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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
@ 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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I have been thinking about replacing one of my larger user lockback knives and I am leaning toward a 1990 Remington lockback with real bone handles. It has a sterling bullet. Anyone familuar with this model. Please let me know what y'all think about it.
The Remington Bullet Knife 1990 is a R1303 pattern lockback with bone handles. The shield on each knife is deeply stamped STERLING. These were made for and sold exclusively by Smokey Mountain Knife Works in Sevierville, Tennessee. They made 5,000 and the current value is $100.00 with box and papers. If there are any cracks, missing box or other knife defects, deduct 20%.
Silver Bullet Reproduction series of knives were made from 1988 to 2002. They all had genuine bone handles and inlaid “Bullet” shields of sterling silver. The shields on each of these knives is stamped STERLING. These were made for and sold exclusively by Smokey Mountain Knife Works in Sevierville, Tennessee.
This is the Remington Millennium Baby Bullet Knife 2000 Model R1173. The 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 buffalo horn and genuine pearl bullet shield. It comes with a single nickel silver bolster with the name Remington on one blade and Millennium Baby Bullet on the other. They also come with a serial number; this one is 1170. This knife was made for and sold exclusively by Smokey Mountain Knife Works in Sevierville, Tennessee.
GARY WELCOME TO THE REMINGTON COLLECTORS ! YOUR KNIVES ARE GREAT...WE HAVE A GOOD GROUP of COLLECTORS. WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY COMMENTS or INTERESTING SUBJECT MATTERS ON REMINGTON ITEMS... THANKS AGAIN, LOU
This is the Remington 2001 Bullet Knife Mariner R1615T toothpick pattern. The blade is made of stainless steel, tempered to a Rockwell hardness of 56-59. The liners are made of non-rusting brass and the handles are made of Tortoise Shell Celluloid. This knife was manufactured and assembled by skilled American craftsmen, right here in the U.S.A. I love the handles of this knife and the 2002 knife; wish I had purchased more when I had the chance.
I was cruising my local swap meet early Sunday morning and found a lady selling a box of old book, papers, etc. In the bottom of this box was a Remington Knife Catalogue No 4. It is 16 pages long, all in black and white. There are complete model numbers, even giving the model numbers for Stag, Pearl, Buffalo Horn, etc. My heart was beating faster and faster, when I asked her what was the price on the catalogue and she said $1.00. I could not pay her fast enough and get back to my truck. I can’t find a date on the catalogue but the address for Remington Arms Co on Cunard Building, 25 Broadway, New York. It looks old, has stains on the front and back cover, looks like it has been sitting in a drawer for many years.
This is the Remington Bullet Knife 2002 The Apprentice R295T with a muskrat and spey blades made of stainless steel, tempered to a Rockwell hardness of 56-59. The liners are made of non-rusting brass and the handles are made of Tortoise Shell Celluloid. This knife was manufactured and assembled by skilled American craftsmen, right here in the U.S.A. I love the handles of this knife and the 2001 knife; wish I had purchased more when I had the chance.
This is page 8 & 9 from the Remington Arms Company Catalogue No. C4 that I found at my local swap meet last Sunday. There are no Bullet knives in this catalogue; still trying to figure out what year this was published.
I think the Remington Arms Company Knife catalogue is from 1923 or 1924. The Remington RS3333 Boy Scout Knife was first produced in 1923 and it is on page 9 of this catalogue.
This is the Remington Bullet Poster Knife 20 Anniversary R1123. This knife was packaged in a collector’s tin, with artwork on the tin also by L.W. Duke. This knife features red and yellow Delrin handles with poster inlay, embossed golden bullet shield. The two blades are made of stainless steel and the spey blade is etched, tempered to a Rockwell hardness of 56-59. The liners are made of non-rusting brass. This 20th Anniversary Bullet Poster Knife was made right here in the U.S.A with the same high quality craftsmanship as previous Bullet Knives.
This is the Remington Bullet Knife 2003 The Pioneer R1178C. The blades of the R1178C are made of stainless steel, tempered to a Rockwell of 56-59. The liners are made of non-rusting brass. The handles are made of Cocobolo Wood. This knife was manufactured and assembled by skilled American craftsman, right here in the U.S.A.
This is the Remington Bullet Knife 2004 Old Reliable R103-B. The spear and pen blades are made of stainless steel, tempered to a Rockwell hardness of 56-59. The liners are made of non-rusting brass. The handles are made of genuine jig bone. This knife was manufactured and assembled by skilled American craftsman, right here in the U.S.A.
This is the Remington 2005 Maverick Bullet Knife, R4353B. The blades of this knife are made of stainless steel, tempered to a Rockwell hardness of 56-59. The liners are made of non-rusting brass and the handles are made of Genuine Jig Bone. Like most Remington products, this knife was manufactured and assembled by skilled American craftsman, right here in the U.S.A.
This is the Remington 2006 Bullet Knife Trail Boss, R-1273B. The Spear and Pen blades of this knife are made of stainless steel, tempered to a Rockwell hardness of 56-59. The liners are made of non-rusting brass and the handles are made of Genuine Jig Bone. The overall length is this knife, when closed is 5 ¼ inches. Like most Remington products, this knife is manufactured and assembled by skilled American craftsmen, right here in the U.S.A.
Billy, I do to but I am trying to replace a couple of my users. That Robeson is the one I was gonna replace with this bullet knife. I changed my mine, I'm gonna get a GEC large lockback to make the change. The Robeson is a Mt. Man with Amber scales and D2 steel blade.
I started trying to update my Remington list tonight and I have around 74 listed. I know that I haven't updated the last round of Bullet knives I bought from ebay. I didn't realize I had so many. Some of them are imports, but most are USA made. it is very time consuming trying to catalog all of the knives I have. I have all the Remington's in one bag, so at least I don't have to remember where I put them to double check them.
This is the Remington Bullet Veteran made in 2008 and dated on the tang. A Barlow pattern with a one-armed razor main blade and a pen blade. 3-1/2" closed with 2-1/2" razor blade and a 2" pen blade. Jigged bone handle and nickel silver bolster with the name Remington on the pile side bolster Like most Remington products, this knife is manufactured and assembled by skilled American craftsmen, right here in the U.S.A.
Gus Marsh
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.
Aug 18, 2011
Gus Marsh
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.
Aug 19, 2011
Gus Marsh
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.
Aug 22, 2011
Gus Marsh
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.
Aug 22, 2011
Gus Marsh
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.
Aug 23, 2011
William Bernstein
@ 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?
Aug 23, 2011
William Bernstein
Aug 23, 2011
William Bernstein
Aug 23, 2011
Gus Marsh
Aug 23, 2011
Billy Oneale
Aug 23, 2011
Gus Marsh
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.
Aug 24, 2011
Gus Marsh
Aug 24, 2011
Billy Oneale
Aug 24, 2011
Gus Marsh
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.
Aug 25, 2011
Gus Marsh
Aug 25, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
Aug 25, 2011
Gus Marsh
Aug 25, 2011
Gus Marsh
Aug 25, 2011
Gus Marsh
This is the Remington Millennium Baby Bullet Knife 2000 Model R1173. The 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 buffalo horn and genuine pearl bullet shield. It comes with a single nickel silver bolster with the name Remington on one blade and Millennium Baby Bullet on the other. They also come with a serial number; this one is 1170. This knife was made for and sold exclusively by Smokey Mountain Knife Works in Sevierville, Tennessee.
Aug 26, 2011
Gary Nelson
Aug 27, 2011
lou gerrick
Aug 27, 2011
Billy Oneale
Aug 27, 2011
Gus Marsh
This is the Remington 2001 Bullet Knife Mariner R1615T toothpick pattern. The blade is made of stainless steel, tempered to a Rockwell hardness of 56-59. The liners are made of non-rusting brass and the handles are made of Tortoise Shell Celluloid. This knife was manufactured and assembled by skilled American craftsmen, right here in the U.S.A. I love the handles of this knife and the 2002 knife; wish I had purchased more when I had the chance.
Aug 29, 2011
Gary Nelson
Aug 29, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
Aug 29, 2011
Gus Marsh
I was cruising my local swap meet early Sunday morning and found a lady selling a box of old book, papers, etc. In the bottom of this box was a Remington Knife Catalogue No 4. It is 16 pages long, all in black and white. There are complete model numbers, even giving the model numbers for Stag, Pearl, Buffalo Horn, etc. My heart was beating faster and faster, when I asked her what was the price on the catalogue and she said $1.00. I could not pay her fast enough and get back to my truck. I can’t find a date on the catalogue but the address for Remington Arms Co on Cunard Building, 25 Broadway, New York. It looks old, has stains on the front and back cover, looks like it has been sitting in a drawer for many years.
Aug 29, 2011
Billy Oneale
Aug 29, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
Aug 30, 2011
Gus Marsh
This is the Remington Bullet Knife 2002 The Apprentice R295T with a muskrat and spey blades made of stainless steel, tempered to a Rockwell hardness of 56-59. The liners are made of non-rusting brass and the handles are made of Tortoise Shell Celluloid. This knife was manufactured and assembled by skilled American craftsmen, right here in the U.S.A. I love the handles of this knife and the 2001 knife; wish I had purchased more when I had the chance.
Aug 30, 2011
Gus Marsh
This is page 8 & 9 from the Remington Arms Company Catalogue No. C4 that I found at my local swap meet last Sunday. There are no Bullet knives in this catalogue; still trying to figure out what year this was published.
Aug 30, 2011
Gus Marsh
I think the Remington Arms Company Knife catalogue is from 1923 or 1924. The Remington RS3333 Boy Scout Knife was first produced in 1923 and it is on page 9 of this catalogue.
Aug 30, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
Aug 30, 2011
Gus Marsh
This is the Remington Bullet Poster Knife 20 Anniversary R1123. This knife was packaged in a collector’s tin, with artwork on the tin also by L.W. Duke. This knife features red and yellow Delrin handles with poster inlay, embossed golden bullet shield. The two blades are made of stainless steel and the spey blade is etched, tempered to a Rockwell hardness of 56-59. The liners are made of non-rusting brass. This 20th Anniversary Bullet Poster Knife was made right here in the U.S.A with the same high quality craftsmanship as previous Bullet Knives.
Aug 31, 2011
Gary Nelson
Aug 31, 2011
Gus Marsh
This is the Remington Bullet Knife 2003 The Pioneer R1178C. The blades of the R1178C are made of stainless steel, tempered to a Rockwell of 56-59. The liners are made of non-rusting brass. The handles are made of Cocobolo Wood. This knife was manufactured and assembled by skilled American craftsman, right here in the U.S.A.
Sep 1, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
Sep 1, 2011
Gus Marsh
This is the Remington Bullet Knife 2004 Old Reliable R103-B. The spear and pen blades are made of stainless steel, tempered to a Rockwell hardness of 56-59. The liners are made of non-rusting brass. The handles are made of genuine jig bone. This knife was manufactured and assembled by skilled American craftsman, right here in the U.S.A.
Sep 2, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
Wow Gus, I love that style and genuine bone, keep them coming, please.
Sep 2, 2011
Billy Oneale
Sep 2, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
Sep 2, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
Sep 2, 2011
Gus Marsh
This is the Remington 2005 Maverick Bullet Knife, R4353B. The blades of this knife are made of stainless steel, tempered to a Rockwell hardness of 56-59. The liners are made of non-rusting brass and the handles are made of Genuine Jig Bone. Like most Remington products, this knife was manufactured and assembled by skilled American craftsman, right here in the U.S.A.
Sep 19, 2011
Gus Marsh
This is the Remington 2006 Bullet Knife Trail Boss, R-1273B. The Spear and Pen blades of this knife are made of stainless steel, tempered to a Rockwell hardness of 56-59. The liners are made of non-rusting brass and the handles are made of Genuine Jig Bone. The overall length is this knife, when closed is 5 ¼ inches. Like most Remington products, this knife is manufactured and assembled by skilled American craftsmen, right here in the U.S.A.
Sep 20, 2011
Billy Oneale
Sep 20, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
Sep 20, 2011
Billy Oneale
Sep 20, 2011
Billy Oneale
Sep 20, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
Sep 20, 2011
Billy Oneale
Sep 20, 2011
Gus Marsh
This is the Remington Bullet Veteran made in 2008 and dated on the tang. A Barlow pattern with a one-armed razor main blade and a pen blade. 3-1/2" closed with 2-1/2" razor blade and a 2" pen blade. Jigged bone handle and nickel silver bolster with the name Remington on the pile side bolster Like most Remington products, this knife is manufactured and assembled by skilled American craftsmen, right here in the U.S.A.
Sep 30, 2011