and they'll be like, heck I'd sure like to have me a few more of these Camillus or Kabar, etc... knives. Sound familiar anyone? There was a point in time when I was dead reckoned on collecting nothing but Toothpicks. Yah right! No, I wouldn't give up on the next generations of knife collectors. If anything I see them to some degree being more aggresive collectors of the older knives then we are. Can't none of us take 'em with us, so there's bound to be an ample supply for many years to come. That's how I see it anyway.</p>