Rollie Seibold

Male

New Smyrna Beach, FL

United States

User/Collector

Profile Information:

How did you hear about iKnifeCollector?
No
Do you currently subscribe to any knife publication (offline)
No
How long have you collected knives?
1-2 years
Favorite Kind of Knives
switchblades
About Me
I am 69 years old......gun and knife (new) collector......retired executive......writer of sorts
Interests
Proxibid and other auction sites
Other Hobbies
old cars and stuff(any) that I can resell on E-bay for fun

Comment Wall:

  • Jan Carter

    Mar 24, 2012

  • Gerald Hines

    Welcome to iKnife

    Mar 24, 2012

  • J.J. Smith III

    Mar 24, 2012

  • Billy Oneale

    Welcome to iKC!

    Mar 24, 2012

  • stephen tungate

    we are glad to have you with us rollie find a group or two or three and have some fun there is many great collectors and knife makers here......

    Mar 24, 2012

  • Ron Cooper

    Mar 25, 2012

  • Lee Saunders

    Yesterday the note I sent was really limited as an attachment to the friend request.  Anyway, I think the guy that wrote the book woud say to accept the wobble as part of the aging process if it is not too bad.  And he's an expert.

    They are such delicate internals and I just don't think there are many people in the U.S. that have experience with the springs.  What did the guys in France say because I was thinking France, Italy or Germany might be the best places.

    I read an article of a guys visit to Italy and he shipped a broken knife over to the hotel he was going to stay in because he didn't want to carry it on the plane.  Took the knife to a dingy little shop where he got it fixed by some guy that looked to be 90+ years old. 

    I have 2 knives with minor wobbles and after talking with the writer of the switchblade book I am going to leave them alone.  For now.

    Apr 23, 2012

  • Lee Saunders

    I understand.  Sometimes learning the rules takes awhile...at least for me.

    You can check this site http://www.antiqueamericanswitchblades.com/How_to_Order.html

     

    If you like American Switchblades I recommend Mark's book.  It is now my knife bible.  And I have bought knives from him too.  And he has become nice enough to answer some of my dumb questions...and I ask a few!  He may know someone who works on them but like I said before they are just so damn delicate. 

     Sometimes i think of buing a few mucked up knives, take them apart and see if I can learn anything myself.

    Apr 27, 2012

  • Ron Cooper

    May 1, 2012