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I just ran across an old Bladeforums thread about the venerable "007" type knives. Some of the anecdotes are amusing, so I decided to post the link here:

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/does-anyone-recall-the-007-flick-knives-of-the-70s.1096555/

This thread began Aug 2013 and ended Dec ...

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JV ~~ One of the most unsettling aspects during any period of transition is uncertainty. Financial markets hate uncertainty more than anything (short of an outright catestrophic collapse).

In the spring-knife universe, we are left wondering:
How much will the China knives drag down the value of ...

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natch ~~ Best Wishes to you...... I've always appreciated and respected your posts on this site. (Hope to see many more.) Wish I could come up with something more profound..... it's especially difficult to cudgel up something that sounds really meaningful for a person whom one has never met ...

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Didn't intend to hijack the thread..... basically wanted
to convey "best wishes" to Bill.

Appreciate similar sentiments directed to me.
Recovery is rocky and I won't be around much
for a while.
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Many of us are in similar circumstances.... I have a
lengthy surgery tomorrow; and more to come after that.
Best Wishes for a positive resolution!
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Could we see the reverse side please?
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Beautiful condition!
Remarkably low placement of the safety slide.
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Well, there goes the 'unicorn' theory....!
Thanks for the photo, eddy!
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"Were these non-AKC World knives just old inventory, banked away like the diamonds in the Diamond Exchange, and released in such numbers as to control pricing in the market?"

This analogy is surprisingly appropriate. In March 2025, Forbes magazine published an article about the impact of "lab ...

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It's genuinely helpful to discover that the most knowledgeable group of collectors in the country
have never seen this marking before!

Maybe I've found another 'unicorn' like the M.O. !!
(Probably not..... but it sure would be nice! )
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whip ~~ Since I don't have the knife in front of me right now, I can't say how true the photo color is. You know as well as I do that you can take 3 different photos of the same knife and it will look like 3 different knives. Plus my color perception is impaired. Could be anything!
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I personally find "Springer Knife" stamped bolster to be quite uncommon. I really can't recall seeing that before, myself.


Exactly what aspect is unusual? Is it because it's in English? Or are there other phrases in English that are more common on bolsters; and just the specific phrase ...

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JV ~~ as stated in the OP, the blade was frozen shut.
The blade could have been marked 'Privateigentum von Heinrich Himmler' and I wouldn't know. I've requested that all replaced parts be returned with the knives, so I'll find out when everything comes back....
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The shellpuller is currently being repaired by Bill -- including a replacement (spear point) blade. I will post photos when I have the knife back.

In the meantime, can any of you shellpuller guys offer an educated guess as to the age of this knife? This is the first shellpuller that I've ever ...

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I know this has no bearing on value

I would not be too quick to assume this. If other knives from this general time period have similar marks that are accepted by respected authorities in the field as indeed being salesman markings, it could absolutely add to the value of the knife.

Such ...