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When -What year did Moran start making knives for sale? I have no idea. Some one help me out here.

For Bob, it was 1954.

Mike Lovett

Maker-The Loveless Connection Knives-
 
Michael Lovett said:
When -What year did Moran start making knives for sale? I have no idea. Some one help me out here.

For Bob, it was 1954.

Mike Lovett

Maker-The Loveless Connection Knives-
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"......By the mid-1950s, he was selling knives through a rudimentary catalog and was one of only a few custom bladesmiths in the country. In 1960, he sold the family farm and built his shop.

Mr. Moran began trying to revive the ancient process of forging Damascus steel in the late 1960s....."

From the ABS Tribute webpage:

http://www.americanbladesmith.com/MoranMemorial.htm

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
So what do you guys think would be the most valuable knife on the Moran page? One of the damascus ST23's? What about the Cinquedea? That has to be one of the more rare knives. That damascus Persian is pretty cool. Would the ST24 prototype be in the same price range as the damascus 23's even though it is a plain carbon steel knife?.
 
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I don't know but my fav' by far are the ST24 proto and the dagger (gotta love those wide blade!)
 
For me the dagger and the cinquedea are the most attractive. In Buddy's article in Blade about Hanford Miller's cinquedea is also a bit of info on Moran's cinquedea and its rarity.

Marcel
 
I think that the Cinquedea is probably the most valuable followed by the Damascus ST-23's.

My personal favorites are the Damascus Persian, The first Damascus ST-23, the first folder and the Lime Kiln Dagger, I have never seen one like that.

The St-24 Prototype is nice but I like my St-24 better with the double guard. The are pretty similar.

St-24 Prototype from Legendary:

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My St-24:

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Jim Treacy
 
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jdm61 said:
So what do you guys think would be the most valuable knife on the Moran page? What about the Cinquedea? That has to be one of the more rare knives.
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Marcel54 said:
For me the dagger and the cinquedea are the most attractive. In Buddy's article in Blade about Hanford Miller's cinquedea is also a bit of info on Moran's cinquedea and its rarity.

Marcel
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That article is what made me think the cinquedea might be the one. Of course, the Meteorite Knife would probably blow all of these away if it ever came to the market.
 
Jim yours is indeed nicer:thumbup: I would love to own that cinquedea (keep dreaming Marcel keep dreaming:p;)).....not (only) for its beauty but for its complexity and meaning.

Marcel
 
Was fortunate to be able to handle that cinquedea at Blade (01 maybe 02). It sold then for 25K at table 16N. Blue Ridge sold it. They had some very "special" knives that year. ;).
 
Bastid said:
Was fortunate to be able to handle that cinquedea at Blade (01 maybe 02). It sold then for 25K at table 16N. Blue Ridge sold it. They had some very "special" knives that year. ;).
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I believe that your recollection in this case is more accurate than what mine was above, Gus, so I edited it.....but I HAD heard that the cinquedea resold after 2001 for $35,000.00.....too much information bouncing around in the noggin.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Kohai999 said:
I believe that your recollection in this case is more accurate than what mine was above, Gus, so I edited it.....but I HAD heard that the cinquedea resold after 2001 for $35,000.00.....too much information bouncing around in the noggin.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
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I don't know for sure Steven, other than the table number and the price. I have been doing 12 hours X 6 since mid July and have another month to go. ;). Will try to catch up with you this weekend and we can compare notes. :thumbup:
 
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"......By the mid-1950s, he was selling knives through a rudimentary catalog and was one of only a few custom bladesmiths in the country. In 1960, he sold the family farm and built his shop.

Mr. Moran began trying to revive the ancient process of forging Damascus steel in the late 1960s....."

From the ABS Tribute webpage:

http://www.americanbladesmith.com/MoranMemorial.htm

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
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Thanks Steven!
You've got to love the first paragraph. Cracks me up every time I read it!

Mike
 
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Michael Lovett said:
Thanks Steven!
You've got to love the first paragraph. Cracks me up every time I read it!

Mike
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Now Mike...you can laugh all you want....many people don't know any better...that was a writeup from the Washington Post, anyway...more than 3/4 of what they write is fiction.

The first entry after the Washington Post writeup(read it!) makes me CRY everytime I read it....who doesn't like dogs?

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Dog's? I would like to read it. I love good dogs!

I've read that opening paragraph in so many magazines, and Knife Books over the years. It has been taken for Gospel by so very many. But in truth, nothing could be further from the truth.

Mike
 
STeven, thanks for pointing that out. That write up tells more about Bill Moran then all the knives he ever made. And yes I love dogs too.

Marcel
 
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