Need a little help from the experts. - iKnife Collector2024-03-28T23:00:23Zhttps://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/need-a-little-help-from-the-experts?groupUrl=kabarclub&commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1668334&groupId=3181080%3AGroup%3A12157&feed=yes&xn_auth=noan interesting discussion on…tag:iknifecollector.com,2021-02-27:3181080:Comment:16750122021-02-27T18:17:48.105ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p>an interesting discussion on counterfeits <a href="https://iknifecollector.com/profiles/blog/show?id=3181080%3ABlogPost%3A1058149&commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1059259" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://iknifecollector.com/profiles/blog/show?id=3181080%3ABlogPost%3A1058149&commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1059259</a></p>
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<p>an interesting discussion on counterfeits <a href="https://iknifecollector.com/profiles/blog/show?id=3181080%3ABlogPost%3A1058149&commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1059259" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://iknifecollector.com/profiles/blog/show?id=3181080%3ABlogPost%3A1058149&commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1059259</a></p>
<p> </p> I figured as much. And I don…tag:iknifecollector.com,2021-02-19:3181080:Comment:16683342021-02-19T15:41:34.214Zd. freemanhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/dfreeman
<p>I figured as much. And I don't have much of a problem with any of that... There's even a couple of guys online who do a very nice job of "saving" old, U.S. made knives by expertly re handling them--cleaning them up a bit... But they are up front about it.</p>
<p>For me, knives are a new thing. Well, not really "new," per se, but I'm new to buying and selling them. Mostly, my knives are tools for my shop, and interesting pieces, that I daily carry, for shitz and gigs.</p>
<p>I'm a former…</p>
<p>I figured as much. And I don't have much of a problem with any of that... There's even a couple of guys online who do a very nice job of "saving" old, U.S. made knives by expertly re handling them--cleaning them up a bit... But they are up front about it.</p>
<p>For me, knives are a new thing. Well, not really "new," per se, but I'm new to buying and selling them. Mostly, my knives are tools for my shop, and interesting pieces, that I daily carry, for shitz and gigs.</p>
<p>I'm a former musician though, with 35 years experience with guitars of all types. With guitars, especially, "original and correct," make the guitar more valuable--even if it's non-functional! And sadly, there is no shortage of scammers, who doctor a well-made counterfeit, to stack some coin...</p>
<p>Caveat emptor, I guess!</p>
<p>Anyway, thanks for the kind assistance!</p> That looks like a fun little…tag:iknifecollector.com,2021-02-19:3181080:Comment:16678342021-02-19T04:02:37.841Zdead_left_knife_guyhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/deadleftknifeguy
<p>That looks like a fun little piece to carry. I'm not a collector of more traditional patterns, for the most part anyway, but I'd say it's actually pretty common for repaired / rehandled knives to be sold as if in the original state. And really there's not a lot that can be done about it, from what I can tell, since so many repaired knives are sold by someone that didn't make the repair -- in the case of estate sales, for example, or just people who acquired and resold a knife, maybe among…</p>
<p>That looks like a fun little piece to carry. I'm not a collector of more traditional patterns, for the most part anyway, but I'd say it's actually pretty common for repaired / rehandled knives to be sold as if in the original state. And really there's not a lot that can be done about it, from what I can tell, since so many repaired knives are sold by someone that didn't make the repair -- in the case of estate sales, for example, or just people who acquired and resold a knife, maybe among a bunch of other items (eBay and flea markets, for example). </p>
<p>My very off-the-cuff response is that it's probably pretty common, but probably also mostly unintentional - if for no reason other than most people just aren't knife people.</p> My first thought, exactly.
If…tag:iknifecollector.com,2021-02-18:3181080:Comment:16673492021-02-18T19:30:51.715Zd. freemanhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/dfreeman
<p>My first thought, exactly.</p>
<p>If it were a more valuable knife, I might get prickly about being sold a repaired piece. But I really bought this to carry--so I'm not stressed about it.</p>
<p>How prevalent is the repair and "re-handling/re-scaling" of older knives, and then selling them as original?</p>
<p>My first thought, exactly.</p>
<p>If it were a more valuable knife, I might get prickly about being sold a repaired piece. But I really bought this to carry--so I'm not stressed about it.</p>
<p>How prevalent is the repair and "re-handling/re-scaling" of older knives, and then selling them as original?</p> Honestly, I assume we are tal…tag:iknifecollector.com,2021-02-18:3181080:Comment:16671912021-02-18T17:19:49.993ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p>Honestly, I assume we are talking about the shield, it could be as simple as it fell off and someone re-glued it. This is an extremely common occurrence with shields and super glue is a wonderful fix</p>
<p>Honestly, I assume we are talking about the shield, it could be as simple as it fell off and someone re-glued it. This is an extremely common occurrence with shields and super glue is a wonderful fix</p> I'm not familiar with this pa…tag:iknifecollector.com,2021-02-18:3181080:Comment:16667772021-02-18T06:22:40.574ZJim Johnsonhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JimJohnson
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I'm not familiar with this particular knife, but from all I can see it's just an error piece.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I'm not familiar with this particular knife, but from all I can see it's just an error piece.</span></p> Testing this post... Still ge…tag:iknifecollector.com,2021-02-17:3181080:Comment:16660602021-02-17T07:28:29.710Zd. freemanhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/dfreeman
<p>Testing this post... Still getting used to your interface.</p>
<p>Testing this post... Still getting used to your interface.</p>