RARE KERSHAW COLLECTOR KNIFE/ SCRIMSHAW/ W.ALEXANDER COLLECTOR KERSHAW FOLDING KNIFE SCRIMSHAWED HANDLE Start Price USD 450.00 Current Price USD 450.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 2,350.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, November 29, 2008 End Time Saturday, December 06, 2008 Location CA See more about 'RARE KERSHAW COLLECTOR KNIFE/ SCRIMSHAW/ W.ALEXANDER' Description NEW IN THE BOX: ESPECIALLY MADE FOR ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH CO. WHEN ABERCROMBIE WAS AN OUTDOORS HUNTING AND FISHING OUTFITTER IN TEXAS AND CALIFORNIA (BEVERLY HILLS) BEFORE IT BECAME A FASHION OUTLET, ABERCROMBIE'S NAME WAS MADE AS AN ELEGANT VERY HIGH END OUTFITTER. IT ONLY SOLD HIGHER END EXCLUSIVE ITEMS. THIS KNIFE WAS ONE OF THEM. IT IS 3 7/8 OF AN INCH CLOSED. it is part of a LIMITED series of 25 only representing the wild Alaska Dall sheep (bighorn) actual number of this knife is:       23/25 THIS SERIES OF KNIVES WAS ESPECIALLY SCRIMSHAWED ON WHITE BONE BY WALTER ALEXANDER. THIS FOLDING KNIFE IS PART OF A VERY LIMITED SIGNED SERIES OF 25 ONLY AS ATTESTED BY THE NUMBER ON THE HANDLE AND THE SIGNATURE. THE WORK IS ABSOLUTELY EXQUISITE. THIS KNIFE WAS ACQUIRED IN 1985, THE YEAR OF ITS MANUFACTURE. THESE KNIVES ARE NO LONGER MADE. ONE OF THE LAST SERIES MADE BY WALTER ALEXANDER WAS A SERIES MADE IN 1986 ON THE BOLD EAGLE. UNLIKE THIS SERIES MADE FOR A&F.CO, THE ONE FOR THE BALD EAGLE WAS A SERIES OF 250 AND WENT FOR AN UNDISCLOSED PRICE TO A MAINE COLLECTOR. SOME OTHER SCRIMSHAWED KERSHAW KNIVES ARE PART OF SERIES OF 1000... THIS KNIFE IN PARTICULAR WAS PICKED AMONG THE FINEST OF THE SERIES OF 25 MADE OF THE ALASKA DALL RAM (BIGHORN). IT HOLDS TREMENDOUS VALUE IN ITS RARITY. THE COLORED SCRIMSHAW IS FALTLESS. THE KNIFE IS IN ABSOLUTE MINT CONDITION. IT IS NEW, NEVER USED AND THE BRASS HAS BEEN KEPT CLEAN AND POLISHED. IT IS IN THE SAME CONDITION IT WAS WHEN FIRST ACQUIRED. NEVER USED,POCKETED OR  SHARPENED. THE MECHANISM IS VERY TIGHT AND WORKS FLAWLESSLY. THE BLADE IS MADE OF SUPERIOR STEEL.THIS IS A UNIQUE COLLECTOR'S OPPORTUNITY. NEW IN THE BOX. SOME KNIVES OF THIS SERIES FETCHED OVER $400.00 IN 1996. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, PLEASE BE PREPARED TO PAY A MINIMUM OF $40.00 FOR INSURED U.S.PS EXPRESS MAIL SHIPPING. EXPRESS MAIL IS THE ONLY METHOD OF OBTAINING A TRACKING NUMBER FOR A PARCEL. PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE IMMEDIATELY UPON PURCHASE WITH WINNING BID VIA PAYPAL.       Place a Bid!