Fight'n Rooster "Scam" ?

[rprocter]

I've been collecting Fight'n Rooster knives for about 3 1/2 years and have watched these knives on ebay during this time.
In the last few months the number of F'n R knives listed has increased greatly and many of these are not in Parker's F'n R book, published in 1994, even though they are marked "Frank Buster Celebrated Cutlery Germany" which was in use 1982-1993. Beginning in 1994 the stamping change to "Frank Buster & Son Celebrated Cutlery Germany".
Stirling Buster (Frank's son) has recently begun having F'n R knives produced.
Some of these have the "Celebrated" stamping (not "& Son") which would lead one to believe that they were older, having been made 1982-93.
An example of this is a 4 1/8" Shadow Wharncliffe Whittler with various colored bright acrylic handles.
Any other F'n R collectors notice this or aware of other examples of currently made knives bearing the older stamping ?
roland

 

[mendezj]

I remember paying some $300 or so for a tiny Hen and Rooster Barlow back in the early 90s. The story was that they had been found in some old warehouse or something and that there were only a few left. Heck, for the last twenty years I've seen the same knives been sold for as much or less than I paid then.

Sometimes buying knives from some companies gets very confusing. I hope you figure out the issue with your knives.

 

[Ironmage]

I sure have,I have one of the jumbo Shadow Wharncliffe Whittler.
Just about all manufactures make use of all there old stock and I would say that this is just what "Frank's son"has done.
It is a real nice knife, and it to has the old Frank Buster Celebrated Cutlery tang stamp.I have been told the knives where made about 3 years ago"2010"or so, in bunches of 20 in each handle material.

 

[Peregrin]

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