In an attempt to assist many of our customers who have previously asked us for assistance concerning older knives, we constructed this page.
The following books, references, and knife resource guides will help you locate information on the identification, value, and background and history of many different types, models, and brands of knives.
Levine's guide includes knife history, buying and trading, illustrations and breakdowns, and much more.
U.S. Military Knives Bayonets & Machetes by M.H. Cole is an excellent book displaying numerous illustrations of the many military knives used since the 1800's as well as detailed descriptions and background information regarding the makers brand, style, and use.
The book identifies military knives with illustrations, background, and history.
It covers many different topics such as identification, care, collection, investment, restoration, counterfeiting, patterns, abbreviations, and more.
Johnson Reference Books and Militaria-German Edged Weapons and Militaria is a website dedicated to German dress daggers, German swords, German bayonets, and other German militaria offered world-wide. They have over 2,100 items in their sales catalog of original German Imperial and Third Reich edged weapons, parts and accouterments, as well as out-of-print and current militaria reference books.
Knife World Publications-home of the world's largest inventor of knife and cutlery related books and publishers of KNIFE WORLD magazine, the leading publication for knife enthusiasts.