U,S. Paratrooper switch blade

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[browningautorifle]

Wow, three grand and time left. Jim Flavin offered to send me one a few years back because they only cost about a hundred bucks...he had quite a few. This one's special because it's as new?

[painter777]

Review some of the past sales. That seller has quite the following:
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Jim,
I have a footlocker here over 1/2 - 3/4 full with largest part of my Fathers 'Pocket Knife' collection.
JimF and a past member David B from Texas posted some pictures of the Switch blade and other folding pocket knives used in WWII. Looking thru that locker I seen a set of the old mans brass knuckles but when I dug them out of the pile I seen it was really a knife. I'd found a 'Knuckle Buster' (I had to look it up) a Mk I trench knife, marked US 1918 .... Below marked something like LF& ? 1918. As I dug I found a number of Dagger types with long handles someone told me were Something Sykes (?) and another much like it I was told is a V-42. Damn if I didn't get lucky but in a long sleeved homemade leather bag was the Sheaths for them all. 2 of the Sheaths are really long and look like you'd strap them to your calf or thigh.
Many many knives that are in a world of their own. Amazing how many types especially when you combine Military with Commercial ones.
I need to research them a few at a time but it'll be a chore. That locker has got to weigh in over or near 100lbs.

This all coming from a guy who as a kid fell asleep to that Schhh.. Schhh...... Schhh.... Schhh sound of my Father working a edge on a wet rock.

Got some ole memories popping up from this post,

Ch-P77

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I have several of the later versions (orange scales). I hope I live long enough for them to approach that value.

[browningautorifle]

I have a footlocker here over 1/2 - 3/4 full

Wish I was closer...LF&C, Landers Fray and Clark knuckle knives...V42 dagger, scarce or rare, Fairburn/Sykes commando knives, there are a few patterns and types. Some are expensive.

Lots of an afternoon could be wasted laying that stuff out having a look see and some pics for these guys to drool over.

[painter777]

Off and on over the last 2-1/2 to 3 years I've been going thru his collection of Pocket Watches.
I tried to pull a dozen or so at a time and try researching them.
I tried 1 Watch collectors forum but became over run with Emails and PM's trying to get me to sell. But even though I'd post that I wasn't ready to sell (not knowing ballpark values) they continued chasing me.
I had 1 guy who was genuinely trying to help but he passed away. He did direct me to some books I purchased.
I started pulling the big ones and learned many were railroad watches. A lot of these were working watches but some are presentation, marking special events like when the west and east railroads met and the driving of the Golden Spike. Maybe why he owned 2 WRA Golden Spike Comm Rifles.
Also some were marked Wells Fargo with a Crest, I forget the maker (I have it noted) but the maker had a contract to make so many of these Presentation watches for different Wells Fargo divisions.. like San Francisco and St. Louis etc. These are high in Gold not Nickel cases like in the working watches.
I've found many different makers and styles. One of the Platinum cased ones is Tiffany & Co with what they call a Automaton minute action with a face on it more ornate than any stained glass I've ever seen. My Wife's Cuckoo clock guy estimated it at over 5 figures or more to a collector. All this and their another foot deep.

It's like I opened a locker of Worms.
I figure it all as a bank account that I don't have to claim.
Only way to deal with them is a little at a time.
Some we've found are Civil War and a few of those have the tiny watch repairs etched in them pre 1840's +.

The Ole man loved his watches, knives and guns.

[browningautorifle]

Only way to deal with them is a little at a time.

Exactly, just start at the top I guess. I'd HAVE to lay them all out just to see what's there though. The chest must smell like a locker room though...the age of things in there.

[painter777]

The watches are stacked in layers with that old type carpet pad between them.
That has some odor.

The knife locker smells of oil. He didn't put anything like that away without a film of oil. The sheaths are all mixed up. Can only tell which (Might) go with what if it has a name like Schrade on the sheath.
Gotta laugh because even the leather sheaths smell of some type oil. I know he liked keeping leather treated.

[pickax]

Wow Charlie, some valuable time capsules from your dad!
He probably used the old formula neatsfoot oil on the leather which is good. But keep it dry in there, as I'm sure you know.

[painter777]

U,S. Paratrooper switch blade
RARE WW2 U.S. M2 PARATROOPER SWITCH BLADE! ALL ORIGINAL! NO RESERVE! - Other Military Collectibles at GunBroker.com : 892307572

Final Sale .... $4,025.00

BAR,
Found a Pic and Description from Jim F: https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=18700