WE
WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO PURCHASE A LARGE PORTION OF RHETT STIDHAM'S COLLECTION
FROM AN ESTATE SALE.
MR.
STIDHAM IS WELL KNOWN IN THE KNIFE COLLECTING WORLD AND WAS A LONG
TIME COLLECTOR, SPECIALIZING IN SELLING AND TRADING ANTIQUE POCKETKNIVES AS WELL
AS CUSTOM KNIVES AND ONE OF A KIND PIECES. IN 1972 RHETT AUTHORED A VERY
INFORMATIVE BOOK ENTITLED "NAPANOCH- A WHITE MAN’S KNIFE WITH A RED MAN’S
NAME" . HIS HISTORY OF THE NAPANOCH KNIFE COMPANY IS CONSIDERED THE
DEFINITIVE WORK ON THE NAPANOCH BRAND WHICH BECAME THE GENESIS OF WINCHESTER
KNIVES.
IN 1989 HE FOUNDED THE RANDALL KNIFE
SOCIETY WHICH COUNTED OVER 3,000 MEMBERS WORLD WIDE. THE RKS NEWSLETTER HAS
PROVIDED A WEALTH OF INFORMATION ON RANDALL MADE KNIVES THAT BENEFIT BOTH THE
NOVICE AND THE EXPERT.
RHETT
RAN A SUCCESSFUL KNIFE AND ANTIQUE BUSINESS. HIS BRICK AND MORTAR STORE,
MEADOW'S EDGE, WAS LOCATED WITHIN SIGHT OF THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY IN MEADOWS OF
DAN, VIRGINIA. SADLY, RHETT PASSED AWAY ON APRIL 23, 2011.
WE
ARE NOW PUTTING THE HIGH QUALITY ITEMS FROM HIS ESTATE UP FOR SALE. WE
FEEL THAT RHETT WOULD HAVE WANTED OTHERS TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THIS
ELITE COLLECTION.
ITEM DESCRIPTION:
STAINLESS SHEFFIELD ENGLAND
FOLDING POCKET KNIFE
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