The original bullet knife

The Remington Corporation and the knives that they built have influenced the U.S. cutlery industry more than nearly any other manufacturer. From the time America was settled, to the end of WWI, American knife companies struggled to compete with Britain and German imports, but events that occurred during and after the First World War led to a great change in this phenomenon. Unprecedented opportunities arose, and Remington stepped up to seize the moment. In the process, they created some of today's most prized collectables. In an ironic twist, the next World War played the greatest role in ending the company’s domination of the industry.
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The original bullet knife

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I thought it would be good to get an example of all the original bullet knives into one thread. Many of you have great examples and would love to see them all together. And if you have any advertising pieces that are related add them also. Here are mine.

R1123
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R1306
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R4466
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Very nice, impressive, thanks for sharing.
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Thanks Bill, I think some of the other guys on here have the other knives to show a complete set for reference. I hope they see the thread.
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Fantastic collection! Thanks for sharing with us. That banana trapper just blows me away, but they are ALL spectacular. ::tu::
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HTT, I don't have many Bullets this one is a little harder to find. HOK

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That's great Harald. Really like the add also.
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Beautiful and rare knives posted earlier in the thread. ::tu:: ::tu:: In addition to the R293B and the R1253 posted earlier I am contributing the R1263 and R1273 which add the remaining 2 large banana trappers. These are both 2 blade trappers. The R1263 has a clip primary blade and R1273 has a spear primary blade.
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Very nice Jerry. I was hoping this thread would flush you out.
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The only old Bullet knife I have is a pretty pristine R1123.
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That's a good one there redrider ::tu::
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Wow, I'm not a Remington collector, but I have always been in awe of the incredible bone used on their knives. I don't know what makes it so beautiful. It just seems (to me) to be a step above other knives from the same era.
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Excellent thread! ::tu:: Really enjoying it. :)
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Bumping the thread to try to encourage more posts.

Here are a couple of versions of the R1613 Bullet. One has the Bullet shield and the other one has the round shield. The etch is faint on the bullet shield example. The Bullet shield version is quite rare. It's confusing to me whether the round shield version is really a Bullet knife, but it seems generally accepted to call it a Bullet knife.
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Great knives Jerry, and like you said the bullet shield is rare.
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So sorry for the photography, bad lighting and second rate photographer....... lol. These are my bullets. I appreciate the opportunity to share them. Thank y’all, John
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Great looking knives John. Your 1173 is a great one. ::tu::
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I am proud of the R4466also, dead mint with etch, just bad photography. Thank you.
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Nice, you have some hard ones to find.

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Bullets + HTT above. bottom 1123's is gone.

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Good lot Harold.I really like the R4243. ::tu::
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Great knives Harald. Glad you got your scanner working again. You always have great knives to show. ::tu::
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