How I became addicted to knife collecting

Otero

Otero

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I wasn't really interested in collecting knives two days ago. It was a small thing that aroused my curiosity, a strangely spelled name scrawled on a knife blade, "Fairbairn."

I turned it over to look for the guy's social security number. Instead, I saw the sticker price of $16 and put it back on the pawn shop shelf.

But I did buy a pretty little boot knife for $10, and was looking for information about it on the Internet when I spied that name, "Fairbairn," on somebody's web page. Suddenly, I was caught in a riptide of knife lore and artful rogues. For the next hour, I read stories about William Fairbairn, Eric Sykes, the legendary Shanghai Riot Squad, the Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife, how William Cassidy started the Castle Knife Co. just to produce an authorized commemorative edition, then closed the company down after producing only 1100 of the knives, each with W. E. Fairburn's signature inscribed on the blade....

Wait! I stopped & hurried back to that pawn shop before it closed. I bartered them down to $10.

It's a beautiful knife, an original type Fairbairn-Sykes in nearly perfect condition. Besides Fairbairn's signature, the blade is very nicely acid etched on one side with "The F-S Fighting Knife." logo, and on the other side with the "Castle Knife Co. Sheffield England" logo. This knife is in Leroy Thompson's book, "Commando Dagger" on pg. 107 & 108.

Oh, and the pretty little boot knife? It turned out to be a Soldier of Fortune Magazine Limited Edition, by Al Mar.

So, now I are a knife collector.
 
While I know next-to-nothing about Fairbairn-Sykes daggers, there are a lot of Fairbairn-Sykes collectors out there. Great pick-up, and welcome to the forums, dude.

-Z
 
Thanks for the welcome, ZENGHOST. This looks like a good place for a newbie to learn. What started your interest in knives?
 
This is a very slippery slope you're treading on. Save yourself while you still can! I'll help you out. I'll give you twice what you paid for each of those evil things just to help you return to a safe and sane life. This knife collecting stuff stuff is dangerous. The next thing you know you'll be losing sleep searching the web for that one special knife and your bank balances will take a terriffic beating. I've even heard of guys doing crazy things like running their credit cards all to hell with this knife stuff and incurring those dastardly interest charges.

To make it easy on you, I'll even pay for the freight to ship them to me.

Ain't this place great?

jmx
 
It sounds to me as if you found a really nice way to get into knife collecting. Glad to have you join us. Welcome to BladeForums.
 
jmxcpter wrote:
"I'll help you out. I'll give you twice what you paid for each of those evil things just to help you return to a safe and sane life."

Hi jmxcpter,

I tried. Really I did. I boxed those knives up to ship them to you knowing you have my best interests in mind. Then I blanked out. When I awoke, the knives were on my desk & the packaging had vanished. This is not a good sign.
 
Ever since I became addicted, my bank account has never been the same. :D :rolleyes: :D
 
Otero,

Yeah, thats how it all innocently and inexpensively begins. $10 here, $40 there and one day you wake up and have a half-arse collection of Randalls, Chris Reeves, A-F varieties out the wazoo (but not all of them darnit), wakazashi's, katana's, etc. Stick with those killer $10 deals.

Adios Qweeksdraw
 
Otero,
Nice score to begin your collection. Welcome to BladeForums, hope you keep on posting.

Originally posted by KBR
Ever since I became addicted, my bank account has never been the same.
Click to expand...

Then your bank account dies and you use credit cards! Ain't this great?

Cheers,
Gord
 
Deep, deep inside of all mankind is an affinity towards knives that
hark back to caveman days. For some of us that memory explodes
onto the surface of our lives and we become ..............

KNIFE KNUTS!!!!!!!!

Once this primevil urge gets away from us we are doomed forever to
drool and otherwise salivate over the world of knives........

Ah the pain....:D :D :D :D
 
Welcome Otero, you've already learned what a lot of the folks around here haven't learned yet, and that is "Do your homework first!" Know what you're buying before you buy. You have just made your first two purchases and can double your money in a heartbeat. If you start collecting and never forget what you've already learned there should never be a time when your wallet is empty. Because you'll be able to trade up to whatever you like. Just so you know there will be some folks here giving you advice that lose money on every knife they buy, trade or sell. Don't fall into that trap and not only will you never pay more than you have to, but you'll have an impressive and in time very valuable collection.

Enjoy the journey.
 
What's this you're saying about buying knives and then selling them or trading them? Do you mean to tell me that there are people who can actually buy a knife and not keep it???

Perplexed in Simi Valley,

jmx
 
My doctor says Paxil is a great medication for my obsessive collecting habits. Personally I think I can quit anytime, and if not my wife says there's a lawyer that can solve my problem, something about taking everything in a settlement, and having me committed, I don't have a problem.;) :D :eek: :confused: :(
 
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