identification of knives

Condolences to you. 😔
Good luck on your restoring efforts, as well.

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killgar said:
they are not valuable as far as money goes.
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may be misleading as there are indeed Case & Parker knife collectors that would find value in them.

Regards,
B.T.B.
 
Billy The Blade said:
may be misleading as there are indeed Case & Parker knife collectors that would find value in them.

Regards,
B.T.B.
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There's a big difference between "value" and "valuable". I didn't say the knives had no value.

Any knife that can cut has value, but that doesn't mean it's worth a lot of money. And even if a person were looking for a particular knife, like one they had as a kid, they might see sentimental/nostalgic value in the knife, but that doesn't mean it's worth a lot of money, especially if they are plentiful and being sold cheap.

The Case is in very rough shape. Unless it were the only one of that model in existence no collector would likely to pay much for in that condition. In other words, it's not a valuable knife as far as money goes (which is exactly what I said). The simple fact with the collectors market is, the further you get from "mint condition", the less valuable a knife is, unless it's extremely rare, and extremely desirable.

As for the Parker, the model is the "Little Mustang", and one doesn't have to look very hard online to see what they are selling for, or what sellers are asking for, including ones with the more exotic handles like mother of pearl and abalone. It's not a rare model, and they're very inexpensive. I see one currently for sale, with abalone handles, in it's original box, priced at $20.
 
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Arathol said:
WD-40 was originally developed in the 1950s to prevent rust and corrosion on the outer skin of Atlas missiles, so it obviously has some use as an anti-corrosion barrier.....
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If it works for you carry on. It has been my experience that WD-40 is great as a rust remover and cleaner but evaporates too quickly to be really good as a long term rust preventer. There are far better products on the market for that, Ballistol, Kroil and Barricade just to name a few.
 
Billy The Blade said:
Condolences to you. 😔
Good luck on your restoring efforts, as well.

-Very informative & helpful info. provided, however, stating...

may be misleading as there are indeed Case & Parker knife collectors that would find value in them.

Regards,
B.T.B.
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Not in that condition I wouldn't think (blades completely worn away, tips broken off etc.) , not unless they are some sort of rare pattern or something. Both of those are in pretty rough shape and honestly based on the fit and finish the parker doesn't look like it was that much of a knife to begin with. Personally I can't imagine collecting anything from Parker it would be sort of like collecting Pakistani knock offs or something, but as they say one man's trash...
 
Actually, Parker had some very good quality knives made in Seki City Japan back in the day, produced by names such as Seizo Imai and Tak Fukuta.
 
Arathol said:
WD-40 was originally developed in the 1950s to prevent rust and corrosion on the outer skin of Atlas missiles, so it obviously has some use as an anti-corrosion barrier.....
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WD40 doesn't stick around long. If it actually was designed for missiles those are some rusty missiles.
 
Arathol said:
Actually, Parker had some very good quality knives made in Seki City Japan back in the day, produced by names such as Seizo Imai and Tak Fukuta.
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Good to know. I don't think this is one of those. As they say there's an exception to everything but from what I've read on Parker, in the main, he was a shyster who in the main wasn't selling quality products although he often did it under old quality names. I wouldn't buy anything with his branding on it anymore than I would buy stocks from Bernie Madoff or cryptocurrencies from FTX. You might get something worthwhile but the odds aren't good.

In summary I think what our OP has here is some extremely worn old knives that might hold some sentimental value (or not) that would not command much value on the market. If he wants to clean and preserve them he could do so with some WD-40 although he might be better served by doing so with some gun oil instead. As with all things your mileage may vary.
 
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