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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?

Comment by Gus Marsh on August 23, 2011 at 9:39

This is the Remington Bullet Knife 1998 Hunter-Trader-Trapper, Model R-293. The long clip and spear 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 is banana shape with double nickel silver bolsters. This knife was manufactured by Camillus and assembled by skilled American craftsmen right here in the U.S.A. My grandfather, who lived in Northern Minnesota all his life, would have loved this knife.

Comment by Gus Marsh on August 22, 2011 at 14:28

Another problem with the Remington Knives Past & Present book by Stewart and Ritchie is a typo. On the top of page 295, the Remington 15th Anniversary Bullet knife, it says the model number is R4466, when it should be R4468. A small typo, but things like this are important for people doing research in the future on Remington Knives.

Comment by Gus Marsh on August 22, 2011 at 9:39

This is the Remington Bullet Knife 1997 Lumberjack, Model R-4468. The spey and muskrat 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 imitation cocobola. This knife has equal end, nickel silver bolsters on both ends. It was manufactured by Camillus and assembled by skilled American craftsmen right here in the U.S.A.

Comment by Gus Marsh on August 19, 2011 at 9:40

This is the Remington 15th Anniversary Bullet Knife R4468 from 1997, “The Lumberjack”. This knife possesses genuine smooth bone handles with sterling bullet shield. The pile side of this knife is beautifully laser engraved with the 15th anniversary logo. The bone handles are nested between rung nickel silver bolsters and real brass liners. As always, the Bullet reproductions use 440 stainless steel, hardened and tempered to a Rockwell tough reading of 56 to 59. This knife was manufactured and assembled by Camillus with some of the most skilled American craftsman, but sold by Remington.

Comment by Gus Marsh on August 18, 2011 at 14:43

I don’t know if I trust the book Remington Knives Past & Present by Ron Stewart and Roy Ritchie any more. I just found a second big mistake, wrong picture and wrong text. On the bottom of page 268 it shows a Remington R1613, when it should be showing a Remington R1615T. If you look back on the top of page 261, you will see the photo and text for the R1613. Both the photo and text are correct on that page. The photo and text are wrong on the bottom of page 268. I mailed another letter to Collector Books today, but as I found out, they are going out of business around the end of this year.

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