A Good Folding Spanish Knife ( Spain c. 1860 )

[Shotgun Steve]

Medium
Horn, Brass
Description / Expertise
A good folding Spanish knife with horn and brass plated panelled sides, of typical form.

Michael German Antiques Ltd

[Galloway]

Thats something, I'd personally like to see more period folders in this forum.

[GunClick Rick]

The wife is goin to Texas next week and i am gonna hit the antique shops in hopes of finding something.I know most of the dealers around the county,i sure got an itchin to find an old one.Post some more pics so i know more what to look for...wished i knew how to age them right more.

That's a very cool knife SS..

[St. George]

Buy a copy of Levine's 'Guide to Knives and Their Values'.

You'll want the 4th edition, since that's the last edition authorized by the author, and has an excellent grading scheme.

The 5th Edition was printed by Krause without his permission and many things were omitted, making it essentially worthless to a collector.

You also need a couple of copies of the reprinted Sears, Roebuck and Montgomery Wards & Co. Mail Order catalogs that show clear prints.

Those are the styles seen during the era - they were what was available on the shelves.

Keep in mind that the collecting of pocket knives has been exceptionally popular for the last 40 years or so - finding good examples isn't going to happen in the junk shops - you'll find the good ones at the estate sales, so doing some actual research will pay off.

Vaya,

Scouts Out!

[GunClick Rick]

I'll go look for the book..I will be staying home,she's goin to Texas.There is an antique shop out in the country here and if anybody has anything like that they will,used to be an old feed lot warehouse.See how this works is, she leaves town but has to give me money to live on for 7 days,i eat vienna sausages and crackers and go knife huntin.

I'm on a fixed income,she's got it fixed so i don't have one... But i'm sneaky

[Angel_Eyes]

GCR,,,she musta done summat reeeeely wrong to be  "Gone to Texas"

AE,,(who don't know no better!)

[GunClick Rick]

  My daughter made me a grandpa and she live by the Gulf.It ain't what she done but what she may do to my son in law when she gets there..Me,i'm too young for prison yet!