Mis-stamped Tang

[gkentsmith]

Hi all,

I just received a VERY mint (box is flawless, even) 194OT. In the course of examining it, I noticed that the tang had been incorrectly stamped with the 94OT stamp . I have a mint 194 which I used to verify that the knife is, indeed, a 194OT. The two knives are identical except for the tang stamp.

My question is simply this: is this error inherently valuable in the world of collectible knives? In other collectibles such as stamps and coins, manufacturing errors usually add something to the value of the item; sometimes quite a bit.

Does anyone have an idea about the significance of this particular error? I had originally intended to offer this knife for sale at an upcoming show, but now don't know what I should do. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Kent

 

[Upstream]

That does sound like an interesting find Kent, if you get a chance put up a picture of the two side by side.
I've been on the look-out for a 194OT for an EDC, but the ones in good shape have been bringing some big bucks lately.

 

[gkentsmith]

Hi,

Such as they are, here are pics. It is hard to get very precise comparisons due to needing to avoid flash glare. I can assure you thet are every bit identical.

This last one I bought last week and it cost me $31.55 including shipping on eBay, not too excessive in my opinion.

Here are the best I could do - too big for more than one.

Email me direct and I'll attach the others to the reply: gkentsmith@sbcglobal.net


Kent