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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.

Comment by Gus Marsh on August 18, 2011 at 9:44

This is the 1996 Remington Bullet Knife Trail Hand R3843 with five blades. This is a popular scout knife pattern. The blades of the R3843 are made of 440 Stainless steel, tempered to a Rockwell hardness of 56-59. Liners are made of non-rusting brass. It has durable Delrin jigged handles, double nickel silver bolsters, pin end and a bail. This knife came with either a cartridge or bullet shield, the model number is the same for both knives, this is the cartridge shield model. This knife was made by Camillus and sold by Remington.

Comment by Gus Marsh on August 17, 2011 at 15:08

Sad news, I called Collector Books in Paducah, KY today to talk about the error in the Remington Knives Past & Present by Ron Stewart and Roy Ritchie. They asked me to please send them a letter stating the problem; she also told me that they would be out-of-business this December 2011 or January 2012. If you have ever wanted a Remington Knives Past & Present book, you should order one before the end of this year.

Comment by Gus Marsh on August 17, 2011 at 9:32

This is the 1996 Remington Bullet Knife Trail Hand R3843 with five blades. This is a popular scout knife pattern. The blades of the R3843 are made of 440 Stainless steel, tempered to a Rockwell hardness of 56-59. Liners are made of non-rusting brass. It has durable Delrin jigged handles, double nickel silver bolsters, pin end and a bail. This knife came with either a cartridge or bullet shield, the model number is the same for both knives, this is the bullet shield model. This knife was made by Camillus and sold by Remington.

Comment by Gus Marsh on August 16, 2011 at 10:30

This is the 1995 Remington Bullet knife Master Guide R1273. The long spear blade is 4 ¼ inches long and the long pen blade is 3 inches long, made of 440 stainless steel, tempered to a Rockwell hardness of 56-59. Liners are made of non-rusting brass. Durable Delrin handles jigged to look like bone; this knife was made by Camillus and sold by Remington. The over all length is 5 ¼ inches long. This knife is Banana shape, double nickel silver bolsters, pin end. This is a very close copy of the original R1273 except for the stainless steel blades and Delrin handles.

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