Dave Thinkstoomuch
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The very first LB7 style knife in the Scrimshaw series appeared in the 1981 set. It was pictured on the flyer (http://www.collectors-of-schrades-r.us/FLYERS/1980s/pages/SC81-11.htm) as being a near clone of the original 4 pin LB7. The handle pins were small and the blade was stamped "LB7". It featured a hot-stamped scrim of a bear with a salmon.
These earliest 4 pin examples of this knife are super hard to find in unused condition. Maybe it was just some bad luck but it took me a few years to finally snag one. Most examples of this knife are a 3 pin version stamped "SC507". This knife and the earliest "LB7" stamped LB8 knives are the only delrin handled LB7-type knives that have the 3 small handle pins. Very quickly (during the production runs of this knife) they went to 2 handle pins and when they returned, years later, to the 3 handle pin construction on delrin LB7-type knives the pins were much bigger (same size as lock bar pin). Last photo compares this knife to much later 3 and 4 pin knives to demonstrate the pin size difference.
I think it's a cool looking knife and I'm glad to finally have one that matches the flyer. It was sold as a "Irving Trachtenberg Collection" knife. The "chain of possession" and COAs with these knives are sketchy but I bet he did have one of these particular knives as the Scrimshaw line was his brainchild iirc. I don't really care one way or the other but that's the story. It's in my "Canuck Collection" now, that I'm sure of lol
Knife has some minor scratches from rattling around in a box over the years but I haven't polished or buffed it. I think it still looks good. The scratches aren't as harsh looking in person as in the photos. They are very shallow. The scrim is in real good shape so I include a close-up.
These earliest 4 pin examples of this knife are super hard to find in unused condition. Maybe it was just some bad luck but it took me a few years to finally snag one. Most examples of this knife are a 3 pin version stamped "SC507". This knife and the earliest "LB7" stamped LB8 knives are the only delrin handled LB7-type knives that have the 3 small handle pins. Very quickly (during the production runs of this knife) they went to 2 handle pins and when they returned, years later, to the 3 handle pin construction on delrin LB7-type knives the pins were much bigger (same size as lock bar pin). Last photo compares this knife to much later 3 and 4 pin knives to demonstrate the pin size difference.
I think it's a cool looking knife and I'm glad to finally have one that matches the flyer. It was sold as a "Irving Trachtenberg Collection" knife. The "chain of possession" and COAs with these knives are sketchy but I bet he did have one of these particular knives as the Scrimshaw line was his brainchild iirc. I don't really care one way or the other but that's the story. It's in my "Canuck Collection" now, that I'm sure of lol
Knife has some minor scratches from rattling around in a box over the years but I haven't polished or buffed it. I think it still looks good. The scratches aren't as harsh looking in person as in the photos. They are very shallow. The scrim is in real good shape so I include a close-up.
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