Swamp Rat Heritage

Paddling_man said:
If you want a discontinued Swamp Rat, be prepared to pay whatever they are selling for on the secondary market since they are no longer available. What do they sell for? Cruise the pages for a few weeks and you'll see a trend per model. Original retail prices are no means to gauge the secondary market value of a discontinued, in-demand knife.


From a collector standpoint: "What were the original prices of the Swamp Rat line?"

Camp Tramp $128.95
Battle Rat $148.95
Paul's Ratchet $98.95
Howling Rat $88.95
Bandicoot $88.95
Desert Battle Rat $158.95
Desert Camp Tramp $138.95
Bog Dog $78.95
Rat Tail $68.95
Ratweiler $178.95
Safari Skinner $108.95
Rat Trap $138.95

Mischief 6 $168.95

Crash Rat pre-order $178.95
Battle Guard $228.95
RIP intro Price $29.95
RIP current $38.95
Rat Mastiff $238.95
SAR Rat (shadow camo) $138.95
Howling Fat $98.95
Green Ratchet $108.95
Rat Daddy Combat Grade (black crinkle coated) $248.95
Rat Daddy LE (satin finish) $298.95
Rat Hunter $108.95
Dog Skinner $118.95
Desert Jack $138.95
Satin Battle Rat $198.95


Blade West Rat Hunter (Sheep Horn and Desert Iron Wood) $258.95
Blade West Ratweiler (Sheep Horn and Desert Iron Wood) $358.95
Blade West Safari Skinner (giraffe bone bolsters and black G-10 handles. Double cut blade finish) $238.95
Blade West Dog Skinner (giraffe bone bolsters and black G-10 handles. Double cut blade finish) $238.95
Blade West SAR (black G-10 bolsters and Desert tan canvas handles. Double Cut blade finish.) $218.95
Blade West Ratweiler (Beater Green G-10 bolsters and black G-10 handles. Double Cut Blade finish.) $298.95
Blade West SAR (black G-10 sandwiched between Ivory and blue paper micarta handles. Double Cut blade finish.) $248.95

Knob Creek
OD & Desert Ratweilers $178.95
Urban Shadow and Desert Shadow Ratweilers $198.95

SAR Variant (Green G-10 with a vicious serrated recurved ) $249
SAR Variant (wicked recurved blade and hand shaped custom made G-10 consisting of alternating layers of desert tan and olive drab) $249
SAR Variant (hand shaped red G-10 handles) $249
SAR Variant (serrated recurved blade and Snake Skin Micarta Handles) $249
SAR Variant (wicked recurved blade and hand shaped custom made G-10 consisting of alternating layers of desert tan and blue spruce) $249
SAR Variant (hand shaped red G-10 handles, serrated or PE) $249
Rat Shaker $58.95
Rat Tail (without wrapped handle) $68.95


Minumental Extravaganzaa
A2T Ratchet - $88.95 or $58.95 with purchase of another Minumental item
Custom Dog Skinners (black and tan g10) $198.95
Safari Skinner (desert olive) $98.95

Microscopic Extravaganza
Battle Rat (thru hardened, black blade, tan res-c) $118.95

Blade West 06
Mudweiler $188.95
Mud Mastiff $238.95
Mud M6 $178.95
Howling Rat Custom Variant $158.95
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I think that this should be put up as a sticky or on swampshack. I know that these prices don't have too much meaning on the secondary market, but it is nice to see what these knives started out at.:thumbup:
 
Paddling_man said:
Nah... just the past. Heck, I don't even know what I'm going to have for lunch today.

I'm auditioning for the job of intern archivist at the Shack.

PM as The Thinker...

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you have my vote!!:thumbup: and I think your puppie is cute too!:D :D
 
Nice one PM. You snuck that INFICoot in there. I saw in the edit summary "adding more models". Were there any others besides that one?
 
Nope... nothing other than the INFIcoot added. It doesn't mean there aren't more, but I could think of nothing else.
 
There are other variants that are not listed. For example, someone mentioned they had an HR with teeth that numbered 4 or 5 instead of the Ganzaa pictured 4 or 5.

I guess it all depends on how far you want to break it down.

I would like for anyone that does not see a specific variant that they have or knows exists to list it, but that is just my opinion.

Thanks to Stacy and Shane for being data base nerds. :thumbup:
 
Paddling_man said:
Nerds?! Hey... are we gonna take that, Shane?

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I specifically asked the last time we got toghether if you had any of those suspenders, and you vehemently(sic) denied having any. :rolleyes:

Shane has the matching briefs.(At least that is what his wife said before I changed the subject. :barf: ) :D
 
They have 3,4,5,and 6 toothed HR variants that I know of, also the 1 off "Band Breaker".
 
That was a one off??!! :eek:

I thought there were a few of them. :confused:
 
BTTT - Just for the record, this is **not** a "for sale" posting thread. Sorry for any who might be confused.

Have a Ratty Day!
 
Remember that there were 1/4" Rat shakers and very few 3/16" Rat Shakers. As for the price of the 3/16" Rat Shakers that were sold only at shows I can say that the price I paid at Blade '02 would not be a realistic one to judge by. Thanks Eric!
 
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