Dr. pattern with spatula

[Mongo]

Greetings all,
Hello, my name is Mongo and I have a weakness for the Dr. pattern with spatula. I prefer stag but will settle for jigged bone.

Now that is out on the table, I must relay my most recent knife show experience at the Badger knife show this past weekend in Janesville Wisconsin. This pattern is one that I carefully look for whenever I find knives, be they at a knife show or even the lowly gun show. I saw only two examples that came close to tripping my trigger: first a Remington single blade only but with beautiful dark brown jigged bone. The second a Crandle (?) blade w/ spatula in a mocha jigged bone. (had a bent spatula too!) First knife was being offered at $300, the second was "being let go" at a mere $500. :grumpy:

Now, I have several stag Dr. w/ spatula knives... and all of them together didn't cost me even $300. So, did I find two RARE examples, or was my chain and/or leg or two being severely yanked?

 

[knarfeng]

Isn't pulling Mongo's chain just a bit like shooting Mongo?

 

[cj65]

I think those prices were a little bold. I love my Dr. knife. I always pocket it when I am checking meat on the grill. That slim razor sharp spear blade makes bbq special for me. I always get comments from my kids. I always end up using that knife to eat with too. It has become a ritual. I usually do not use my slipjoints for dining, but bbq is different. It is too familiar not to do it now. This is one time that I like Case's stainless steel.

 

[Bastid]

I pick them up when I can, but those prices seem a little high.
Last Rem I picked up was a bone two blader in excellent+ for 200. There seems to be a demand for them and I have noticed prices on the rise over the last 5 or 6 years though.