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Permalink Reply by Ricky L McConnell on September 16, 2013 at 20:28

Hi all,

          I have enjoyed all the comments in this post. Bobby , I am also fairly new to knife collecting. I was overwhelmed by the variety and cost of some knives. Don't be afraid to buy some different brands that catch your eye, and you may buy one knife, and say I like that pattern let's by some more of that one, maybe  the same brand, or different brands. I recently bought a Schrade 293 trapper on ebay from 1980. I liked the knives from that year and the handles on those knives, so I just bought a muskrat pattern from the same year with the same handles. It does help to read as much as you can and research the knives you want to buy. For instance I know what other knives from the 1980 collection to look for by looking at an old Schrade catalog posted on the net.  The guys on here are very helpfull and have collected a long time. I have found it to be a very friendly place to talk and learn about knives. My only problem with knife collecting is I don't have the money to buy every knife  I see, but I want to buy every knife I see, it is hard to pace yourself ! .

 

                               Ricky McConnell

Permalink Reply by Shlomo ben Maved on September 16, 2013 at 22:53

I've narrowed it done even further--anything with a sharpened edge.\

Tomahawks, axes, hatchets, spears, arrowheads, swords, knives etc. all count whether made from steel, ceramics, flint or obsidian.

James Cole said:

In my forty plus years of collecting, I have narrowed the field to two types of knives to concentrate on: fixed blades and floders.

Permalink Reply by Clay Strong on September 16, 2013 at 23:14

Yeah well, I was thinking I might need to see a "shrink" (cain't spell si ki a trist) about my knife addiction, But, I'm having trouble finding one who'll talk knives.

Shlomo ben Maved said:

I've narrowed it done even further--anything with a sharpened edge.\

Tomahawks, axes, hatchets, spears, arrowheads, swords, knives etc. all count whether made from steel, ceramics, flint or obsidian.

James Cole said:

In my forty plus years of collecting, I have narrowed the field to two types of knives to concentrate on: fixed blades and floders.

Permalink Reply by Pat Kennedy on October 11, 2013 at 23:30

I took action on the suggestion to label the individual knives in my collection and created a Word document template on business card-sized information cards that are easy to fill out, and includes the NKCA grading criteria on the back side of the card. If anyone wants the template, I can email it to you free of charge on request. Also thinking of making a coil-bound recordkeeping booklet to maintain an accurate inventory of knives in the collection, to include value and amplified data. The photo is my new cabinet and Whittler collection displayed with information cards.

Permalink Reply by Bobby Horn on October 12, 2013 at 4:48

Nice, I would like that template. Send me a friend request and I will approve it.

Permalink Reply by Ken Spielvogel on October 12, 2013 at 7:03

Very nice Pat, and well organized.

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by John McCain on October 23, 2013 at 1:37

I collect primarily Case knives because they mean something to me. Growing up on a farm in Illinois I carried a Case knife in my pocket even as a kid. My dad always had one in his pocket, and my grandad always had his melon knife on him. My older brother,who has a knife collection as big as mine, tends to collect whatever he finds unusual or what catches his eye,especially knives with different or unusual opening mechanisms.I drool over his collection, and he drools over mine. Go figure.I also wanted to collect fixed blades,but the ones I wanted,for the most part, I couldn't afford.Since I couldn't afford to buy them, I decided to try making one-and one more-,etc.:} :).I have advertising knives,military knives,vintage,new, foreign,folders, fixed blades,etc.etc.I never met a knife I didn't like, I'm afraid.Some collect to a pattern or brand,and some collect with no discernible method to their madness.Just go with what floats your boat, and don't worrry about it.

 

 

Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on October 23, 2013 at 6:31

No doubt, John has described me perfectly. I collect with no discernible method to my madness.

In fact I see in most of these post on what to collect is pretty cut and dry,  Over time we try to collect a certain pattern or brand  but end up with a  collection "with no discernible method to [its] madness"  as  John McCain put it.

Those with a   discernible method to their madness.  seem to collect on value and are more likely to be those who  buy and sell on regular basis. They will have a few prized possession but most of the other knives  will be gone if the price or trade is right without little or no remorse.  Many are actually bought for the purpose of resell. Regardless of the volume of sells and trades I see this group of collectors as dealers.  Some who are good at it, make a decent profit.

Those who buy regardless of value are those who buy out of love, lust or just on a whim will often  have a bigger collection with a larger variety but for the value minded collector it will be seen as an accumulation of knives and not a true collection. 

I'm sure I fall into this group.  The people in the first group love me because they can sell stuff to me! They also hate me because I tend to accumulate and not sell stuff, including stuff they would buy from me to resell, if they could.

(They'll need to come to my estate sell where they get it on the cheap -- but they have to out live me!  As the saying goes: "He who dies with the most knives win!")

And before anyone says anything, there is nothing wrong with either group.  In fact both groups need to exist within the hobby in order for ti survive. Furthermore some people fall in both groups or drift between the groups over time "with no discernible method to their madness."

Permalink Reply by Ken Spielvogel on October 23, 2013 at 6:49

Again, Tobias, very well said.

FeaturedPermalink Reply by Jeremy B. Buchanan on August 31, 2016 at 20:31

I have gone through different phases of collecting throughout my years of collecting. I collected stockman knives for a while, Case pocket knives for a while, but mostly folding knives. Recently, I have been buying more fixed blades than anything else. I say, collect what you feel like at the time. If you can settle on one type or brand, good for you. If you want to collect whatever strikes your fancy, good for you.

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