
Appraisal: WWII OSS Stiletto with "Pancake Flipper" Sheath
Clip: Season 30 Episode 13 | 2m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Appraisal: WWII OSS Stiletto with "Pancake Flipper" Sheath
See Tim Prince appraise a WWII OSS Stiletto with "Pancake Flipper" sheath in Grant's Farm, Hour 1.
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Appraisal: WWII OSS Stiletto with "Pancake Flipper" Sheath
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See Tim Prince appraise a WWII OSS Stiletto with "Pancake Flipper" sheath in Grant's Farm, Hour 1.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: I brought this dagger that I believe is a World War II O.S.S.
dagger.
It was issued to my dad's uncle, so my great-uncle.
APPRAISER: And what did he do during World War II?
GUEST: He was in the O.S.S., and that's pretty much all I know.
APPRAISER: So you don't know any details of his service?
GUEST: No-- I think they weren't supposed to talk about it.
APPRAISER: And do you know what the O.S.S.
is?
GUEST: Uh, I, my family always said it was the precursor to, like, the C.I.A., like an intelligence agency-type.
APPRAISER: It's exactly what it was-- the Office of Strategic Services was established in 1942 by FDR to be our first real intelligence agency.
This knife is exactly what you believe it to be.
GUEST: (chuckling) Cool.
APPRAISER: It is an O.S.S.
stiletto.
It's copied from the Fairbairn-Sykes commando fighting knife that the British developed.
You'll notice that it's not marked anywhere.
And that's called sterile.
Because these were being used behind enemy lines... GUEST: Mm.
APPRAISER: ...and you didn't want to be able to trace them back to a country of origin or what units might be using them.
It was made by a company called Landers, Frary, and Clark, out of Connecticut.
They had made things during World War I, including fighting knives and canteens, but that's not what their primary business was.
Do you have any idea what they really did in peacetime?
GUEST: Mm.
Nope, no.
APPRAISER: Well... GUEST: Spatulas?
(laughing) APPRAISER: You're exactly right.
GUEST: (laughs) APPRAISER: They made everything that was made out of metal, from kitchen implements... GUEST: God... APPRAISER: ...like spatulas... GUEST: Uh-huh.
APPRAISER: ...to, uh, toasters.
The, the firm was started in 1865, right after the Civil War, and was in business to 1965, making every sort of little metal item you could possibly think of.
GUEST: Oh, okay.
APPRAISER: So collectors actually refer to this scabbard, the sheath for the knife, as the pancake flipper scabbard.
GUEST: (chuckles) APPRAISER: Those grooves give you a place to put your belt and the handle supports the leather sheath.
Do you have any idea what this might be worth?
GUEST: No, not really.
APPRAISER: It's a rare and desirable knife.
They only made about 10,000 of these.
LF&C received a contract to make these knives in 1942, and they delivered them between 1942 and 1943.
The contract price was $2.03 apiece.
GUEST: (chuckles) APPRAISER: This one is in just about pristine condition.
The only thing missing is, there was a little rubber O-ring that went right here that held the hilt... GUEST: Oh, okay.
APPRAISER: ...to the top of the scabbard.
Uh, in the condition it's in, I think a conservative auction estimate is $2,500 to $3,500.
GUEST: All right.
APPRAISER: And it could easily do more than that.
GUEST: All right.
APPRAISER: They do make fakes of these.
This one's 100% real and legit.
GUEST: All right, cool.
Appraisal: 1799 George Washington-signed Letter
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Clip: S30 Ep13 | 2m 21s | Appraisal: 1799 George Washington-signed Letter (2m 21s)
Appraisal: 1904 Painted Mnemonic Banner for Schnitzelbank Song
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Clip: S30 Ep13 | 3m 30s | Appraisal: 1904 Painted Mnemonic Banner for Schnitzelbank Song (3m 30s)
Appraisal: 1915 Union Printers National Baseball League Trophy
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Clip: S30 Ep13 | 3m 19s | Appraisal: 1915 Union Printers National Baseball League Trophy (3m 19s)
Appraisal: 1933 Goudey Baseball Card Set 239/240
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Clip: S30 Ep13 | 4m 29s | Appraisal: 1933 Goudey Baseball Card Set 239/240 (4m 29s)
Appraisal: 1968 Anni Albers "A" Screenprint
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Clip: S30 Ep13 | 2m 18s | Appraisal: 1968 Anni Albers "A" Screenprint (2m 18s)
Appraisal: Andrew Clemens Sand Art Bottle, ca. 1885
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Clip: S30 Ep13 | 3m 11s | Appraisal: Andrew Clemens Sand Art Bottle, ca. 1885 (3m 11s)
Appraisal: Edwardian Sapphire & Diamond Ring, ca. 1905
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Clip: S30 Ep13 | 1m 39s | Appraisal: Edwardian Sapphire & Diamond Ring, ca. 1905 (1m 39s)
Appraisal: Hair Pictorial Memorial, ca. 1895
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Clip: S30 Ep13 | 2m 37s | Appraisal: Hair Pictorial Memorial, ca. 1895 (2m 37s)
Appraisal: Joan Miró Pencil on Paper, ca. 1965
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Clip: S30 Ep13 | 3m 16s | Appraisal: Joan Miró Pencil on Paper, ca. 1965 (3m 16s)
Appraisal: Lenci Felted Wool Clutch & Beret, ca. 1927
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Clip: S30 Ep13 | 2m 55s | Appraisal: Lenci Felted Wool Clutch & Beret, ca. 1927 (2m 55s)
Appraisal: Lucille Ball Backgammon Game & Signed Photo, ca. 1970
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Clip: S30 Ep13 | 2m 39s | Appraisal: Lucille Ball Backgammon Game & Signed Photo, ca. 1970 (2m 39s)
Appraisal: Navajo Woman's Wearing Blanket, ca. 1865
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Clip: S30 Ep13 | 3m 3s | Appraisal: Navajo Woman's Wearing Blanket, ca. 1865 (3m 3s)
Appraisal: Three Stooges-signed Photo, ca. 1950
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Clip: S30 Ep13 | 2m 57s | Appraisal: Three Stooges-signed Photo, ca. 1950 (2m 57s)
Appraisal: Yonezawa Atom-Car Racer with Box, ca. 1955
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Clip: S30 Ep13 | 3m 12s | Appraisal: Yonezawa Atom-Car Racer with Box, ca. 1955 (3m 12s)
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