Help me identify this knife

[munkel]

Been floating around in my knife drawer for about 10+ years, inherited it before that. Auto with aluminum scales/body.

Any help is appreciated.

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[Shotts4fun]

Looks like it's from the mid 90's, Dalton maybe?

 

[munkel]

Possibly a Paragon or Ox

Paragon Knife Company SEAL Automatic

Navy Seal (Black Knife) - Sterile

www.arizonacustomknives.com

 

[munkel]

Ox - Navy Seal (Black Knife) - Sterile

 

[Shotts4fun]

Yes, Paragon.

 

[munkel]

So it could be any of the following:
Ron Miller - Original design
Dalton - copy of Miller
Paragon - copy of Miller
OX Forge - Charles F. Ochs III

Either way it seems to be the "Navy Seal (Black Knife) - Sterile".

Kind of hard to determine worth I guess, been thinking of selling it and don't need a knife that just sits in the safe.

 

[dplev4]

You could contact Paragon and ask if they issued knives without their mark in the past

 

[titsonritz]

Fighting Knives > Makers H-P > H-P Misc Knives > Charlie Ochs Black Knife Switchblade BLACK Blade

The "black knife" Charles Ochs or Ron Miller? - All About Pocket Knives

 

[munkel]

Well I contacted Charles Ochs to verify authenticity and sure enough it is a genuine Florida black knife from the early 90's. I appreciate everyones help in determining what this knife was, didn't want to find out it was a cheap knockoff. Seems it was most likely manufactured by Ron Miller and sold by Charles Ochs. Looks like a few of these pop up every once in awhile and sell for $200-500, since this is an early one I think that adds value, but then again as someone has used it that takes some of that value away.