Remington R6816 Lockback Humpback Whittler - Real or not?
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Remington R6816 Lockback Humpback Whittler - Real or not?
I question this one mainly because it does not look like it has pinched bolsters and the chasing on the bolsters does not match the catalog. Pen blade also appears to be on the wrong side. What say ye all?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1920-40-RARE-R ... 2932928377
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1920-40-RARE-R ... 2932928377
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Re: Remington R6816 Lockback Humpback Whittler - Real or not?
$9000.00? Is this guy serious? I could buy a brand new KTM with that.
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Re: Remington R6816 Lockback Humpback Whittler - Real or not?
The knife to me is about as rare as it gets. A knife like that needs to be judged in hand. Like the pitting on the blade and the etch, the choil looks odd. The pictures to me look as tho it's authentic but I couldn't spend that kind of money on pictures without the ability to return it. I think the knife is more realistically a $4500-$5500 knife. I don't have a problem with the location of the pen blade.
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Re: Remington R6816 Lockback Humpback Whittler - Real or not?
What about the fact that the bolsters are not pinched? If you look close they are just rat tail lines on the end to make it look pinched.espn77 wrote:The knife to me is about as rare as it gets. A knife like that needs to be judged in hand. Like the pitting on the blade and the etch, the choil looks odd. The pictures to me look as tho it's authentic but I couldn't spend that kind of money on pictures without the ability to return it. I think the knife is more realistically a $4500-$5500 knife. I don't have a problem with the location of the pen blade.
Doug
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The words vintage and antique are vague. Actually most words are vague. Even the word vague is vague.
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Re: Remington R6816 Lockback Humpback Whittler - Real or not?
I agree with what your saying my knife has the exact same bolsters as the OP knife and by common definition don't match either. But I believe the bolsters to be correct. And my pen blade is on the incorrect side as the catelog pictures.
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Re: Remington R6816 Lockback Humpback Whittler - Real or not?
I stand corrected. Some real nice ones you have there espn!
Doug
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Re: Remington R6816 Lockback Humpback Whittler - Real or not?
I suspect you don't list a knife like that on ebay because you expect someone to push the buy it now button - it is just to advertise it and get interested buyers to make contact. The scheme seems to at least partially succeeded - we all looked at the knife! For all I know, one of you wild-eyed Remington guys is negotiating with him right now...
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Re: Remington R6816 Lockback Humpback Whittler - Real or not?
At the least,the knife has been cleaned and re-etched.It is one of those knives you want to roll around in your hand a few times and give it a thorough evaluation.
Roger
Re: Remington R6816 Lockback Humpback Whittler - Real or not?
Here are the seller's pics for posterity.
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Re: Remington R6816 Lockback Humpback Whittler - Real or not?
Being re-etched amounts to what? I'm wondering.
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Re: Remington R6816 Lockback Humpback Whittler - Real or not?
It amounts to it ain't original and it ain't mint, and not worth a faction of the asking price.wlf wrote:Being re-etched amounts to what? I'm wondering.
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