Larry, I've read some of the various posts about Crider and it sounds like he was a stinker at the least. How much iffy stuff he did we will probably never know.

The pair of knives I purchased were also scrimshawed by a Dental Technician from Columbus, OH who did some scrim for Crider. Since both are deceased I'll probably never learn any more. I sent them to RMK for a spa day and to get sheaths fitted for them. RMK raised no concerns about the legitimacy and fitted me with a pair of black Sullivans which look good, but I still want to find a pair of JRBs.

I have one of the knives from the Green catalogue and RMK knives helped me identify it. Again, legitimacy was not an issue for reasons that will be apparent when I post pictures of the knife.

If a knife 'grabs' me, I will study its qualities and then make a decisions on purchase. That's all any of us can do and still call ourselves collectors.

rimfire