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    LC&F 1918 Trench Knife

    I was at a pawn shop today looking at a 1903A3 the clerk had a LC&F trench knife that just came in. NO scabbard One side of the guard had been ground off that did not bother me but the blade did! it was loose, rusty, ground on and pitted. He offerd it to me for $100 but I turned him down as I already have a nice one. he asked me for a offer but declined. Would it be a mistake to offer him 80 for it? Can you find blades either real or repro would I be better off just to forget about it I was told that a machine shop could weld in the pitting to where you could not see it but that would be expensive
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    Pass on it, unless you KNOW someone will pay you more for it just as it is. It isn't something you'd keep, is it?

    If you did not already have one, it might have to do, but unless you just WANT it, potential profit is the only reason not to move on.
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    No I would not want to keep it I thought maybe for 80 bucks it would be something to toy around with and maybe fix up usually when I think that way I end up with a mess and lose money

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    Rice 123, jump it for 80 bucks! If it's the real deal, the handle by itself will fetch 200 bucks or so pretty fast with a knife collector or at a gun show.

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    I'd offer $25. Maybe I am cheap, but have bought 2 of these in the last month for that price. One I know is an original, The other the Jury is still out on. When People ask for an Offer, I start low. In todays economy, people will surprise You with what they will take. I know, I'm a cheap skate!! But it is about getting the best deal You can...Thais one seems to have some issues, May as well get it for the lowest You can....JMHO

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    There is no logical reason to own anything in that condition if you already have a nice one. It is nothing but a paperweight now, and the $25 is probably close to actual value jut as a curiosity.

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    Ah Yes...But even a wrecked classic car has some use....

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    Ah yes, but the wrecked classic car is too big for a paperweight.

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    If you can make a buck on it buy it and use the profits to buy something you want. Or to buy something you can make more on. The sooner you get into the dealer game the cheaper your investment in your collection will become. I started collecting about 25 years ago but just started buying and selling for profit about 8 years ago since then everything I have added to my collection has been from my profits

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