I recently bought another club knife from the National Knife Collectors Association. It’s the 1984 knife made by Hen and Rooster. As some of you may remember, I’m not a big fan of club knives. https://knifesearch.blogspot.com/2023/03/not-huge-fan-of-club-knives.html.
There are exceptions, based on looks and style. The 1984 NKCA is one of them. The knife is very nice and in excellent condition, and I like the non-symmetric bolsters that sandwich the jigged brown bone. The NCKA medallion is very striking. All of which made me want to reach for my wallet.
According to the 12th edition of ‘Collector Knives’ by Price, the 1984 NKCA club knife was made by Bertram, USA. The sequentially numbered knives, limited to 7000, came with jigged bone handles and cost $38. In 2025 dollars that’s about $119. In 1998, Price claimed it had a collector value of around $125.
The long term price chart for several of the NKCA knives is like Beanie Babies. There have been some wild stories about them.
Read the whole thing at Frank Karl’s personal blog, The Knife Edge.
https://knifesearch.blogspot.com/2025/10/1984-nkca.html
https://knifesearch.blogspot.com/2025/10/1984-nkca.html