All About Pocket Knives

Guys:
I just listed a group of knives by E. Bruckmann in my store. I also listed a figural by Paul A. Henckels and a stockman by Wm Rodgers. There are:
Congress
Whittlers
Utility Campers
Senator Pen
Premium Stockman (William Rodgers)
Key Figural (Paul A. Henckels)

Check 'em out!
Ray

Some good looking knives,Ray.

Thanks, Johnnie. Bruckmann is a really high quality knife and these are patterns that are not often seen in Bruckmann. Seems like most of the patterns you see are pen knives.
I am particullarly fond of the Rodgers stockman. It is a well made example of high quality cutlery that used to come out of Sheffield.

Ray

Hi Ray - It took me a long time to thin out my personal knife collection Ray - I was able to sell my elephant toenail collection of 63 examples to one guy - Also sold my large congress collection to one person - Took me 3 years to sell off my gun collection but it was a large collection - - I have a few of my hand-made knives for sale that I have had rat holes for years - but I have that collection down to a point that I really don't care if any of them sell or not - they are actually worth more to me as a business card when working gun shows - We work many years to aquire stuff, then we have to live a few more years to sell the stuff tom

Tom,
I've always kinda had a plan to get them liquidated but it relied on eBay and that has gone in the dumper.
Several of my buddies say just let my wife do it but that would be a disaster and she'd find a way to feel guilty for the rest of her life. I always said that I had a lot of fun buying them and I'll also have fun selling them. Shows are a slow way but I do go to a few and sell what I can. I have one friend who will take all my Eye Brands but he is in a little financial bind and will be until the economy turns around. That still leaves me with all the others and many of them will go in my store. Patience seems to be the key.
I had quite a few guns but managed to get them sold pretty quick. I'm pretty well down to keepers at this point in time.

Ray

I had quite a few guns but managed to get them sold pretty quick.

They're always a good sale.

You're correct, JR. Plus, people will pay $500- $750 for a nice pistol or rifle much quicker than they will spend it on a high dollar knife.

Ray

Boy, aint that the truth!!..........in Sierra Vista AZ. there's a big swap meet that I frequent and its hard to sale a knife for over $20.....guns,you can sale all day but its hard to sale a knife no matter what the brand.