Wow, this is an active community.  That is awesome!  My first knife was found with a metal detector when I was probably 10 years old.  I think I dug up half the front yard finding rusty nails, a couple of coins, and a cub scout knife that was caked in mud.  It is sitting on my night stand 30 years later, minus all the mud.  There is no name on the knife that I can find, but there is the Cub Scout emblem.  I also inherited a pristine fixed blade hunting knife with a stag handle from my grandfather.  Not sure of monetary value, but I keep it in my safe for sentimental value.  I'm a picker (antiques, not guitars) and a friend's husband passed away about a year ago.  She doesn't trust anyone else to help her sell his knife collection, so she asked me to help.  I told her I know next to nothing about knives, but I would try.  I got a book, The Official Price Guide to Collector Knives, 15th Edition which as helped tremendously.  However, I have several Winchesters and Remingtons that are not tang stamped.  I'm sure I'll be asking those in the forums about that.  Also, a lot of Canton picture knives.  A LOT of Case Tested XX knives too.  I have found most of those in the price guide.  I'm waiting on another Case book and a Fight'n Rooster book.  Next time I see her, I will try to get some pictures of the knives.