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James Swan drawknife prices

What James Swan drawknives actually sell for, from 24 recorded sales.

Sold prices

Median sold
$100
Most sell for
$95–$125
Sales on record
24
For sale now
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median $100Dealers24 sales$50 — Massive James Swan 14in Drawknife (Hyperkitten)$79 — 8 Inch Folding Draw Knife JAMES SWAN (Jim Bode Value Guide)$89 — 10 Inch Draw Knife JAMES SWAN (Jim Bode Value Guide)$89 — 8 Inch JAMES SWAN Draw Knife (Jim Bode Value Guide)$89 — 9 Inch NOBLES PATENT Draw Knife by JAMES SWAN (Jim Bode Value Guide)$95 — 8 Inch JAMES SWAN Draw Knife (Jim Bode Value Guide)$95 — 10 Inch Draw Knife JAMES SWAN (Jim Bode Value Guide)$95 — Extra Fine JAMES SWAN 10 Inch Draw Knife (Jim Bode Value Guide)$95 — 10 Inch Draw Knife JAMES SWAN (Jim Bode Value Guide)$95 — 10 Inch Draw Knife JAMES SWAN (Jim Bode Value Guide)$95 — 10 Inch Draw Knife JAMES SWAN (Jim Bode Value Guide)$100 — 8 Inch Draw Knife JAMES SWAN (Jim Bode Value Guide)$100 — Minty 8 Inch JAMES SWAN Draw Knife (Jim Bode Value Guide)$100 — 8 Inch Folding Draw Knife Extra Fine JAMES SWAN (Jim Bode Value Guide)$100 — 8 Inch Adjustable Draw Knife JAMES SWAN (Jim Bode Value Guide)$110 — FINE JAMES SWAN DRAWKNIFE - 8" CUTTER (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$115 — Extra Fine 10 Inch Draw Knife JAMES SWAN (Jim Bode Value Guide)$125 — Extra Fine JAMES SWAN 10 Inch Draw Knife (Jim Bode Value Guide)$125 — 12 Inch Draw Knife JAMES SWAN (Jim Bode Value Guide)$125 — JAMES SWAN 10 Inch Draw Knife Extra Fine (Jim Bode Value Guide)$125 — Near Mint JAMES SWAN 8 inch Draw Knife (Jim Bode Value Guide)$135 — Near Mint JAMES SWAN Drawknife 12 Inch (Jim Bode Value Guide)$150 — Near Mint JAMES SWAN 6 Inch Draw Knife (Jim Bode Value Guide)$175 — Phenomenal JAMES SWAN 9 inch Adjustable Draw Knife (Jim Bode Value Guide)$50$100
WhereMedian soldMedian asking
Dealers$10024—
Marketplaces—$52.502

These are different markets, not a contradiction. Dealers list restored, checked tools and price accordingly; marketplaces carry everything from collector-grade down to parts. Compare within a row, not across the table.

About James Swan drawknives

The James Swan Company of Seymour, Connecticut made edge tools and boring bits from the second half of the 19th century well into the 20th. Socket chisels are the core of the output, running from small firmers up through heavy framing chisels and wide timber framer's slicks, alongside straight and adjustable-handle drawknives and auger bits. Large sizes such as the 3 1/2 inch bevel back slick and 2 inch framing chisels bring more than common 1/4 inch firmers, and value rests on blade length left above the socket, clean unpitted steel, uncracked original handles, and legible stamping.

The 24 sales behind these figures come from Jim Bode Value Guide (22), Hyperkitten (1) and Ted Dawson Antique Tools (1), and run from 2020 to 2026; 1 closed in the last twelve months.

Recorded sales

Every sale behind the numbers above, most recent first. Click through to the source.

ListingSourceSoldPrice
Massive James Swan 14in DrawknifeHyperkitten2026-04-26$50
8 Inch Draw Knife JAMES SWANJim Bode Value Guide2025-05-29$100
Extra Fine JAMES SWAN 10 Inch Draw KnifeJim Bode Value Guide2025-03-14$125
FINE JAMES SWAN DRAWKNIFE - 8" CUTTERTed Dawson Antique Tools2024-12-12$110
8 Inch JAMES SWAN Draw KnifeJim Bode Value Guide2024-11-30$95
10 Inch Draw Knife JAMES SWANJim Bode Value Guide2024-08-16$95
Extra Fine 10 Inch Draw Knife JAMES SWANJim Bode Value Guide2024-06-06$115
10 Inch Draw Knife JAMES SWANJim Bode Value Guide2024-05-30$95
12 Inch Draw Knife JAMES SWANJim Bode Value Guide2024-05-03$125
8 Inch JAMES SWAN Draw KnifeJim Bode Value Guide2024-04-28$89
8 Inch Folding Draw Knife Extra Fine JAMES SWANJim Bode Value Guide2024-04-19$100
10 Inch Draw Knife JAMES SWANJim Bode Value Guide2024-02-10$95
8 Inch Folding Draw Knife JAMES SWANJim Bode Value Guide2023-07-18$79
10 Inch Draw Knife JAMES SWANJim Bode Value Guide2023-02-10$95
10 Inch Draw Knife JAMES SWANJim Bode Value Guide2022-07-04$89
8 Inch Adjustable Draw Knife JAMES SWANJim Bode Value Guide2021-07-17$100
Minty 8 Inch JAMES SWAN Draw KnifeJim Bode Value Guide2021-05-30$100
Extra Fine JAMES SWAN 10 Inch Draw KnifeJim Bode Value Guide2021-05-29$95
JAMES SWAN 10 Inch Draw Knife Extra FineJim Bode Value Guide2021-05-24$125
Near Mint JAMES SWAN 6 Inch Draw KnifeJim Bode Value Guide2021-05-19$150
Near Mint JAMES SWAN Drawknife 12 InchJim Bode Value Guide2021-04-16$135
9 Inch NOBLES PATENT Draw Knife by JAMES SWANJim Bode Value Guide2021-04-07$89
Near Mint JAMES SWAN 8 inch Draw KnifeJim Bode Value Guide2020-12-06$125
Phenomenal JAMES SWAN 9 inch Adjustable Draw KnifeJim Bode Value Guide2020-11-28$175

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Updated 2026-10-13.