Gary--

Just for consideration...

When I started accumulating RMKs, I started to number them in the order I got them, put a tag or stick-on label with the inventory number on the knives and wrote that same number on the shop paper and the box.

And...for some safeguard against the knives being stolen and maybe to help recover them if they were, I store almost all the boxes and sheaths separate where they are not likely to be found by a burglar. I also put a string tag with the inventory number on the sheaths.

I know of a number of instances where knives were taken, but the thieves could not find or did not know to look for the sheaths.

This helped one dealer to recover a large loss when a second buyer took one of his knives to a local gun shop asking about getting a sheath for it.

Just a thought...after all these sort of add up over time, and the money invested increases as well.

Larry

P.S.: In addition to photos for the record, I also keep an Excel file with all the information about each knife. You might be surprised how fast the total investment will add up!