Knives that money can't buy

Enough money can almost always buy anything. It might not be a reasonable amount, but still some people will pay unreasonable amounts of money if they want something bad enough.

For instance I don't want to sell my knife collection. But, if someone offered me 10x what it's worth, I would.
 
I'm right there with jill jackson jill jackson .
I have a Large 21 Sebenza made on the day my daughter was born. I don't plan on ever selling it, but if the dollar amount will make a difference in her life, then I would. Otherwise, sentimentality takes priority.

Money is a fickle and finite creature that can cause joy or sorrow. Thejoy and remembrance triggered by using and carrying that knife is worth more than most would be willing to pay for it.
 
The Queen Cutlery Minute Man Rawhide my great grandfather carried. My dad grew up in Titusville where Queen Cutlery is located, he always told me his grandfather had a queen blade but we could never seem to find it.

I have the tacklebox he used to take fishing, and I’ve been using it even since I started fishing. And inside where two of what friends I grew up with called “buck knives”. The smaller “buck knife” in the tackle box was his Queen Cutlery blade, but it was so dirty no one could tell.

I cleaned it up and now I carry it every now and then
 
I have two knives which were gifts and I wouldn't sell. Or at least until I didn't have enough food for my family. 'Never' is a rather big word when it comes down to real world situations.
 
Ajack60 said:
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Museums and other cultural institutions dump collections all the time -

For instance the Bedford, Mass library sold off the Schively - Crockett Bowie for a hair under $117,000 just a short time ago -

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www.thebedfordcitizen.org/2018/04/bowie-knife-in-skinner-auction-on-april-27-with-short-takes-from-the-library-trustees/ .
 
jill jackson said:
American Pickers shows that over and over. It's not for sale ! Mike will offer much more than the party even thought the item could be worth. SOLD!
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That's exactly how I see things. Last Friday a man came out to my place to deliver alfalfa and my old 79 Ford 1 ton truck caught his eye, how much he asked? Not really for sale I told him but two grand cash might change my mind.;):)
 
I'll give you $10,000 for your grandpap's Case.

No. No you won't. $10,000 will come and go this year alone many times over, but my regret would go on.

Okay -- I'll give you $1,000,000 for your grandpap's Case.

I look up with a thanks and smile, my grandpap already lookin back thinkin, Now don't be stupid, boy -- you better sell that damn knife. :thumbsup:
 
Here is one I'm sure will never be sold. :) (iron dagger from the bronze age and owned by the most famous king of the age)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutankhamun's_meteoric_iron_dagger
it's interesting that it's about 13.5" in overall length, so I'd guess about 5" for the handle, leaving about 8.5" for the blade... three and a half thousand years later, those dimensions still seem to be a perfect fixed blade size
 
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