The man who taught me knifemaking passed away a couple of years ago, and as his wife was cleaning out his shop she found a knife behind a file cabinet. It is stamped Collins Legitimus #870, Made in Germany,has a stamp of a crown with a hammer in a hand, and has an upswept blade. Overall length of the knife is 26". Handle is approx. 7" long. Anyone know anything about these knives, I have never seen one before. (She is going to sell it, but has no idea of it's value.
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Collins Legitimus knife
- Thread starter Teknotchr
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Collins is a good company. The German mark is confusing, I've seen it before, but don't if it was for Collins, or was a case of TradeMark kidnapping(Collins was a famous name in the tool biz, and had their marks stolen quite a bit).
Pricing can be a bit weird, their American made stuff does well. I'd guess $20-30 for this one, because of the odd marking. I'd Ebay it too, because the machete market is small, it's best to advertise to a broad market.
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Pricing can be a bit weird, their American made stuff does well. I'd guess $20-30 for this one, because of the odd marking. I'd Ebay it too, because the machete market is small, it's best to advertise to a broad market.
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