$100 collection I picked up

gradall5200

gradall5200

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While looking through the for sale knives here at the exchange part of the forum I found a group of knives for sale for $135 and they lowered it to a $100. The knives came today and it was everything I'd hoped and more. I got my first 153uh with sheath and sharpening stone and papers and no box. A SC507 scrimshaw "oil and lube" limited edition #2008 with box and sheath. 2 schrade LB1's with box and 2 sp2 lockbacks with boxes and a light weight gift set with box and sheath. I was very pleased anyone know anything about that scrimshaw. I really like it because I collect gas station stuff like pumps and signs. anyway I just thought I'd share.
 
Score! That Golden Spike looks like one of the older carbon steel models too. :thumbup:

-Bob
 
Looks Like the 153UH is carbon steel as usually the Tang stamp will say SCHRADE and not SCHRADE+ if it is carbon steel.
I am not certain if this is true in every case? Michael?? Bob?? others??
Value??? i think the carbon steel ones in mint condition are worth more??
 
Sweet deal. Wish my Golden Spike were carbon. Nice find.
 
gradall,It makes me happy u enjoy the knives so much.I bought about 200k worth tools of a elderly gentelman retiring from the tool buisness recently.Oh,what to do with all the knives.I quit counting leathermans at 200.
 
Bob W said:
Yes, the carbon steel examples do sell higher than the stainless examples. I don't know why exactly, a newfound love for carbon steel? Simply because they're older? They're more rare?

-Bob
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It could be that. I also think that carbon blades have a tendency to become "unmint", due to humidity, fingerprints, etc. So in addition to the love of a good carbon blade, the scarcity of mint examples might make them more valuable.

IMO...

Glenn
 
It could be that. I also think that carbon blades have a tendency to become "unmint", due to humidity, fingerprints, etc. So in addition to the love of a good carbon blade, the scarcity of mint examples might make them more valuable.
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I agree with that accept that there may be many more Carbon steel blade produced as they were made (according to Michael) up until mid 1995 from 1973. 22 years @ and only @ 9 years for stainless steel 153 uh

Although even with this is taken into account there seem to be many more stainless MINT ones available. Im not sure of the exact reason except that the tendancy to unmint makes sence especially when one considers that most of the old ones were probably used.

A mint carbon 153uh is a nice find.
 
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