KNIFE SHOW ETIQUETTE

From Levine's Guide to Knives and Their Values, used with permission.

Knife shows and combined knife & gun shows are held all over the country throughout the year.  Some are sponsored by commercial show promotion companies.  A growing number is sponsored by local, regional and national knife collecting organizations.  For current listings, consult the SHOW CALENDAR section in KNIFE WORLD magazine.  Knife shows are a lot of fun.  They are best, however, when visitors follow a few basic rules of courtesy.  These are:

Do not handle knives without permission.

Never touch the blade or the edge of any knife offered or displayed as a collector's item.

Never open more than one blade of a folding knife at a time.

Do not block a sale table if you are only "window shopping."

If you have brought knives to trade or sell, obtain permission before displaying them at or in front of someone's table.

Do not interrupt or comment on any transaction.