Knife Collecting As An Investment – A Practical Overview

 

Basics – overview of investing

relate to knife collecting

Collecting knives in the hope that one’s knife collection will gain value in the future.

Knife collecting as an investment can be a risky venture. Unlike gold (and silver) that can be kept and forgotten, for knives it requires a bit more attention.

Due to the materials

comparison with gold & silver

Your investment will only be as good as the potential returns it can get you.

 

If you’re buying/collecting knives and looking to make money from it, it’s likely difficult and won’t be a guaranteed investment. As highlighted above,

Best Knife Trends of 2016

  1. Titanium handles (& assoc beads, skulls)
  2. Novel, unknown steels (no longer boring AUS-8 or 440C)
  3. Return of carbon steel
  4. Slipjoints, small classic pocket knives
  5. Custom knives
  6. Rise of the knife collector

Look out for: Raw, in-the-original-form handles; anodised handles/spines, clips/beads/accessories

(titanium, return of carbon steel (compare w/ mechanical watches), slipjoints still retains popularity (new small custom makers propelled by ease of internet)

Click to read on about the latest:

Read more