I found a John Deere Sod Buster with a tractor on the front left handle and nice blade work that talked about the 150^th Anniversary of John Deere.  So, I added it to the database.

A while later, I found another one.  I said to myself, I think I’ve got that one, but I’ll check the data.  Turned out that the tang stamp date was a year later, so I added that one to the database.

Both of these were small Sod Busters, 3137’s.  But the next one I found with the same markings was a 3138 large Sod Buster.

Next I noted one that was almost the same, but the tractor had been replaced  with a mule and a man with a plow.

In the meantime, different blade materials had shown up.  And, these are all still John Deere 150^th Anniversary knives,

When I found one with a 1999 year stamp I decided to post this article for collectors.  After all 1999 was twelve years after 150^th Anniversary.    This is like celebrating your 21^st birthday when you turn 33.

As best I can tell, the John Deere dealerships continued to sell these to John Deere tractor owners long after the anniversary.   And the dealerships continued to reorder year after year.

I have attached a table that shows the different knives, and their prices that range from the $20s for used to over $110.  Remember my prices are actual selling prices adjusted for inflation.

I believe that these knives are a great collecting opportunity for young or beginning collectors.    First, getting all of them will be a real challenge, but it would also be a great set to display.  And this collection could be put together for a relatively modest cost.

You can see all 21 knives on KnifeDB.com.  You could put in the individual knife ID’s in the table to see a knife or two.  But, here’s the easy way to see them all  Click the custom work tab.  In the “Feature” drop down click Blade Work.  In the text box, type 150^th.    Search and three pieces of blade work show up with 150^th on the.  The bottom one is the John Deere 150^th anniversary blade.  Click “Show Knives” and you see all 21 of the 150^th Anniversary knifes.  (I can never know if I have all the collecting variations).

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