A little history and a value please.....

[95yjinpa]

I know its a Schrade Presto Pat Jan 30, 40. It is in amazing shape. I did have a new spring put in it. Snaps right open, and the lock works as it should. This really is a beautiful knife, if you find such things attractive.....lol.
Thanks for any help you can give!

P.S. I may be open to offers on this knife, but it would have to go to a loving home that will appreciate it as much as I do. There is also a great story to go along with the knife.

[orvet]

Richard Langston (lt632ret) has one in his book "The Collectors Guide to Switchblade Knives" that appears to be the same with brown swirl celluloid, page 111.
He places the value in mint condition at $300. Yours appears to be in comparable condition to his knife, (as near as I can tell from the pictures), which he values at $100-$150. I would say yours is probably worth about the same without considering the downturn in the collectable knife market in the last year.

Switchblades are not something I follow closely as I don’t collect them and I am no expert in his grading system.

Nice old Presto!

Hope this helps,
Dale

[95yjinpa]

Thanks for the info.
I saw one very similar online for $400.00. What would be wrong with mine to bring the value to $100.00-$150.00? It does need cleaned and polished, but it isnt broken and everything works as it should.
Thanks again!

[trail]

Look for completed ebay sales to get an idea on what one might bring. Sometimes people list things for exaggerated prices that never get met. I haven't been collecting too long, but even so I can tell that the actual prices that are getting paid for knives have gone way down during the current economic troubles.