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Three knives for sale.

The Tourist

The Tourist

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I want to sell off some knives I no longer want to buy something else. No hardship, I'm just moving money.

One of them is a Strider AR. It is one-of-five, a Franken knife. Mick used odd or misstamped parts to fill an order for TAD, and I got one of them. It will go for 700 bucks for folks who collect sunch things.

The second one is a Strider SnG, number 49 of their second generation. You got me how much it's worth, probably 500 bucks.

The last one is a handmade Emerson CQC-7. I have the complete paper trail of provenance from the day I ordered it in December of 1996, to the day it arrived in May, 2006.

And when I say complete, I mean it. Right down to the shipper and the packing peanuts. This one we'll have to haggle about. Depending on the collector, I've seen these things go from 1,200 to 2,000 bucks.

If you buy all three, I'll throw in a folded Japanese knife with my edge.

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The Tourist said:
The last one is a handmade Emerson CQC-7. I have the complete paper trail of provenance from the day I ordered it in December of 1996, to the day it arrived in May, 2006.
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This one should be extra valuable since you received it before you ordered it.:yum:

Bob
 
OhioTC18 said:
I guess I missed something, he ordered it in 1996, received it in 2006. How is that before?
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I guess I missed it, too, and I was there...for ten years.

No biggee. The knife is still the knife, and it's a beauty. I've just reached a point in my life where I no longer want 'drawer queens.' And it should belong to someone who treasures it, not looks upon it as a burden.
 
In the late 1980s and early 1990s it became fashionable to have knives made by Bob Terzuola and Ernie Emerson. This was part of the culture that made "black ops" all of the rage.

Mick Strider and Dwayne Dwyer started a company, Emerson sold the licensing rights to Benchmade for his knife, and a company called MercWorx made folders for guys like Blackwater.

It was kind of a short era. Pretty soon every company took one of their average knives, sprayed it black and called it 'tactical.'

The original knives were indeed hard use knives, and used many of the 'cutting edge' materials like high carbon, low chromium alloys, G-10 grips and lots of titanium. I still use some of the Emerson knives, although the shapes and sizes have changed over the years.

The one in my pocket today is an Emerson 'Snubby.'

The three knives I'm selling are the top shelf of that era. Granted, they are big, blocky and heavy, but in their day you couldn't be a he-man without one.
 
I don't know who the maker of these knives is, but you may. My FIL did the engraving.

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I've heard the name 'Osborne,' but I don't know if it's the same guy named on a Benchmade. I believe that guy is 'Osborne, too'

I've never owned one of those knives.
 
Nice looking knifes you've got there. But read your posts needs verse's wants. Are those better than the one's I currently have. I'm sure they are somewhat better quality. Are they going to do what I need a knife for better than what I already have. Short answer is no they won't. Other than the fact they should hold a edge longer than my Gerber for instance. They have no other real advantage that I can see. And I have no knife connoisseur friends who would even notice the status symbol knife. They would only recognize or notice weather it was sharp usable tool.
 
The Tourist said:
In the late 1980s and early 1990s it became fashionable to have knives made by Bob Terzuola and Ernie Emerson. This was part of the culture that made "black ops" all of the rage.
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Interesting. Sounds like they were at the leading edge of the technology, using the latest metallurgy.
 
Bamby said:
But read your posts needs verse's wants.
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That's my point. At one time I simply wanted those knives. But now my EDC is half chisel. As you get older you try to correct some of the choices you have made. I don't need them.

As for the new owners, whoever they may be, they might use the knife, or it might be the missing piece in their collection. That's a decision they have to make.

RNE228 said:
Interesting. Sounds like they were at the leading edge of the technology, using the latest metallurgy.
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For their time, perhaps. Emersons are still made from 154-CM, an alloy that Bob Loveless began using on his custom knives in the 1970s.

Crucible offers better steel now, and there are numerous choices for grip material.

Think of James Bond and his PP/K. Very romantic, but I'd rather have a SIG P-229 in .40 SW.

And these makers themselves have made improvements. If you look at the knifeat the top of the picture you'll see it's been turned on its side.

That's an Emerson HD-7. I was showing that Ernie now offers liner locks that are more than twice the width of his original design.
 
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