Here's a nice little booklet on an interesting vintage brand of American pocket knives that really hasn't received its due over the years - the Dollar...

'Sunday knives' - fancy pearl handled beauties worthy of gracing anyone's pocket on a Sunday. This was the finest grade of production knife, the most ...

Swiss Army Knives is the comprehensive guide for Swiss Army Knives no collector should live without. This fascinating, colorfully illustrated book is ...

The ideal guide for knifemakers, collectors, culinary professionals, and more, this book teaches multiple methods for making your blades as sharp as n...

The first weapons were conceived around 500,000 years ago and ever since they have played a significant part in shaping human history. Cultures from a...

Keen Kutter is the most respected name in cutlery collectibles and pocket knives. This comprehensive volume contains a complete listing, detailed desc...

Do you feel a soul-deep connection with knives and tools that are engineered to cut through other materials? Does having a sturdy knife on your person...

The new Shooter's Bible Guide to Knives sets the standard for comprehensive publications by carrying on the Shooter's Bible tradition of bringing toge...

There's nothing better than spending time in the presence of an experienced knifemaker, except maybe, learning a few tricks of the trade. In this revi...

In 1905, John Russell "Russ" Case brought the fledgling W. R. Case & Sons Company to Bradford, and it dominated the knife industry for the next centur...

This book starts the reader on a journey through time, with a short history of folding knives, leading to the evolution of the first switchblade. Prog...

A complete reference book for knives of the United States, British, and Allied Forces, 19th century to modern day. This volume compiles together sixty...

This beginner-level guide explains, step-by-step, how to make a fixed-blade hidden tang knife and a matching leather scabbard. Used by hunters and fis...

Protect that beautiful hand-forged knife you've just completed or keep your favorite piece of cutlery close for daily use with a leather sheath. From ...

The next installment to this knife workshop series explains how to design and build an integral knife, a knife made out of a single piece of steel. Fr...

A detailed history of Northfield Knife Co., Tidioute Cutlery Co., and modern upstart Great Eastern Cutlery, the current holder of both trademarks. Wit...

The story of Jim Bowie's last stand at the Alamo with his famous knife was a 25 year-old legend when the Southern boys took up arms against the Northe...

This practical guide shows basic knife blade smithing step-by-step, in text and photos. Publishers In this book Ernst G. Siebeneicher-Hellwig and Jurg...

For those who wish to build an lockback (automatic locking) folding knife, this guide provides everything you need to know, from design to completion....

Make your own folding pocketknife with this easy-to-follow guide. Step by step, this instructional manual unfolds the secrets of constructing a slip j...

This is the ultimate guide to sharpening with traditional waterstones for all owners of Japanese knives. Provided are step-by-step instructions on pro...

Written by ABS Mastersmith Joe Keeslar and published by the American Bladesmith Society, this instructional book provides everything a knifemaker need...

This is the third book in a collector's series on Randall Made Knives, by Robert Hunt. These publications reflect the author's interest in the histori...

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Does damascus steel make your heart sing? Are you always trying to keep on the cutting edge of tactical fixed blade knives? Do you need to know what's the hottest custom folding knife on the market? There is only one place to turn -- KNIVES 2018, 38th Edition.

For going on four decades, "The World's Greatest Knife Book" has been the most comprehensive and trusted resource in the knife world, delivering an entertaining and authoritative selection of features, industry reports and eye-catching knife galleries. The annual offers knifemakers, knife collectors, knife buyers and knife dealers the vital information they require. From reliable factory knives to custom-made gems, Knives 2018, 38th Edition cuts to the quick matter to raise readers' blade IQ.

Edited by industry veteran Joe Kertzman, KNIVES 2018, 38th Edition is chocked full of informative feature articles, along with the always popular departments. Among the most anticipated is the "State of the Art" section that showcases some of the most desirable specimens of custom knifemaking. From jewel-inlayed handles to ornately engraved hilts to finely sculpted blades, this section truly demonstrates the practical art of bladesmithing. But the annual is also one of the most encompassing knife industry resources, featuring its unique and useful directory of custom knifemakers.

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Table of Contents

Magic & Mystery of the Bowie Knife
The Wharncliffe Goes Tactical
My Move into Mid-Tech Knifemaking
A True History of the Tomahawk
Knifemakers of the North Country
Heavenly Blades
Plunge in with Dive Knives
Traveling with Knives in Europe
Eye-Popping Edges
Tactical Folder Collaborations Keep Rolling
Folder Refinement
That's a Buncha Bowie!
Flawless Fossil Walrus
Little Utility Knives
Cultural Curiosities
Foxy Flippers
Indulge Your Fantasies
No Drag Dags
Chef, Sushi, Steak & Veggie Knives
Burled Barehanders
Rings, Split Rings & D-Guards
Desert Warriors
The Fighter Class
Close-Shave Straight Razors
Top-Tier Tantos
Pocketknife Perfection
We Get Game Blades
Mighty Mammoth & Mastodon
Full-Tilt Tacticals
Blades of a Feather
Classic Carving, Checkering & Fluting
Pin Prickling the Ivories
Palpable & Gripping Art
Sculpted Scalpels
Glorious Engraving
Gold-i-Lops
A Metallic Mosaic
Charming Handle Charms
Sheath Delights
The Damascus Dance
San Mai, My...My!
Touché Mokumé
Greetings from Washington
Factory Folding Saws
Thin Is In
Economical Assisted Opening Folders
Piggyback Sheaths
Custom Knifemakers
Knifemakers State-by-State
Knifemakers Membership Lists
Knife Photo Index
Sporting Cutlers
Importers
Knifemaking Supplies
Mail Order Sales
Knife Services
Organizations
Publications

Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry.

Set of 2 catalogs for one price!

There are only two known catalogs published by the Schatt & Morgan Cutlery Company during the company's existence from its 1897 start in Gowanda, New York to it passing into receivership in Titusville, Pennsylvania in 1933.

The first catalog, 54 black and white pages, is a reproduction of what is thought to be the first Schatt & Morgan Cutlery Catalog originally printed in 1903. The second catalog, Schatt & Morgan Catalog No. 2 with 130 semi-color pages, was published circa 1907.

A sincere effort has been made to reproduce these catalogs from antique originals, printed full size, on similar paper as the originals with no edits or changes. Both catalogs are being sold together as a pair.

Schatt and Morgan Cutlery Company was the predecessor to Queen Cutlery Co. and many of Queen's patterns originated with S&M.

Softcover, 54 b&w pages and Softcover, 130 semi-color pages.

OUT OF PRINT Ron Stewart and Roy Ritchie, authors of our bestselling Standard Knife Collector's Guide, have put together an amazing original Cattaraug...

Historical profiles of more than 70 cutleries and individuals who made knives, razors, and scissors in the state of New Jersey including Boker, Valley...

This guide showcases knives used by America's clandestine military in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. It provides the collector and others inte...

Knives and military - a topic that interests not just knife collectors and historians. Today many knife manufacturers advertise that their products ar...

This book is a color celebration of the pocket knives of the United States military, and features both US and foreign-made models. It is a historical ...