Hill Pearce - Walnut Mediterranean Bowie

1Bigdog said:
Again - beautiful knife but useless in a fight. I think it would hurt its investment value.
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Yep, just as useless as all those Med. dirks and gaucho knives that have actually been used in fights for centuries.:rolleyes: And your premise that a knife's investment value is a direct function of its utility as a fighting knife is, well, absurd.

A quick review (it doesn't take long) of your scant contributions to this forum (there's not much there) gives off the distinctly pungent aroma of troll. Nothing but provocative, pointless and whacky criticism of other people's knives.

Roger
 
Now then we could get into debate on practical tactical. No doubt these would fall into the art knife catagory. There was a time when daggers like these were worn as a type of jewelry. Think Shakespearian times. Spanish knives show a lot of elaboration even in a basic utility. I make the mistake of seeing the HP's in my minds eye as 15"er's with 5 1/2" handles.

Generally,to be collectable, a maker needs to have enough pieces to have several small collections going. Hills body of work seems to be large enough to support a collector base. Art knives tend to stand on their own merit and just a few pieces from a maker can retain good value in an "Art knife" collection. A good example of that would be Samuel Bell.
 
R. Ellis said:
Generally,to be collectable, a maker needs to have enough pieces to have several small collections going. Hills body of work seems to be large enough to support a collector base. Art knives tend to stand on their own merit and just a few pieces from a maker can retain good value in an "Art knife" collection. A good example of that would be Samuel Bell.
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Mr. Ellis,

I am not too sure about that. Coop seems to be sucking up as many as he can into his vortex. I have been around the block more than a few times, and if it was not for Coop, I would have never heard of Hill.

It is more a matter of "want". Not too many Stradivarius violins out there, but EVERY violinist would love to own one. Same thing, sorta, is that there are enough collectors that would love to own a Hill Pearce knife, that the body of work itself does not seem to be required in order to have a legitimate "investment" value. Russ Andrews is another gentleman in this situation. Not a huge body of work by any means, but most of us here would fight like dogs to get one of his knives.

Just a thought.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Coop first introduced me to the knives of Pearce also. Through his wonderful pics I have got to get a peek into the world of two artists. Without Coop's generosity, I doubt I would have ever heard of Hill either. Thanks Coop. I hope you get every one Hill ever made. Then I know I will get to enjoy them thru the eye of your lens.
 
Coop,

I'm glad things worked out for you. I knew from previous posts who had made this knife before I even asked Gary. Your pictures make the knife look even better than I remember it. Awesome layout.

Sunfishman was correct in that I'm a collector ( and a hell of a nice guy) not a maker. Someday I may give it a try but right now I'm a buyer.

Congrats again on the purchase and thanks for your offer.

Michael
 
Its a fantastic piece Coop ...... your HP collection is a real centre piece. Have you spoken to any current makers about making a knife inspired by his work? Could lead to some stunning results!

Stephen
 
...more than one. But not exactly copying. I want authenticity from each of these men. I have med-type bowies being designed and considered by Nick Wheeler, Don Hanson, and the Mathews twins. Remember Tai Goo's 'pig sticker' with the wooden scabbard? That's a cousin.

I'm lovin' it! ®

Coop
 
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