What knives do you wish you still owned, here are some of mine.

VorpelSword said:
Tangent to the OP topic: What I wish I'd bought more of (and kept in the freezer!).

I wish I'd taken out a loan and bought up multiples of several (many) knives of the past twenty or thirty years.

First off would be any of the Chris Reeve one-piece hollow handled models. Retailed at ~$200. but today they are in the thousands.

In 2002 I bought a Camillus "Cuds Maxx" (at $125) for an active duty Marine. Today they go for over a grand.

Also in that time frame, I bought several EK daggers as gifts, as the company transitioned from the family business to Blackjack. I was getting them for $50 to $75 then. Today, they are in the $500 range.

And if we could go back far enough: Anything from Warenski, Moran or Loveless, among others, would today be priceless in about any condition.

What production knife will become a cult object in twenty years? Will a pre-owned Randall or CRK be worth holding? What about the Zero Tolerance bayonet? (They made one didn't they?) Who among custom makers will achieve mythical sainthood?

So then, the question is: What or who is the buy-it-and-keep-it for our grandchildren? And I mean, keep it shrink-wraped in the never opened box with the receipt. . . . (.and buy ten)?
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There are some like Loveless that have appreciated in value immensely. No doubt about it.

Always gotta figure in inflation though. It kills money. Across the board, you'd be lucky to make any profit worth mentioning, compared to other investment vehicles.

Example: Picked up a NIB CRK Project II last year for ~600 bucks. Price when new in '96 was around 250, right? Well, in 2022 dollars that's almost 500. A 20% gain over 26 years ain't all that much... (of course this is just a one-off example and may not be representative of the general market value of a NIB Project 2).

But dang do I wish my great-great-grandfather had bought one of those ugly van Gogh paintings for real cheap... :D
 
My Cub Scout knife from when I was Eight. That was 1964. I got a Buck 110 for a graduation gift from a dear uncle in 1974, still have it. My collection is now quite extensive. As an adult and quite a collector I don’t sell or trade so I pretty much have all my knives, way too many actually to be honest.
 
The SAK I lost about age 10, the same day it was given to me. The (fake) Mexican Bowie I ruined by trying to throw it. The Soligen hunting knife I got for Christmas one year that may have fallen down between a wall in the garage. The straight razor I found in an abandoned dresser on junk day on my way to school in the fourth grade, which my parents confiscated for some reason when I got home. I had played with it all day at school and showed it to my friends (things were simpler then). I also may have left Excalibur stuck in a stone somewhere:(.
 
For me a Bowie with a 6 inch blade I bought from a crappy discount store when I was around 14 in the early 60s. I remember it said Solingen Germany on the blade. Leather sheath with metal around it. Paid around 3 bucks for it. I traded it for a gravity knife I thought was really cool. kickin my ass to this day. probably had a good carbon blade on that knife. Guess we all have some regrets
 
TC said:
There are some like Loveless that have appreciated in value immensely. No doubt about it.

Always gotta figure in inflation though. It kills money. Across the board, you'd be lucky to make any profit worth mentioning, compared to other investment vehicles.

Example: Picked up a NIB CRK Project II last year for ~600 bucks. Price when new in '96 was around 250, right? Well, in 2022 dollars that's almost 500. A 20% gain over 26 years ain't all that much... (of course this is just a one-off example and may not be representative of the general market value of a NIB Project 2).

But dang do I wish my great-great-grandfather had bought one of those ugly van Gogh paintings for real cheap... :D
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Or any knife by Scagle..

I realize that looking for the next Loveless or Moran at a knife show today is like chasing the hoofbeats of a herd of unicorns in the pre-dawn of a foggy morning.

I have a few antique view cameras (sheet film) that my great grandchildren might bring to The Antiques Roadshow . . . on Mars!
 
mauser9 said:
For me a Bowie with a 6 inch blade I bought from a crappy discount store when I was around 14 in the early 60s. I remember it said Solingen Germany on the blade. Leather sheath with metal around it. Paid around 3 bucks for it. I traded it for a gravity knife I thought was really cool. kickin my ass to this day. probably had a good carbon blade on that knife. Guess we all have some regrets
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This is my 6" Bowie from Tremont Hardware Store back in Pa. It was 1964 or 1965. My Great Aunt Effie bought it for me, she caught hell from my Mom when she got home from work and saw it. It was summer and went on a road trip to shop in Pottsville.
It also has Solingen Germany on the blade. It made it to present day. I am now 68 and live in Tucson,AZ. Thanks for sharing you brought back a vivid memory for me.
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tony281sc2 said:
Yeah FR tho, those rainbow leeks (and especially the shallots) go for big $ now, like $150+
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Never liked the rainbow finished Kershaws myself.

I have a 9 variation collection of Shallots but never bought the rainbow variation because of that. Hate the look of it and won't buy one for any price even if it would "complete" the collection.
 
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