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I'm considering consignment of my Coricama. I'd rather it go into someone's collection to be admired rather than sit in a box in my house for eternity. I reached out to Arizona Customs and they're willing to sell it for me, but they need 3-4 weeks to offer it up. I asked them if they could tell me m...

Didn't want to mess with the knife, but it sounds like I need to clean the metal.

I looked at the one sold on Arizona Customs. Neither of mine are in comparable condition. Maybe I’ll email them too. I’m sure a collector would enjoy this knife more than me. And I have another.

Brazilian cow horn? Very interesting. Thanks so much for that. I'm not super familiar with the anatomy of knives however there are def some, seemingly, steel parts and brass parts to the knife. I do not plan on cleaning any of this knife, not even the blade/metal parts. Its looked the same since I g...

Thanks for that advice Killgar – and the estimation on value.

I've had it stored closed for over 20 years, so I'll change that up.

The knife is never fired. It sits in a box with lots of other treasures my grandfather was ready to throw away.

No worries Twobit. You're both saying it's rare, so you got some of it right. And I actually have 2 of these. The other is in better condition. Now I'm curious what it's worth. I would consider selling/auctioning since I have two but it'd have to be worth it. Knowing my grandpa he'd want the money i...

Thanks Bill. Appreciate that info.

I'm new here, so please excuse me if I'm breaking proper etiquette – but I'm looking to get more info on the Coricama switchblade I inherited from my grandfather. The story I was told is that he purchased this knife overseas sometime around WW2. Not sure how accurate that is... The knife is about 3"...