Emerson 7V ??

Indiana Joe

Indiana Joe

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A buddy of mine just got his first Emerson; it was advertised as a V-grind.

He is not a member and he asked me a question that I was unclear about. Shouldn't the blade indicate the "V" like the box does?

Below are a few pictures.of his knife. It has BW on the blade, instead of the "V." Yet, the numbers match. It's not fake, is it?

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I believe that the "V" stands for V grind. The V grind has the tan handles and is different from the standard chisel grind of a regular CQC-7 which typically has black G-10
 
Exactly.
And this knife has the tan handle as well as a "V" box, yet the blade is not stamped with the V.
 
Is the blade actually V ground? I've never seen a CQC-7V without the marking indicating it on the blade. I have one myself and it has "CQC-7V" in the model area.
 
I will have him to check for the chisel grind.

The reason I threw out the word "fake" earlier is because of the matching serial numbers. In other words, if someone did a switcheroo then how does the number on the blade match the number on the sticker?
 
A V-grind. So the box's sticker matches the knife. It's just the marking on the blade that seems to be incorrect.

Would that make this particular folder more valuable to a collector?

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Indiana Joe said:
Would that make this particular folder more valuable to a collector?
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Probably not with this model, since it still says CQC-7 on it. The more valuable mismarked Emerson's are the small batch of bead blasted CQC-6's that were marked as "CQC-7" by an outside company before Ernie did his laser markings in house.
 
I've just learned that it was a misprint from the shop.

It is believed that there are 47 known to have been produced, between numbers 2668 and 2715.

Possibly grabbing from the wrong pile of blades and grinding them to a "V?" Not sure.
 
Gabe brings up a good point. Does a misprint on an Emerson cause an increase in its value? Or, is the misprint just a novelty?
 
I see you are trying to sell this knife on eBay $525 . Seems like a lot , any wiggle room on your price ?
 
Why on earth would a misprint on a production blade readily available and meant to be a working man's knife increase the value? Wishful thinking.
 
scoutchris said:
Why on earth would a misprint on a production blade readily available and meant to be a working man's knife increase the value? Wishful thinking.
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People collect things... Stamps, pennies, rocks. Not unheard of, do a little research on misprinted coins. The 1955 DDO Lincoln Cent is worth $1500 to some people, yes a 60 year old "penny".
 
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