Winchester trademark Knives set of 8 knives

Winchester entered the knife market as a manufacturer in 1919 by acquiring two existing knife companies; Eagle Knife Co. of Connecticut & Napanoch Knife Co. of New York. Winchester stepped away from the market in 1942 to focus on war related manufactured products, but re-entered in the late 1980s by licensing its name to Blue Grass Cutlery. Blue Grass had high quality knives made by Queen Cutlery that featured the Winchester brand name for a handful of years until the license arrangement ran its course. Winchester eventually started licensing to other companies & now you will find the brand name used by several knife manufacturers by way of license agreements.
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Winchester trademark Knives set of 8 knives

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Hi, I have in my possession a Winchester Salesman Sample of 8 knives in a wooden case glass top with key. I'm not sure if I should call it a salesman sample or not? Has anyone seen this set before? Is it worth a significant amount? I have researched, cannot find anything in regards to this set.
Thank You your knowledge would be greatly appreciated.
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It looks to be a store display, so calling it a salesman's sample is about right. Looks like it has some age -- 30, 40 years or so? I'm sure others will be able to pinpoint more accurate date / price.

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This knife in particular makes me think these are Blue Grass/Queen reproductions from the early 1990's. Very cool display. Price and Zalesky list these in their 15th Edition. ::nod::

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Traditionally a "salesmanship sample" is a knife that a cutlery company traveling sales rep used to show potential buyers (a hardware store owner or similar) in hopes they would order some knives like it to sell in their retail establishment. It's a widely overused term now. I would call the OP example a retail display, which would likely be in a retailer's store where customers could tell the sales clerk which knife they want to buy.

I agree the knives appear to be the modern authorized reproductions produced by Blue Grass.

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They are bluegrass. I have all of those. Valued in the $100 range. Maybe a bit more now. the brass knife is probably around $65-$75? Probably add for the fitted display box.
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I agree with Ken, store display, not salesman's sample.
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Thanks for showing the set and for following up. You’re welcome to sell knives here but to do so you need to buy a premium membership here. Memberships are not expensive and the proceeds help keep this place up and running. You can learn more about membership cost and benefits by clicking on “Support AAPK” in the box on the upper right of this page. ::tu:: After buying a membership items for sale should be posted in the Knife Commerce forum here. viewforum.php?f=49

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