About 6 years ago I had a sudden realization that I did not even have a list of the daggers in my collection and that I was not going to live forever. I then catalogued all 450 daggers, realized there was a madness in having that many daggers, and created my exit strategy. Over the past 5 years, I have sold off all my collection other than those pieces I most appreciate.
The pieces I have left will stay with us so we can admire and play with them, until we die. Both our daughters have the catalogue and the names of people I believe will give them an honest price. Like others here, I consider those items I have to have been paid for by the hobby. While there are still a few residual pieces for sale on worlddaggers site, I only sell on occasion now. A piece here and there. Although I certainly enjoy keeping up with the hobby. And, I certainly enjoy handling fine daggers. German or not.
