580t

Thanks Eric, for the inquiries. I am wondering if the number 580, rather than 58OT, especially being on the back of the tang is significant? For my knowledge, Larry V. and to Dale if you tune in one of these days, how are your bone 50 OT knives stamped? I've never seen a 58OT marked 580 with out the T, front or back. I have a Delrin example with no number at all, just Ulster USA. The thread is narrow again, until someone quotes those looooooong pictures. :D
 
Eric,
Sent you a couple pictures for Dave.
I got a couple we could blackmail him with :-)
 
Hello everyone, I'm new here. I have a 580T that is brand new. My grandmother gave it to me when I was about 6 in the early 70's. My grandfather smoked Prince Albert and she ordered an Old Timer for each of her grandsons, which I was the youngest. My mother put it away until I was in my teens, but by then, I did not like to use folding knifes without a lock since one had closed across the back of my middle finger while whittling a stick when I was 10. So, I've kept it put away and just pulled it out the other day after many years to take a look at it. I didn't know the model number and just read that they are not made any longer. It is a dark handled knife and the blades are shinny new. Although I wouldn't sell it, I would love to know if it is worth anything if anyone has an idea...
 
Best to check the completed auctions on ebay. That will give you a good feel for the current rate. I have two that I paid less than $20 apiece for a year or two back, but I have seen them go a little higher. Depends on how may people want it at the time and how badly.

Chuck
 
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Nothing quite like having a knife like this roll out of the bubble wrap. No saw cuts, no meerschaum!
 
Never mind the knife Gods, I think you have the ghost of Albert Baer himself sitting on your shoulder, unbelievable!

Fantastic knife Hal, I do believe I see a hint of some worked liners as well, sure is an early one, and incredibly minty!

Eric
 
Nice work, Hal!! You are surely the most vigilant Schrade collector in history - nice find(s)!:thumbup:

I think to understand why Meerschaum bone was an attractive marketing name, you have to go back to when pipe smoking was a prevalent pastime, much enjoyed, and of course the world was much more ignorant of the hazards of tobacco.
Meerschaum is a form of hard white carvable clay, mined for its beauty, and the fact that when used as a pipe, it improved the experience somehow (smokers can pipe up here:D). As it was used a Meerschaum pipe would absorb the tars and turn an often beautiful brownish red color, fading to the original white. Beautiful to my eye, and surely to most, it was more commonly heard of in days past.
The name suggests fine, old quality, and manly colors and smells, if you are of the same vintage. (My wife doesn't always agree about manly smells:D:D!)

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This subject reopens that old discussion about where the marketing name originated. I still believe, and feel somewhat vindicated, that Meerschaum bone referred first to the bone, and later to the delrin that replaced it!
 
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Well said, Charlie. I am glad I left tobacco behind, but it is a whole world of collectible loveliness. That particular pipe you show in the pic is a prime example.
 
waynorth said:
Nice work, Hal!! You are surely the most vigilant Schrade collector in history - nice find(s)!:thumbup:

This subject reopens that old discussion about where the marketing name originated. I still believe, and feel somewhat vindicated, that Meerschaum bone referred first to the bone, and later to the delrin that replaced it!
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Thanks for the vigilant compliment Charlie... although some might anoint one collector north of the border even more so. I agree with the Meerschaum theory. Other than the odd purple glittery 80T variation, I've seen pretty much two Old Timers. Bone and Delrin. Some of the older 580T were a dark red only, and the color variations are many, but they are delrin. No clay variation... yet! :D

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Don't frequent the bay as much as I have in the past. At one time It felt like I never left the computer. LOL........Yet another rarity surfaces! I think that is the first one I have seen!
Although it went over your mark Hal, I'm surprised it did not go for more. Especially as it has bone handles. I suppose that the condition of the blades kept it under a "C" note.

Russell
 
And well used too. Too bad someone got after the blades like they did. I'll keep looking for a 50, it's been on my list for a long time.
 
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