A Very Stabby Christmas

Kevin Zito

Kevin Zito

KNIFE MAKER
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I’m not sure if this stuff is worth anything as far as money is concerned. But this collection is priceless to me. It brings back so many memories from my childhood.
 
Kevin,
What a family treasure! I know you must be in awe of all those blades and honored to be their caretaker!
You have some real beauties there and some very nice blades. The presidential ones are classic!!
Enjoy!
 
I got a little misty eyed when my grandma gave them to me. I told her it was the best Christmas present I ever got. So much history and family memories embedded in those knives.
 
Found this on the Bali-Song

Balisong USA started manufacturing butterfly knives in the late 1970s, then changed its name to Pacific Cutlery in the early 1980s, before finally becoming Benchmade. The earlier knives featured a wide variety of custom blade designs (many of which were hand ground by master knifemaker Jody Samson, well known for making the swords in the movie Conan the Barbarian), as well as a number of exotic inlays for the handles (ivory, prehistoric ivory, scrimshawed ivory, mother-of-pearl, ebony, tropical woods, etc.)
 
Kevin, I think you have a fantastic valuable heirloom collection.
That vintage Cold Steel Imperial Tanto is most likely a very valuable and rare piece. I think only 2,000 were made and the value is probably in the high three figures, if not more.
 
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opaul said:
Kevin, I think you have a fantastic valuable heirloom collection.
That vintage Cold Steel Imperial Tanto is most likely a very valuable and rare piece. I think only 1,000 were made and the value is probably in the high three figures, if not more.
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That is so cool! I think I’m gonna try to build some type of display case for all of these.
 
mike miller said:
Be careful of the boxes also. They add to the value having original undamaged boxes.
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Will do! I even rewrapped them in the VERY thin paper that was included. It was basically a users guide for proper care of the knife. I really only took them out to take pics and to put a lil oil on em. I used WD-40 and then wiped them down. Will that be okay?
 
Very nice collection there Kevin, with a lot of sentimental and monetary value. as much as I'm sure you'd like to put them in a display box, I wouldn't.
God forbid you ever got burglarized. they would be a #1 target and you would be devastated.
Just for sentimental reasons alone, I would have them put away somewhere.

I would recommend against using WD40, it tends to get gummy and nasty after time, I would use a light gun oil like Hoppes.
 
bladegrinder said:
Very nice collection there Kevin, with a lot of sentimental and monetary value. as much as I'm sure you'd like to put them in a display box, I wouldn't.
God forbid you ever got burglarized. they would be a #1 target and you would be devastated.
Just for sentimental reasons alone, I would have them put away somewhere.

I would recommend against using WD40, it tends to get gummy and nasty after time, I would use a light gun oil like Hoppes.
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Thanks! Yep, my dad already convinced me not to do a display because of theft issues. Maybe I can get a big safe or stash em in the safe deposit box. I’ll do what I can to keep them safe.
 
Very nice collection, you got there! I once had a three blade knife like this one!
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I grew up in a small town and use to go into the hardware store and just stand and look for an hour at a time. I feel in love with the knife. Saved my money to buy it. I had a pair of pants that had a hole in the pocket and I forgot to ask my mother to fix it.
I had been out on my trapline and got home, reached in the pocket and no knife. Shoving my hand deep into the pocket I confirmed I had the pair of pants on that had the hole in it!!! Everytime I walked my line the rest of the season I had one eye out for that knife. Never did find it though!! Your pictures sure brought back some memories!
I agree on the WD-40, wipe it off and use some Hoppies Gun Oil! http://www.hoppes.com/elite/elite-gun-oil They have changed the look of the bottles but still dang good stuff.
 
Please don't use Hoppes. It's very corrosive on brass and copper. Here's a brush I use to clean the extractor tunnel on 1911's. As you can see the hoppes has eaten away at the bronze. It will do the same thing to a brass jag.
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