Happy to have gotten this one!

[tjmurphy]

IT'S COMING!!! IT'S COMING!!! ONLY ABOUT FOUR MORE HOURS!!!

[tjmurphy]

IT'S HERE!! IT'S HERE!! Very nice knife It was very much in need of a little drink of oil, so I oblidged. Great snap both ways with half-stops. 3 9/16" closed. The stamp is pretty faint, though that does not bother me. I am a happy camper and it has found a home with the Remington and Empire radio knives.

[RobesonsRme.com]

Good on you, TJ!

[zp4ja]

Hey Charlie, when I said "maybe I paid too much" was directed from other's points of view, not mine. If I want something badly enough I'll pay what I have too.

That is a beautiful knife and great condition example TJ! Congratulations!

Always amazes me that someone would think that $50 for a ~92 plus year old knife (if pre 22' as Charlie said) is too much especially for that fine condition. But hey, to each his own. I don't know a darn thing about anything other than CASE but I would have had no second thoughts about paying 100 bucks for that one and I am no rich kid.
I have snatched up knives on ebay (only about 10 total buys) that I just could not find elsewhere that were posted BIN/Make offer for over 6 months with no less than 40 or 50 declined offers. I just hit BIN (at a fair price in my mind/market) and it is mine and normally they will waive the shipping.
Others may think I paid too much, that is their problem, I own the knives and they do not. I now have 6 of 1000 knives of this same model made in 77' and they certainly are not making anymore. Have to grab them as they come up, just the your knife pickup.

Just my opinion but it seems most people are not satisfied if every purchase is not a smoking deal. You have to pay to get nice knives and those who don't, don't have them, in most cases.

Congrats again on a fine aquisition! Sorry to divert but just can't wrap my head around someone thinking you overpaid for that knife.

Regards, Jerry

[paulsvintage]

Wow. ! ! Good job snagging it

[tjmurphy]

Thanks so much to all of you who have said nice things about this knife.

As an aside, I think I need to clear one thing up. NO ONE said that I paid too much for the knife. I don't think that there is anyone on this forum who would say anything like that, even if they thought it. My statement was pure conjecture, in that I felt that someone might think that. I guess I used poor wording in my original statement. My feelings are that in this arena, of buying and selling, if the buyer is happy and the seller is happy, a good deal has been struck. I have to admit, though, Jerry, that I loves me a smokin' good deal and I've had me a few, this one included.

Again, thank you all for your kind words.

[twbranch]

I joined just to say $50 for that knife in my opinion is a GREAT DEAL!!! I collect radio/electrician knives and I have been looking for one of those for quite some time. That thing is in better condition than any I have ever seen and I would have dropped 50 on it easily. I am just like you in that if I want something bad enough, I will pay for it. Value is up to the person buying. Great looking knife and glad that went to a collector and not a gouging dealer.

[tjmurphy]

Thanks TW. It is even nicer in hand. It has a few little pepper spots on it, but that's OK Rexstubbins showed one he has that is just as nice. Since you collect radio knives, here are two others that I picked up recently:

Remington R4548

Empire