Older customs

This is an older Joe Kious slip joint that he made while he was still in Alamo, Texas circa 1970. It has not been carried, used, or sharpened. Joe lives about five miles from me here in Kerrville, and when I showed it to him he said I should use it and use it hard....yeah right! It is and will remain on display with the rest of my collection and pass on to my son some day. I was lucky enough to trade a few custom sheaths for it.

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Paul
 
I have knives by WT Fuller, Dick Dourough, and Harvey McBurnette all from the 80's, they are not in a safe but rather on open display. But my house is fully alarmed. I have an early Bob Cargill, #2 of a three bladed peanut he made. All of them are featured in my signature line. My display contains about 300 knives, but most are old production models. Do have an early 70's Blackie Collins belt buckle knife and the Gerber imitation once he sold the patent to them. :D Just acquired one by Ray Cover that is 13 years old from Beltzner on the forums. Really nice piece of work.
 
These are not as old as Woodworkghost's Bowie, but they go back to the late sixties and early seventies.
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Interesting thread and some great pictures. I have some older customs that were probably from the early 80's from makers like Gil Hibben before he got into the fantasy pieces, one from D'Holder with a crown stag handle, a Crawford large subhilt and some others. I bought them just because they looked good and felt good in my hands. I am not sure how they would sell?

While they are not customs, in my experience a lot of manufactured knives from the 60's, 70's and 80's sell for MUCH more than they cost back then. Knives from Buck, Puma, Gerber, Al Mar and Blackjack to name a few.

Peter
 
Anyone who has a Moran Lime Kiln knife has a knife made in the the fifty's or sixty's. I would say that the have held their value.
Jim Treacy

Moran Lime Kiln hunter:

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