✅ SOLVED Knife Experts Needed for Remington K4814

[Bigcypresshunter]

Anybody know anything about this old Remington K4814 knife/machete? Age? Value?

I cleaned it up, glued the broken wood handle pieces back together around the original rivets and rubbed it with linseed oil to preserve the wood..

The only hit I could find on the net is this spooky u-tube video titled "Man o' War / with special guest knife expert"


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SOLVED 1926-1940 Remington butcher knife. Value $20-$30.

 

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[Paleopilot]

That is a "Butchers' Knife", for cutting meat.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

That is a "Butchers' Knife", for cutting meat.

Ah thanks.

Your lead led me to this. Antique Remington Carbon Steel Chef Butchers Knife Trade Buffalo Skinner Carving | eBay

Sold for $27.50. The one on eBay has a lot more wear to it from a ton of use. I like to know the date. Still searching Remington "butcher knife".

 

[arnofarrell]

I have found a few that look like your on the internet. There is a few on ebay but none that are exactly the same. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.

K 4807 Remington Butcher Knife Box Hammersmith 110 | eBay

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Remington has been making knives since the 1920s. Remington knives Found this: Remington knife numbering system

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

According to this, I should have a pearl handle. Remington knife handle materials Something is not right. Its some kind of hardwood, maybe Cocobolo.

 

[boris]

Anybody know anything about this old Remington K4814 knife/machete? Age? Value?

I cleaned it up, glued the broken wood handle pieces back together around the original rivets and rubbed it with linseed oil to preserve the wood..

The only hit I could find on the net is this spooky u-tube video titled "Man o' War / with special guest knife expert"


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I found a nice one on the Cape, has SOG on it and does not know it's owner. Yours may have a lottery # on it too.

 

[gunsil]

OK, first off, Remington began making pocket knives in 1920 and the handle code you looked at is ONLY for pocket knives. Remington ceased knife production in 1940 when they sold their entire knife producing equipment to PAL Knife Co. They first made hunting knives in 1926, and I believe the butcher and kitchen knives shortly after that. So your knife was made between 1926 and 1940. For those who think Remington still makes knives they don't. They had a lot of folding knives and hunting knives made in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s for them by Camillus, they are Remington knives I suppose but not actually made by them as the 1920-1940 knives were. I think you would be lucky to get 20 bucks for your knife, there is not a lot of real interest in kitchen and butcher knives, especially with glued-back-together handles. Will take a better edge than most of your modern stainless kitchen knives and hold it longer, a good user!!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

OK, first off, Remington began making pocket knives in 1920 and the handle code you looked at is ONLY for pocket knives. Remington ceased knife production in 1940 when they sold their entire knife producing equipment to PAL Knife Co. They first made hunting knives in 1926, and I believe the butcher and kitchen knives shortly after that. So your knife was made between 1926 and 1940. For those who think Remington still makes knives they don't. They had a lot of folding knives and hunting knives made in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s for them by Camillus, they are Remington knives I suppose but not actually made by them as the 1920-1940 knives were. I think you would be lucky to get 20 bucks for your knife, there is not a lot of real interest in kitchen and butcher knives, especially with glued-back-together handles. Will take a better edge than most of your modern stainless kitchen knives and hold it longer, a good user!!

Ok thanks The worn out one on eBay sold for $27 and received 10 bids but Im not selling it anyway. I plan on using it to cut the heads off of Pythons and/or for marking or chopping wood. It has a nice balance to it and its a heavy blade. They dont seem to make things today as well as they used to. I value all my old tools for the quality they are. Im going to put up the green check 1930s era butcher knife..

Do you have a link to the code in question?

 

[gunsil]

That's the smart idea, to use it!! Like I said, if you are good at hand-sharpening and honing you have a knife that will hold a superior edge. As for the handle codes, I am an avid knife collector who has the complete line of original Remington hunting knives in excellent to mint condition. I also have a lot of their pocket knives. I get my information from the large library of knife books and catalog reprints which I have. You should be able to get a Remington catalog reprint online, it will have the pocket knife handle and blade code in it. There are no codes for butcher knives since they were all made with wood handles. The hunting knives have no handle codes, either, although there are several different handle materials.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

OK thanks. The wood looks like cheap oak, ash or something. I dont think its Cocobolo. I thought about replacing the dried out and cracked handle but it glued together good with clamps and the linseed oil seemed to help. I didnt think it had much value but you never know. I was wondering about any possible value after viewing the video and reading the responses.