Flea market auto

[Combat]

Picked this up at a Flea market the other day.It has what appears to be an eagle holding a trident and a boat anchor on the blade.Does anyone have any info on this knife?What years was it made and where, what the name of it might be and most important....How much is it worth? I got $20.00 tied up in it and I'm worried I might not be able to ever get that back out of it if I have to......

 

[westkybanded]

I don't know anything about the current prices of them BUT...

I bought 4 of those exact same knife for Christmas presents in a pawn shop in Tennessee new for $100 (for the lot) about 10 years ago. The metal that the body of the knife is made of is a cheap casting metal that will break if you open the knife too much. Two of the four broke huge chunks out between the button and the screw. The screw will also back out after a few times of opening it, but a little loc-tite will cure that. Steel in the blade isn't horrible.

 

[bk43]

Looks like a Taylor Cutlery Chinese import with a user replaced pivot pin. Usually decent users just not real high quality and at $20 I'd say you did fine. Prohibited by state and local laws in many areas.

The markings do not ring a bell but anything is possible when dealing with a Taylor knife.

Bob

 

[westkybanded]

The markings do not ring a bell but anything is possible when dealing with a Taylor knife.

Bob

I might be crazy, but I think the boxes said "SEAL" on them. Maybe they were trying to market them as some kind of Navy Seal knife?

 

[bk43]

I believe it. Anchor, trident and eagle(especially in attack mode with wings out and head down) said SEAL to me. However, it would have been just a guess on my part so I passed.

Military and LEO's are exceptions to the federal switchblade laws. Taylor could have been marketing a "commemorative" of sorts or thinking they were getting around federal law. Hard to know as anything is possible with them.

Bob

 

[Combat]

Thanks for the info,that's about what I expected it would turn out to be.I'll just put it in the box with the rest of my S&W knives.In a few more decades it might be highly valuable,to somebody,somewhere,maybe...can't ever tell...

 

[opoefc]

The marking is the Seal emblem. Whether these were ever approved for production by S&W, I don't know. Taylor made 100s of knives with S&W logos on them for S&W to review and select what the marketing people thought would sell. A lot of them were junk and S&W turned them dowm, so Taylor blew them out to ebayers & swap meet sellers for pennies. Ed.

 

[old bear]

It has what appears to be an eagle holding a trident and a boat anchor on the blade

The Trident is the symbol worn on the uniforms of Navy SEALS. I think your guess that it was marketed as a knife issued to the SEALS is correct.

For $20.00 use it and if it ever gets damaged or lost no big deal.

 

[crushnbugs]

How can you go wrong for $20....

 

[The Last Standing Knight]

As of late, I've seen A LOT of these kinds of knives at various swap meets and flea markets. I have two or three that I got simply because they were switchblades.
They are junk, but do serve a purpose like other cheapo knives for tasks where you DON'T want to risk a good high-dollar blade on.
My good switchblades are Italian made and I consider collectable. They aren't used.
FYI: to make sure your springs don't weaken on ANY "automatic knife, always store them with the blade open.

 

[paul303]

You have a model 1400....they came out around 2000 for $55.oo...wholesale...You did ok on price...check your state laws on its legality to carry...

 

[Combat]

Thanks, for letting me know the model number for my knife.Handy info for me to have if I ever sell it.

 

[cwo4uscgret]

no they are not

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Military and LEO's are exceptions to the federal switchblade laws.

Very few states allow automatic knives; California actually allows you to carry a switchblade knife with a blade less then 2". A one-armed person can legally import a switchblade.

It is illegal to transport a switchblade across state lines.

If the Switchblade Act of 1958 (the federal law applicable to automatic knives) were to ever be strictly enforced there'd be a lot of businesses and people in trouble.