Moran motherload at Legendary

:eek:those Morans!
 
Thanks for the heads up. Major Moran eye candy indeed. Must find a bib before I go back.

Roger
 
I was wondering too... I guess "Legendary" says all by itself for some of you, but not for me !
 
Google worked pretty good for me, you lazy buggers:D;)
 
Good to see some more knives posted on Legendary, and what fine knives they are. :thumbup:

There had just been a few knives posted on the site for quite a while.

Thanks for the "heads up" Joss. Would be great to see some pricing.
 
WOW!!!!! 2 damascus ST23's, an ST24 prototype and multiple stag handled Loveless Big Bears and fighters on the same web site? That has to be about as rare as seeing Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster having dinner at Spago:D Good stuff!!!! Thaks for the link. :thumbup:
 
Prolly has a lot to do with a certain knife show in three and a half weeks and the auction on Sat nite!!!
 
where do knives like this come from....are they all from one person's collection:eek:.....do they collect them slowly and then post them all at once for effect?....anybody know....ryan
 
Some very impressive pieces from a historical perspective. Moran's work is always hit or miss for me. Loveless is always spot on.
 
Bladeandbarrel said:
Some very impressive pieces from a historical perspective. Moran's work is always hit or miss for me. Loveless is always spot on.
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While I would qualify "spot on" as eye of the beholder(personally hate the semi-skinner, aesthetically) this seems to be a truism that is going to stand the test of time.

The BIG question for me, and I am sure many of you fellow afficianados as well, is who will be the biggies in 25...50...100 years?....As I will be deceased somewhere in that time, it would be awesome to come back to life for a day, eat a nice pastrami sandwich, and get the answer.

FWIW, my feeling is that Loveless will be the ONE maker that gets the accolades with the next generations as well.....his design skills are like that once-every-500 year genius thing......this is COMPLETELY accounting for the best kept secret that Loveless has not made a knife solely with his own hands in probably 30 years....this just allows those that get bitten by the bug hard to torment themselves by finding "just those" perfect pieces for their collections.....there are many thousands of Loveless knives, which is a formidable body of work.

That said, for those that require sole authorship and authenticity above many other things, my feeling is that Moran will be viewed with the same level of desireability and value in the long run as Scagel, if not more so....BUT it is probably going to take a good long while to get there.....soooooo, if you are in it for the short game, his work at this point with the exception of the ST's is probably a pass.....if you are interested in heirloom grade stuff, you could do MUCH worse.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
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While I would qualify "spot on" as eye of the beholder(personally hate the semi-skinner, aesthetically) this seems to be a truism that is going to stand the test of time.

The BIG question for me, and I am sure many of you fellow afficianados as well, is who will be the biggies in 25...50...100 years?....As I will be deceased somewhere in that time, it would be awesome to come back to life for a day, eat a nice pastrami sandwich, and get the answer.

FWIW, my feeling is that Loveless will be the ONE maker that gets the accolades with the next generations as well.....his design skills are like that once-every-500 year genius thing......this is COMPLETELY accounting for the best kept secret that Loveless has not made a knife solely with his own hands in probably 30 years....this just allows those that get bitten by the bug hard to torment themselves by finding "just those" perfect pieces for their collections.....there are many thousands of Loveless knives, which is a formidable body of work.

That said, for those that require sole authorship and authenticity above many other things, my feeling is that Moran will be viewed with the same level of desireability and value in the long run as Scagel, if not more so....BUT it is probably going to take a good long while to get there.....soooooo, if you are in it for the short game, his work at this point with the exception of the ST's is probably a pass.....if you are interested in heirloom grade stuff, you could do MUCH worse.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
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STeven,

I agree with alot of what you have said. Loveless knives will be valued for along time after we are all gone.

He is a great knife designer.

I know that his early Delaware Maid knives are valued very highly, but most of them do not impress me more than Bill Moran's work of the same period. The work of both makers evolved much over the last 50 years.

My personal preference when I purchase a knife is to have it made by the Maker whose stamp is on it.

I agree that the Moran ST series knives are still hot in today's market. I think that all of his post Lime Kiln knives are still appreciating well in today's market.

I think that the Lime Kiln knives which haven't jump too much in price since Bill's death will continue to appreciate.

I agree 100% that in the long run, Scagel, Loveless and Moran knives will always be considered at the top of any list of great knifemakers.

Jim Treacy
 
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