speed tech

[tgiannes]

i have one any one have any info on values?? it says
(innovation + technology)
67/74 IPO 6-99



i will post pics later....

 

[yoda4561]

It's one of the early speedtechs hand ground by Allen Elishewitz. The IPO stands for Initial Public Offering, pretty sure the 6-99 is the date of manufacture. Last time I was in the market for one I think the standard non-hand ground ones were around 350usd, not sure how much more the IPO's are worth.

 

[tgiannes]

wow my dad got it for me at a gun show for like under a hundred bucks about 5 years ago +/- (??). no box. how can i tell if the edge is original, hand ground one? i think my dad touched it up on a sharpmaker once. Thanks for the info

 

[yoda4561]

I'm about 90% sure that all IPO marked blades were ground by Allen, not just the edge, the whole blade.

 

[tgiannes]

cool thanks.