Knife Roadshow
Dalton, GA
NW GA Trade Center
March 2014

-----

A world auction record for this Case knife was set at $14,300.00 for the Case Tested 6488lp Green bone at our Pigeon Forge Auction.

When it is time to sell your knives,
who else would you want selling them?

Call us today to consign.
423-238-6753. email bruce@jbrucevoyles.com

 

 


 


 

 

 

 

other auctions
cOMING sOON

NEXT!
JOE MANGARICINA
Estate Collection of the founder of New York Custom Knife show and attorney for the Knifemakers Guild.

Followed by:
DR. LAWRENCE EMBERTON
The estate collection of is the largest collection of pearl whittlers ever assembled, from English exhibition knives on down. 1600 knives--no duplicates.

And then:
ELMER PRUETT
A Midwest regular on the show circut, Mr. Pruett assembled a massive collection of Case Knives.

PLUS:
We have a large collection of handmades including Tony Bose folders to start our Legends of Handmade Knives Auction, with last consignments for this important annual auction taken at the Blade Show. Deliver your fine handmades for this important auction at this show.

 


UPCOMING SHOWS

Where you can meet us to consign knives, preview upcoming auctions, or just talk knives!

The Blade Show
Atlanta Georgia.

Our tables there are on the end of the front row, turn right as you come in the door!
Be sure to stop by and say hello!


 

Auction 67 is NOW!

TWO CATALOGS
Catalog 1
ONLINE High-Res Catalog
This is the non-bid catalog.

Catalog 2
ONLINE BIDDING CATALOG!
CLICK HERE TO START BIDDING!

AUCTION ENDS APRIL 30.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE GREAT KNIVES
IN THIS IMPORTANT AUCTION
IN HIGH-RES !

ONLINE BIDDING NOW TOO!
CLICK HERE TO START BIDDING!

Living Treasure Artist Jerry Fisk, Hall of Famer Jimmy Lile, Hall of Famer George Herron, Art Knife Invitational Dwight Towell, Aieda, W. D. Pease, Szilaski, Bob Dozier, Walt Kneubuher, Ron Lake, Randall, Koji Hara, Owen Wood, Frank Centofante, plus more Bullet Remingtons in factory master packs than you've ever seen before!

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE GREAT KNIVES
IN THIS IMPORTANT AUCTION
IN HIGH-RES !

ONLINE BIDDING NOW TOO!
CLICK HERE TO START BIDDING!

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE GREAT KNIVES
IN THIS IMPORTANT AUCTION
IN HIGH-RES !

ONLINE BIDDING NOW TOO!
CLICK HERE TO START BIDDING!

 

-------------------------------------------

AUCTION 66 is over.

Thanks for bidding.

Click here for Aution 66 high-res catalog (non-bid)

 

Click here to see the Auction 66 prices realized!

 

 

 

 

----------------

DALTON, GA ! Knife Roadshow!
BE THERE

March 2013
Dalton GA
The Dalton GA Knife Road Show
National Knife Collectors Association Sanctioned Show
N. W. GA. Trade and Convention Center
423.238.6753
Email: spiritofsteel@ymail.com
www.spiritofsteel.com
Tables $90.00 if reserved by Feb. 9, 2012. $100.00 after that.


CLICK HERE TO REVIEW THE AUCTION

FLASH AUCTION Ended!
DEC. 21.

---------------------

BLOG POST

We have been having trouble with our regular blog so we will post this here about S&W First Generation.

Generation 1 S&W Knives

Smith & Wesson knives basically have had three incarnations.

First Generation was the 1970’s Blackie Collins designed series. Second Generation was the US made knives in the 80’s, most typified by the blue plastic boxes and knives with kraton or all metal handles. Third Generation is the large import line produced under license by Taylor Brands, LLC.

We most recently sold a group of Generation 1 knives, and as those are the most desired this is what we deal with here.

Generation 1 was when the gun company first decided to enter the knife business in the 1970’s, following the tradition initiated by Winchester and Remington at the end of WWI. Gun companies seem to have followed the fallacy that if you know something about guns, and men who own guns usually like knives, then by osmosis you should know something about knives. As all three gun companies proved, it is indeed a fallacy.

In the early 70’s Smith & Wesson hired the late Blackie Collins to design a line of knives for them. This was the launch of Blackie’s prolific career as the leading knife designer of his time. While he designed the knives, they were outsourced to other cutlery companies and marketed through Smith & Wesson exclusively.

There was one clunky folder in the line, the rest being fixed blades, highlighted by two hollow handle knives, The Outdoorsman and the Survival, something that had not been seen on modern knives. (The old metal handled Kabar hunter in the 20’s was one of the few to do this earlier).

The handles were all Wessonwood (standard pakkawood dyed green—an epoxy impregnated wood originally designed for use as airplane propellers in WWII), except for two fillet models, which were handled in Brazilian rosewood.

All the knives had 440C steel blades, and according to S&W all of their knives were forged except for the folder, which was made by stock removal.

The nice think about these knives is they are a limited quantity, a short run in the 1970’s, and make a nice set, with the same color handles holding the knives together as a visual theme.  The other thing is they are still relatively affordable.

One of the appeals of the S&W First Generation knives is they came in the same style boxes that all S&W handguns were packaged at the time, the distinctive dark blue box with the metal reinforcements on the corner.

There was a deluxe very short run of 1000 that featured cast sterling silver guard and pommel and etched blade. We have not sold any of those in a while but the last we had brought in the $400.00 range.

Another desired variation is a brown Wessonwood handled Bowie commemorating the Texas Rangers. It comes in a wood presentation box, and when issued was also available paired with a matching Model 19 S&W .357 revolver.

Here is the breakdown and what these knives brought in our November, 2012 auction, all the fixed blades were mint in the original box.

You can see photos of these in the high res images of Auction 65. (Scroll down for link)

6010 Bowie
10 ½”
13 oz
Est. value $150.00

6020 Outdoorsman
10” long
5” blade
10 oz
Sold at auction $151.00

Survival 6030
10” long
5 ½” blade
10 oz
Sold at auction $149.60

Skinner
6070
7 5/8” long
3 ½” blade
6  Oz.
Est. value $125.00.

6060 folding hunter
3 ½” blade,
8” long
7 ½ oz.
Sold at auction $90.00
In box with sheath ext value $130.00.

 


 

 

 

 

Texas Ranger Bowie in Box
Sold at auction $182.00.

 

 

Fisherman Fillet
6040  Rosewood
11 5/8”
6 ½ “ blade
5 ½ oz.
Est. value $100.00.

6050 Rosewood
10 ½” oal
5 ½” blade
Sold at auction $104.50

 

 

-------------------------------------------

AUCTION 65 Is Over. Thanks for bidding.

PRICES REALIZED--CLICK HERE.

Non-Bid High-Res Catalog online NOW!
Click here to check it out!

NOTE: We are having phone troubles this Tuesday morning. We appreciate your patience as we get them resolved.


If you received a color flyer with your catalog scroll down for more photos on that upcoming auction.

 

 

 

 

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

We are honored to announce in the coming months we will have available for bid the knives from the estate collection of the late Joe Mangaricina.

DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON.

Joe was the co-founder and manager of the New York Custom Knife Show until recent years. He was also the attorney for the Knifemakers' Guild for much of its existence, and one of the leading custom knife collectors the knife industry has known.

His collection includes an extensive assortment of knives including many George Herron, Daniel Winkler, Pat Tomes, Jim Small, Bill Bagwell, Ron Newton, Jay Hendrickson. For knifemakers we will also be offering his personal inventory of hand materials including pink ivory wood, and two uncut Mastadon tusks, among other things.

Here are a few Herrons and some beaded sheath knives for a sneak peak. There are many more!


His factory knives include a large assortment of early Spydercos, include many with matching serial numbers from the early Spyderco collectors issue. Joe also collected a complete collection of all Remington bullet modern knives, including duplicates and including Silver Bullets as well. His massive library of knives books, including many rare and hard-to-find titles will be included in future sales.

Joe Mangariciana was a gentleman, a major positive influence on knife collecting. That he will be missed are not adequate enough words to sum up the knife industry's loss with his passing.
------

---------------------------------------------------

Legends of Handmade Knives Auction 64 Ended August 21

CLICK HERE for prices realized!

HIGH RES CATALOG CLICK HERE FOR HIGH RES PHOTOS AND DESCRIPTIONS
(You cannot bid from the High Res catalog)

 


________________________________

Thanks to those who made the Sevierville
Knife Auction June 15th a success! We will have another auction there in December.

----------------------------------------------------------------------

AUCTION 63 ENDED JUNE 12, 2012.

Hi-RES Images Online Catalog-click on this link.

Click here for final prices realized


 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

AUCTION 62 IS NOW over!
Last Day for Bids was May 1, 2012

Auction 62 High Res catalog.

Prices realized.

 

FLASH AUCTION 4Over
ENDED MARCH 20, 2012


Click here for the prices realized.

-------

Auction 61 Is Over. Thanks for bidding.

CLICK HERE FOR THE
NON-BID, Hi-Res Photo catalog.

Click here for prices realized.


 

 

---------------------------------------

Auction 60 is over.

Click here for the big picture non-bid online catalog

Click HERE for prices realized


------------------------------------------

Auction 59 Closed Nov.17

NON-BID Catalog (Big Pictures!)
Click here!

Click here for prices realized.

 


 

------------------------------------

AUCTION 58 IS OVER

Click here for the large picture, NO BID Online Catalog.

Click here for prices realized.




Be sure you are on our email announcement list. email knifeauctions@comcast.net

---------------------------------------------------

Auction 57
Legends of Handmade Knives
Is Officially Over.

Click here for the prices realized

CLICK HERE FOR THE ONLINE Non-Bid Catalog


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Auction 56 is Ended APRIL 28, 2011. Hope your bidding was successful!
Click here for our non-bid, huge HD image online catalog!

Click here to go to prices realized


We will be happy to do our Knife Roadshow
Appraisals at the shows we will be attending.
Next one is Knoxville!

---------
Double Nickels Auction 55 is over.
Thanks to those of you who bid,
and we hope you obtained the knives
you were seeking!

Click here for list of prices realized.

------

Click here to go
to the no-bid online catalog

=


---------

Auction 54 Online & Catalog Auction---
Ended Dec. 14, 2010

Click here for the A54 big photo non-bid catalog.

Click here to review prices realized.