All About Pocket Knives

Targetman wrote: ↑Sat Aug 15, 2020 1:38 pm Quick Steel, your comment about not many people collecting Bulldog Brand knives rings true with me also. I surmise that only the generations that actively saw Bulldogs being produced and crafted can appreciate what collections they have...

....Yes, Loose Arrow, there are more knives for us if there isn't much demand for what knives are out there, but there is a down side to that too....Bulldog Brand can fade away from memory to younger generations. Who will keep this hobby alive and demand for this nitch brand of knife? I am now seeing more and more new collector friends that haven't heard of Bulldog Brand before and that is sad to me I could see Jim Parkers legacy knife brand fade away in a few more decades.
I still collect Bulldog Knives with a passion and am now into my 25th year with them. They have given me much joy in their pursuit of patterns and exotic handles. May a knife be in your pocket at all times...good day to everyone on this forum...you are all my collecting family!

Quick Steel wrote: ↑Sat Aug 15, 2020 2:30 pm Nicely stated Targetman and your analysis is spot on. I feel very fortunate in that I only discovered BDs about 4 years ago. I picked one up, did not recognize the brand, and committed to give it to someone. Before letting it go I looked it over very carefully and was impressed. One more purchase and I was hooked. Still another and I was convinced I had discovered something quite special in the world of pocket knives.

As you point our, low production numbers inhibited widespread knowledge of the brand. A knowledgeable writer years ago maintained that for a brand to develop collector interest required production runs of around 4 to 5 hundred.

Prices have held up and for some of the more interesting patterns have gotten too high for me. In fact I recently saw one listed for near a thousand dollars. Rather overly ambitious pricing I think. I have the same model acquired at less than half that amount about 18 months ago.

I do speculate on the future of my collection. I want them to arrive safely into the hands of someone who will appreciate these little treasures of workmanship.

Targetman wrote: ↑Sat Aug 15, 2020 5:24 pm Hi all, while I have a moment, thought I would post a picture of a German Bulldog I recently got in the early spring. It is a year 2000 single damascus blade lockback display knife that Jim Parker had made for the new Millenium. The blade is 330 layers of damascus steel in a pattern Jim called "wildfire". Fully open it is 12 inches in length and quite a handful to handle. I put a regular size Bulldog below it for comparison. Handle material is Stag and 50 of this handle material were made. I only had Rose damascus examples of this pattern and decided to get the Wildfire piece. Examples of Rose Damascus can be found on page 2 and 8 of this thread. I feel blessed to have this example....the seller had a buy it now price that was 40% less than what it sold for new in year 2000 so I took him up on the offer.

Quick Steel wrote: ↑Sat Aug 15, 2020 3:46 pm That's the one LA. Better hurry. Only about a week left to pick it up.

Quick Steel wrote: ↑Sat Aug 15, 2020 6:00 pm LA, I know; just thought you would like another for your other pocket.

Hideaway Knives wrote: ↑Mon Nov 02, 2020 8:40 pm Love the designs great pics!

Targetman wrote: ↑Wed Dec 09, 2020 7:52 pm Very good looking knife. Back in the day, there were several knife clubs scattered across the country that would have Jim Parker create annual Bulldog Brand knives for their club members. Old Dominion knife club was one of them. They ordered Bulldogs as a club knife for many years. They are located in Bedford, Virginia.

carvin don wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 11:43 pm ... very nice!

JoKr wrote: ↑Sat Nov 13, 2021 12:43 pm Sowbelly Stockman

Bullddog Brand Sowbelly Cuttin Horse stag bone.jpg

Loose Arrow wrote: ↑Sat Nov 13, 2021 2:30 pm

JoKr wrote: ↑Sat Nov 13, 2021 12:43 pm Sowbelly Stockman

Bullddog Brand Sowbelly Cuttin Horse stag bone.jpg

Beautiful pair!
Great photograph too, thanks for sharing.