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Comment by George R Naugle 57 minutes ago

As to the original post I made regarding a knife on Ebay purporting to be an original bullet knife model  R193, I would stay away from this one.  While the price seems reasonable to cheap for an original 1920s vintage bullet knife, I believe this is not one, but is either a fantasy knife or a counterfeit.  

Comment by George R Naugle 1 hour ago

My apologies for my fat fingers on the keyboard.  The single blade bullet knife below is a model R 1253.

Comment by George R Naugle 1 hour ago

This one is an original R 1254 single blade.  It was reputed to be Al Capone's favorite.

Comment by George R Naugle 1 hour ago

Actually the series that started in 1982 is a series of reproductions.  The original bullet knives were produced and sold mostly in the 1920s and early 1930s.  If in good condition, the originals can be quite valuable, selling for prices approaching $2000 or even more.  A couple of the originals were single blade, but most were two blade knives.

I have two references to the originals.  I can find none issued with the R 193 stamp.  Not sure where this one came from, but it is suspect.  The only R 193 knife I can find in my references is a teardrop jack knife with a spear and a punch blade.  

I have a complete collection of all of the repro bullet knives, started when the first one came out in 1982.  Still working on the originals, but can't afford some of them that are in near mint or mint condition.

Here is a photo of some of my older remingtons:

Comment by Kevin D 2 hours ago

G'morning George

I make NO clains to being knowledgeable about bullet knives at all....\

But just to the common everyday person, The bullet knives started in 1982, right?  I found a poster that showed every bullet knife issued up through 2012.  The VAST majority of them were multi-bladed (mostly 2).  The few that had single blades did not match the description of what I saw in the auction.  There were a couple of toothpicks (obvious 'no'), a coke-bottle, and a couple of other designs that did not match.

At least for the first 30 years of bullet knives, I see nothing even close.

Comment by George R Naugle 2 hours ago

I saw a knife listed  on Ebay this morning that purports to be an original remington bullet knife # R193.  The problem I have is that there is no such original bullet knife of that number or design in any of my references.  Any thoughts?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/176795252778?itmmeta=01JHZ7QZJV6TKJ67XZ578...

Comment by George R Naugle on May 27, 2024 at 7:53

some of the "Rmington" knives for sale on Ebay are made in China.  Some are not describes as such, and some have "PRC" on the blade.  Be careful.

Comment by George R Naugle on April 29, 2024 at 6:48

Just an aside:  I think these two new knives are being made by Bear and son.

Comment by George R Naugle on April 29, 2024 at 6:41

2023 (hawkbill) is the bottom one.  2024 (waterfowler) is the top.

Comment by George R Naugle on April 27, 2024 at 8:51

Remington is back.  Two new year knives are available; 2023 and 2024.  The 2023 is a hawkbill with red bone-type scales.  The 2024 knife is called a "waterfowler."  It has two blades, a guthook, and yellow bone-type scales.  Smoky Mountain has them.

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