EK Commando questions

You most definitely have a very, very rare Richmond knife and sheath that should command over 300 USD if you have the box, paperwork and waxpaper wrapping.
 
I’m glad Dad has had it in his safe ever since I went off to Uni —soon after buying the knife in 1991.

I usually pull it out (when I visit), and still like fondling it.

It might be time to bring it home to hang out with my CRKs and Busses.
 
Since I managed to get one in Australia, you’re bound to be able to find one in the US.

I’m glad my Dad and Uncle had knife books that talked about Ek, and that I had enough cash on me to buy my Model 5 when I saw it on a table at a gun show.

It was pure luck that I remembered what I had read about Ek, and that the Ek I bought turned out to be both a good and interesting knife.
 
Sorry, I meant, I wish they were still being made in general as it's a really nice design and I'd like easy access to new ones so I woudln't have to use my nice Effinghams
 
Hi Guys,

Thanks for all of the information. I don't think that I'm going to worry to much about the guard being loose.
It is a bead blasted blade, shows some rub marks where the grind lines meet.I think that it's from the sheath. The knife has been used, I have to sharpen the tip quite a bit, it looks like it hit something hard like a rock. Big dent and not even close to being sharp.

This one is a user not a collecter, don't have the box, just the sheath.
Picked it up for $5.00 at a garage sale last weekend. I'm going to sharpen it up and use it as a camp knife.

Thanks again for all the help.

Bruceter
 
Maybe shouldn't bring this old thread back to the top, but am hoping some of the same people will see this and reply. I have two Richmond EKs that were purchased, probably, in 1992. They are Desert Storm commemoratives. One is the #5 Bowie and the other is a small boot/dagger type. The blades are covered with a tan coating and the sheaths are tan cordura. Both are mint in their original boxes with all the original paperwork. Can somebody give me an idea as to their market value and desirability amongst EK collectors?
 
the Commemoratives are not worth much more than other knives from the same manufacturer and the same time period. What's really collectable are the rare limited runs like and those with serial numbers which were made only during John Ek's working life at his factory.
 
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