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tbedford4011
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Help, I'm Lost

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Good afternoon thank you for adding me to your forum. I am very new to the knife world after loosing my dad 10 years ago I have had his knife collection 100+ knives packed away and as I get ready to liquidate alot of them I need to know if there is any sites to help me identify and figure out what some of the knives are. I have found a lot on ebay but I have some I don't know where to look or what's what. I'm attaching a couple pictures any feedback would be awesome. My dad collected, found, was given, and made knives so it at times is pretty overwhelming.
Thanks again for letting me in your group
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There are some dealers on this site (I am NOT one of them) that may be able to help you by either buying the entire collection, or at least giving you an idea of worth. If you haven't already done so, I would begin cataloging & taking pictures of every knife. As a start, you could begin by creating a spreadsheet that lists any markings you find on the knife, and where the markings are found, as well as some sort of description. So, for example, if it is a fixed blade, with a blade length of 3 1/4" and an overall length of 8", with "Case" stamped on the tang. Or, it might be a folding knife with 4 blades that says "Rostfrei" on the largest blade, and the smallest blade is a can opener. Taking clear pictures with as much detail as possible is key. Condition is VERY important and can turn a $150 knife into a $1 knife real quick. Good luck!
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It will be well worth your time to investigate them online and maybe find a ‘knife guy’ to guide you a little. I believe the first knife pic is German paratroopers gravity knife from WW2. The ‘Jimmy Lisle’ and ‘Morseth’ are valuable and these knives have a following. I know nothing about the knapped hunter, but someone here will. Very valuable knives, very nice knives and your dad had great taste. If all of your knives are of this caliber then an appraisal might be in order if you are liquidating. Meanwhile, if you want to get more info from the group then just add more pics from the collection.
Good luck
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First off, ::welcome:: to AAPK TB! Glad you could drop by for some info.

This is all just my humble opinion, you absolutely need to get them professionally graded sir.

With the first one; if everything checks out, It's the WWII German Fallschirmjäger (paratrooper) gravity knife.
An incredibly valuable knife on your hands here, especially with the military buffs/collector community.

Honestly, I'm shocked seeing one come up... :shock: It is one of the rarest pieces of WWII militaria, after the Enigma & Japanese knee mortar.
To put it lightly,
It's a grail find.

For the Lisle & Morseth, they are incredible in there own right. Both legends in the knife communities, worth small fortunes all on there own.

Good on your Dad sir, he left you quite the inheritance here. And, I can only imagine what else is in the collection...
::tu::
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And too add to the information overload; the Gravity is definitely WWII, most definitely saw combat. Made by Paul Weyersberg & Co., Waffenfabrik; Solingen, 1840-1955
They were the manufacture of these during the war.
Sweet!

And here is a nice overview I just found.
http://usmbooks.com/nazi_gravity_knife.html
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Here's a link to some Lyle knives just to give you a ballpark on values. The same site carries Morseth knives as well. The value of those depends more on years of manufacture as they were made by several different manufacturers over the years. A.G. Russell bought the names and equipment in 71. Here's a quote from the same site:

"The Morseth brand of knives was founded by Harry Morseth, a native of Norway who emigrated to the United States at age 17. After his death his grandson, Steve Morseth continued making knives under the Morseth name. AG Russel bought the rights to the name and the equipment in 1971."

If you have an original Morseth it's worth big bucks. Here's a couple of early ones (many were stag):

http://www.estateknives.com/harry-morseth-1.html

And the Lyle link:

https://www.arizonacustomknives.com/kni ... ile-jimmy/

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Thanks for all the info I can't wait to start reading some of these links, so when your looking up a knife and there are no model numbers just for instance the Lile knife, only has Lile in script on top of the blade how do you know what model or what year it was made? I definitely will be reading the link I have many knives that just have just a name on the tang like Solingen Germany nothing else on it??? being the daughter guess I should have tried to learn more but I didn't so I'm full of questions and thankfully I retired this year so I have some research time :D
Thanks again
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Unfortunately, knife collecting is not like some other hobbies like collecting coins or cars where you can always determine the maker, model & year. For many knives, all you can get is a general date range that might be 10-20 years or more! With small niche handmade & custom knives, there might not be an actual "model name" - it could just be a general knife type, like "hunter" or "skinner" that is based on the shape of the blade or the size. Sometimes, all you can do is try to find info on the last time a knife by that maker was sold on ebay, or if the knife maker is still alive and active, what a new knife would sell for. Us knife collectors are the first to admit that you have to be a bit nutty to be a knife collector... :D
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::welcome:: to the AAPK forum T.B.! You've already received some excellent advise regarding how to grade and sell your Dad's knives, and there are many more very knowledgeable collectors and enthusiasts on this forum, so if you listen to their advise I think you'll wind-up with a nice piece of change for your Dad's collection. Best of luck! Mark! 8)
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Do a search on ebay for knives like yours. Should get some ideas there.
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Ok tonight is the night I'm starting my research, thanks for all the help and great ideas .
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tbedford4011 wrote: Tue Sep 21, 2021 9:00 pm Good afternoon thank you for adding me to your forum. I am very new to the knife world after loosing my dad 10 years ago I have had his knife collection
Great looking knives so far! Welcome to AAPK ::welcome::
Please visit my AAPK store: https://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/ca ... er_id=2383

They say, “Hard work never hurt anyone”, but I'm still not willing to risk it.
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