Gun Show Score: I paid $150 for this knife and it's worth $1500!!!!

Gadget Guy · **on:** January 04, 2009, 06:53:38 AM

Sorry for the crappy pictures:

I have already traded this beauty to a friend. He was speechless when I traded it for another $150 knife.

eodtech · **Reply #1 on:** January 04, 2009, 07:17:19 AM

Good score. About 10 years ago I was at a second hand store looking at narrow metal picture frames and bought one for $8 with a poster for a cruise ship in it. I got home and for grins looked up the poster on the WWW and it was worth $1800. It was an original from the 1930's and not a reproduction. Needless to say the poster is still in the frame hanging in the den. I went to a flea market and bought box of books for $20 and sold them on eBay for $1800. There are a lot of "finds" out there you just have to get out and look for them.

cliosguy · **Reply #2 on:** January 04, 2009, 07:23:38 AM

GREAT find Gadget Guy

, thats what i dream to do one day, sell the knife/tool(unless i actually want it) and buy me a dozen of knifes

/tools i always wanted but couldnt afford

Gadget Guy · **Reply #3 on:** January 04, 2009, 07:51:39 AM

Thanks guys!!

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #4 on:** January 04, 2009, 10:25:08 AM

I love the recurve on that

I bet it's an awesome cutter

Death's Head · **Reply #5 on:** January 04, 2009, 12:12:52 PM

Wow bro! I hope you end up snagging a few more!

hawkchucker · **Reply #6 on:** January 04, 2009, 01:56:43 PM

Nice snag. i allways like it when we win over the traders. They allways seem to have the item we want for more than the MSRP. So I love it when one slips by them.

Benner · **Reply #7 on:** January 04, 2009, 05:32:16 PM

Nice one John!

That is worth a lot for a folder of this type. What about it makes it worth so much?

David · **Reply #8 on:** January 04, 2009, 06:06:09 PM

I cant tell from the pic`s is that a ES-M1 or a Commander w/the SPECWAR logo. Does it have thick or thin liners. If its a ES-M1 it can be worth more than 1500 if its mint. If its a Commander w/ SPECWAR logo it may not be worth that much. When was it made?
Regardless its a great knife to bad you still dont have it.

Gadget Guy · **Reply #9 on:** January 04, 2009, 09:45:29 PM

Quote from: Benner on January 04, 2009, 05:32:16 PM

Nice one John!

That is worth a lot for a folder of this type. What about it makes it worth so much?

It is a very rare Emerson CM-1. I've been told there are only 10 ever made. Even though this knife looks like a production folder, it is 75% custom and the blade was ground by Mr. Emerson himself.

I traded it to my friend for a CRK professional soldier. Life isn't always about $$$ you know.

Benner · **Reply #10 on:** January 04, 2009, 09:47:04 PM

Quote from: Gadget Guy on January 04, 2009, 09:45:29 PM

Quote from: Benner on January 04, 2009, 05:32:16 PM
Nice one John!

That is worth a lot for a folder of this type. What about it makes it worth so much?

It is a very rare Emerson CM-1. I've been told there are only 10 ever made. Even though this knife looks like a production folder, it is 75% custom and the blade was ground by Mr. Emerson himself. I traded it to my friend for a CRK professional soldier. Life isn't always about $$$ you know.

That is damn rare then!

I can see where the money is now.

Gadget Guy · **Reply #11 on:** January 04, 2009, 09:52:32 PM

Quote from: Benner on January 04, 2009, 09:47:04 PM

Quote from: Gadget Guy on January 04, 2009, 09:45:29 PM
Quote from: Benner on January 04, 2009, 05:32:16 PM
Nice one John!

That is worth a lot for a folder of this type. What about it makes it worth so much?

It is a very rare Emerson CM-1. I've been told there are only 10 ever made. Even though this knife looks like a production folder, it is 75% custom and the blade was ground by Mr. Emerson himself. I traded it to my friend for a CRK professional soldier. Life isn't always about $$$ you know.

That is damn rare then! I can see where the money is now.

I really thought this knife was a fake and I almost didn't buy it. I'm not a Emerson expert and I've never seen this one before. I knew the grinds were amazing and it had titanium liners, so I figured it wasn't a fake. This knife caused quite a stir on another forum. I had to take my phone off the hook and turn off my pm's.

The new owner of this knife is off the wall with excitement.

David · **Reply #12 on:** January 04, 2009, 10:16:27 PM

Thats interesting as the only CM-1`s I`ve seen in the past had Spyder hole instead of the wave and disk for opening the blade. CM-1`s are rare.

hawkchucker · **Reply #13 on:** January 04, 2009, 11:02:32 PM

Nice of ya to give it to a friend. That is good karma and it allways comes back to ya!

Gadget Guy · **Reply #14 on:** January 05, 2009, 03:13:08 AM

I found a website with listed prices just in case anyone didn't believe me:

http://members.cox.net/ekiknives/EmersonCustomReport.htm

Scroll down to CM-1

David · **Reply #15 on:** January 05, 2009, 05:25:46 AM

I believe you GG I know what the CM-1 is and its history. I would have thought it would have brought more. Considering a Rhino can go for 5,000 or a good half moon 6 can easily bring over 2,000. Alot of the custom Emersons start at 1,100 and go up from there in todays market. I also can vouch for the list you have provided. Thanks for sharing your find.

Gadget Guy · **Reply #16 on:** January 05, 2009, 06:29:18 AM

Quote from: David on January 05, 2009, 05:25:46 AM

I believe you GG I know what the CM-1 is and its history. I would have thought it would have brought more. Considering a Rhino can go for 5,000 or a good half moon 6 can easily bring over 2,000. Alot of the custom Emersons start at 1,100 and go up from there in todays market. I also can vouch for the list you have provided. Thanks for sharing your find.

You're welcome.

It could be worth more, but I'm going with actual sales records.

It's a real beauty!