FA: MSA MARBLES "Special Hunter" knife (1909-1915)
Dave
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> http://snipr.com/MSAknife
$4550 wow, crazy stuff huh? :)
You could make yourself a better knife than that and...
buy some pretty fancy equipment to make the job easy...
for about half that money. :)
YMMV
Alvin in AZ
ps- BTW, what a sloppy stamping job ;)
Lachlan - Grand Exalted Most High King and Emperor of All the Universe
"Dave" <nob...@pseudo.borked.net> wrote in message
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> http://snipr.com/MSAknife
>
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?
Michael Koblic
"Dave" <nob...@pseudo.borked.net> wrote in message
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> http://snipr.com/MSAknife
OK, this guy was not optimistic starting the bidding at $9.99. 18 people
were prepared to pay more.
What makes it worth $4,550.00 ?
Del Cecchi
"Michael Koblic" <mko...@uniserve.com> wrote in message
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that was from american war of yankee aggression time frame. 1860's. in
the range of 10K usdollars. But an important part was it had the
original sheath in good condition.
>
Lachlan - Grand Exalted Most High King and Emperor of All the Universe
"Del Cecchi" <delcecchi...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Oooh, that little Slater Venture boot knife I have might be worth something
then :o)
I have some crumbs of the original sheath, unfortunately it rotted away a
long long time ago.
Chas
> What makes it worth $4,550.00 ?
All 'Marble's' knives/goods are highly collectable. The company was small,
had some great working designs, and used premium components and construction
techniques. They were always rather dear in price even if you had access to
them, which was also kinda rare.
The stamping is very early in the company's history, of premium materials,
and has the original sheath. The sheath is far rarer than the knife. People
who paid for a Marble's knife tended to use them heavily- and the sheath
wore out. You'll notice that it's a stake-formed sheath, so even replacing
the sheath with a lookalike is pretty improbable.
If you have two knives, you're well on your way to being a 'collector' <g>
It's all in what-you-collect and 'did you remember to bring your wallet?'.
--
Chas
http://www.jacksandsaps.com/
Kenneth
Howdy,
I'm as intrigued by the shipping cost of $53.50. <g>
All the best,
--
Kenneth
If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."
Good soldier
<use...@soleSPAMLESSassociates.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 6 May 2008 17:49:01 -0700, "Michael Koblic"
><mko...@uniserve.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Dave" <nob...@pseudo.borked.net> wrote in message
>>news:f8c1ddf9beb6da94...@pseudo.borked.net...
>>> http://snipr.com/MSAknife
>>
>>OK, this guy was not optimistic starting the bidding at $9.99. 18 people
>>were prepared to pay more.
>>What makes it worth $4,550.00 ?
>>
>
>Howdy,
>
>I'm as intrigued by the shipping cost of $53.50. <g>
>
>All the best,
Good Lord Man! You want to pay $4,000 for a knife and have the guy
send it parcel post? Four grand should get you personal messenger
service.
Cheers,
schweik
(Correct Address is goodsoldierschweikatgmaildotcom)
Lachlan - Grand Exalted Most High King and Emperor of All the Universe
"Good soldier" <Decypher...@Signature.com> wrote in message
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And an armed guard.
Jo...@underthewagon.net
King and Emperor of All the Universe" <toadfish@(nospam)beeb.net>
wrote:
The personal messenger is already armed with a knife!
Dave
Winning bid $5,250