Dedication & Acknowledgments | p. 4 |
Preface | p. 5 |
Introduction to Knife Collecting | p. 6 |
What Makes a Knife a Collector's Item? | p. 13 |
The Knife Shield's Mystical Relation to Value | p. 25 |
Bone's Use as Handles | p. 27 |
Pocketknife Patterns | p. 31 |
A Common Sense System for "Total Appraisal" | p. 51 |
Total Appraisal Using the RBR Evaluation Scale | p. 59 |
The Major Knife Companies | p. 149 |
Custom made Knives and Makers | p. 323 |
Commercial Sheath and Hunting Knives | p. 355 |
Carving and Kitchen Cutlery Collectibles | p. 359 |
Straight Razor Collecting | p. 363 |
Care and Management of a Knife Collection | p. 369 |
Knife Sharpening Know-How | p. 374 |
Cutlery Stores, Mail Order Dealers, and On-Line Dealers | p. 380 |
Knife Books and Periodicals | p. 390 |
Knife Clubs and Organizations | p. 391 |
Alliance of Local Knife Clubs | p. 392 |
Special Interest Knife Clubs | p. 397 |
National or Regional Collectors Associations | p. 397 |
Bicentennials, Commemoratives, Reproductions, and Limited Editions | p. 398 |
Handle Materials | p. 503 |
Buck Creek Price Guide | p. 542 |
Case Price Guide | p. 580 |
Cattaraugus Price Guide | p. 641 |
Robeson Price Guide | p. 677 |
Remington Price Guide | p. 698 |
Taylor Cutlery Price Guide | p. 746 |
Winchester Price Guide | p. 753 |
A Note from the Authors | p. 781 |
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