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Comment by Gus Marsh on August 25, 2011 at 11:17

I have two addition knife books I use; one is Remington Cutlery Catalog No. C30 and Remington Bullet Knives by Mel Brewster. Mel and I were best friends; we would always meet at the Great Western Show hunting down old knives and talking about the good old days. I see Mel’s book up on Amazon for $175.00 these days, Mel must be turning over in his grave.

Comment by Gus Marsh on August 25, 2011 at 9:49

This is the Remington Bullet Knife 2000 Navigator, Model R-1630 Lockback. The spear blade is made of 440 stainless steel, tempered to a Rockwell hardness of 56-59. The liners are made of non-rusting brass and the handles are made of Delrin imitation bone. It comes with a single nickel silver bolster with the name Remington etched in both sides of the bolster. This knife was manufactured by Camillus and assembled by skilled American craftsmen right here in the U.S.A. 

Comment by Billy Oneale on August 24, 2011 at 22:54

I have both books also. I have been getting most of the Bullet knives on Ebay for close to the original price they sold for.

Comment by Gus Marsh on August 24, 2011 at 14:28

Billy – I use the Official Price Guide to Collector Knives, 15th edition by Houston Price & Mark Zalesky, published in 2008 when buying. When selling, I use the Remington Knives Past & Present by Ron Stewart & Roy Ritchie, it was published in 2005 before the big melt down.

Comment by Gus Marsh on August 24, 2011 at 10:22

This is the Remington Bullet Knife 1999 Ranch Hand, Model R-103. The clip and pen blades are made of 440 stainless steel, tempered to a Rockwell hardness of 56-59. The liners are made of non-rusting brass and the handles are made of Delrin imitation bone. It comes with double nickel silver bolsters. This knife was manufactured by Camillus and assembled by skilled American craftsmen right here in the U.S.A. 

Comment by Billy Oneale on August 23, 2011 at 20:27

Gus, I had noticed a mistake or two in the Remington Knives, Past and Present. Not nearly as many as your making us aware of. It's good that you made us aware and pointed these out. I use that book as a reference for pricing when looking to buy one. They have been going for a lot less than the book represents lately. Of course the value depends on the market.

Comment by Gus Marsh on August 23, 2011 at 19:37

William – In the Official Price Guide to Collector Knives, 15th Edition by Houston Price & Mark Zalesky, in the middle of page 360, the R1613, 5 inch, Toothpick Round Shield with Bone is $2,500. It also says examine a cartridge shield R1613 very carefully before purchase. Many have been counterfeited and some believe that none were ever produced by Remington.

Comment by William Bernstein on August 23, 2011 at 17:57

It has some spots but also has the factory edges, full etch, and punch bluing.

Comment by William Bernstein on August 23, 2011 at 17:45

My new (old) R4243 Scout knife

Comment by William Bernstein on August 23, 2011 at 13:54

@ Gus on the book mistakes re: R1613 - Also if you look in the vintage section at the bottom left of page 95, R1613 is illustrated with the bullet shield the value: $2,500 Bullet.    But in the right column, second from the bottom, R1613 is listed again but now illustrated with a round shield and the the value:  $2,750 Bullet.

 

My question: are there Bullet Knives with round shields that are more valuable than bullet knives with bullet shields or are these more mistakes in the book?

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