Hunting for my First Case

[David Nowlin]

Very funny afish!

 

[David Nowlin]

JustinR
Yes more like a antique mall where they have rented booths. Owners oversee sales for renters.

 

[Will Power]

Rich seam of knives Thanks very much for showing them, like a dream for me in Europe, never come across a hoard like that

 

[BladeCommander]

JustinR
Yes more like a antique mall where they have rented booths. Owners oversee sales for renters.

I have browsed MANY and antique mall and flea markets. Antique Malls are priced higher than flea markets, but they bring many vendors to one location and can have more unique products. I much enjoy shopping both and have spent plenty $$ at both as well. I like the hunt of a Flea Market a little more, but they aren't as readily available as the weekday antique malls and shops in the area.

 

[Pogonasong]

Looks to be some good stuff in the shelf below too..

 

[Henry Beige]

Rich seam of knives Thanks very much for showing them, like a dream for me in Europe, never come across a hoard like that

You have to look farther east. With a little luck, you could run across a Mongol hoard.

 

[meako]

Or Ali Babas Cave.....here in Australia an antique pocket knife at similar price would need to have-
Broken scales/blade
Missing scales/blades
Be rusted shut
The knives you show in this thread would most definitely need to be placed on a railway track then run over by a coal train ..before they reached Aussie antique pocket knife status.

 

[David Nowlin]

So funny!!
I will say these aren’t necessarily antiques just because they are in an antique store.
I can make my first Case a nice brand new trapper purchased at the local home town hardware store. That would be kinda cool as these small mom and pop small town USA hardware stores are disappearing. Or i can find an older like new Case and that would be special as well. Still pondering how i want to do it.