I have a fixed blade knife which I bought back in the mid 1980s. It was on the cover of a book called "Survival Knives". It is a knife that was designed and made
by Blackie Collins called the Combat Master, and had a compartment in the handle
that you could screw open with a screwdriver tip built into the sheath's retaining strap. The sheath is in typical 1980's woodland camo.
I tried to find this knife on the internet to see what it may be worth but no luck. What I did find instead was that the same knife was being (maybe is today, I' don't know) by A.G. Russell whom I understand ended up purchasing the design and tooling from Blackie Collins. Anyway with no references on the internet I can't tell if it's worth a lot, something or nothing. The blade is only marked "Blackie Collins". But I have heard that this "may" have been offered by Gerber, for whom I have heard that Mr Collins provided several designs. So if it not a "custom" knife, my apologies for posting in this section. Any information and/or opinions on current value would be appreciated. Thank you.
Ken
by Blackie Collins called the Combat Master, and had a compartment in the handle
that you could screw open with a screwdriver tip built into the sheath's retaining strap. The sheath is in typical 1980's woodland camo.
I tried to find this knife on the internet to see what it may be worth but no luck. What I did find instead was that the same knife was being (maybe is today, I' don't know) by A.G. Russell whom I understand ended up purchasing the design and tooling from Blackie Collins. Anyway with no references on the internet I can't tell if it's worth a lot, something or nothing. The blade is only marked "Blackie Collins". But I have heard that this "may" have been offered by Gerber, for whom I have heard that Mr Collins provided several designs. So if it not a "custom" knife, my apologies for posting in this section. Any information and/or opinions on current value would be appreciated. Thank you.
Ken
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