Tuna Valley all fished out?
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Sure but on the other hand I want my collectibles to be checked-out, fit and ready for use, even though they may never see a day of work. It adds to the inherent value of the knife (at least to me).Rookie wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2020 10:24 pmI assume for the $500 price that it is mammoth ivory? I have a cattleman in ivory and it is flawless. Also for the higher value, my knife is a collectible safe queen, not a user work knife.Xyphos wrote: ↑Tue Sep 29, 2020 9:53 pm The Tuna Valley I own, I believe it's a Cattleman (I'd have to check), is what I would call an "okay knife". It is built like an old-school work knife which is to say underfinished, heavy, knotty in hand, and with a hard pull. That would be fine if the knife was not around $500... but it is, and that's unacceptable. Also the prices seem all over the place, some going for under 200.
Suffice to say I would not buy another unless I could check it in person, and even then, why. The best feature was the tube it came in.
I haven't seen any mammoth Tuna Valley knives selling for $200, that would be quite a steal. Here is a pic of my knife.
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I can agree with that. For high dollar collectible knives, I expect top notch quality. Sorry to hear yours was below expectations. Did you reach out to the dealer when you received the knife and were not satisfied?
Carl B.
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^ No because it's not the dealer's fault Tuna Valley does not have consistent QC.
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Sorry you have a lemon. I have a bunch of TVK's and have been satisfied.
Could you post some pictures of your knife?
Could you post some pictures of your knife?
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I have over 90 TV knives and have never bought one that I was unhappy with. I don't think their quality is inconsistent. Surely by chance I would have bought a lemon by now.
Carl B.
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Rookie, I agree with you 1000%, I have well over 100. Tuna Valley knives, and every one is beautiful, I would not have kept buying them if I ever received a lemon. Only one, the first Timekeeper, the file work was left raspy, but that was done by Feeney custom knives I believe, I have never complained about the pricing and they have been a very good investment for my Grandsons , recently I saw two of the Lockback Trappers sell for well over &600.00, and there's no shortage of bidders. They are very well finished and have extremely BEAUTIFUL STAG, aloof mine are tight and right.
Adog
Adog
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Yes, they have a pretty high following of collectors now. Almost every knife sells on the secondary market for more than the original dealer price. There are still a few that I have not tracked down yet to complete my collection, and the TimeKeepers are among those. I enjoy the hunt, and I enjoy the knives.Adog wrote: ↑Sat Mar 27, 2021 3:04 am Rookie, I agree with you 1000%, I have well over 100. Tuna Valley knives, and every one is beautiful, I would not have kept buying them if I ever received a lemon. Only one, the first Timekeeper, the file work was left raspy, but that was done by Feeney custom knives I believe, I have never complained about the pricing and they have been a very good investment for my Grandsons , recently I saw two of the Lockback Trappers sell for well over &600.00, and there's no shortage of bidders. They are very well finished and have extremely BEAUTIFUL STAG, aloof mine are tight and right.
Adog
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Re: Tuna Valley all fished out?
It's been 4 years since I started this thread. I did finally find and buy a Tuna Valley knife, a very special (at least to me) rail splitter pattern with scrolled bolsters and mammoth bone handles. It's a thing of beauty and one of the highlights of my small collection
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Looks great. Really pretty mammoth handles.flynbulldog wrote: ↑Tue Nov 23, 2021 4:12 am It's been 4 years since I started this thread. I did finally find and buy a Tuna Valley knife, a very special (at least to me) rail splitter pattern with scrolled bolsters and mammoth bone handles. It's a thing of beauty and one of the highlights of my small collection
Carl B.