Added to my early Schrade contract 300 series

[North Shore]

Added this complete in box 303 to my complete in box 301, this are my favorite versions of these knives, completely acknowleding the issue with warranty and the the inability to replace blades.

 

[jbmonkey]

beautiful condition. great find.

 

[Old Hunter]

Those are really nice collectible Buck Knives, especially for the age and limited time of production. OH

 

[Hickory n steel]

Those look nicer than the Camillus examples to me.
I'm a 305 guy and the 80's-90's Buck made 305's are my favorite, but the Buck blades don't always look that good on the larger slipjoints.
I find the Camillus 305 downright Ugly, I'm not sure if there were any 305's made by Schrade but I'm sure it looks better than the Camillus examples if there is.

 

[STDK]

Beautiful knives with the Very hard to find first production boxes, Nice score. My favorite models also.

 

[FranklinG]

Those look incredible! I really love the bolsters on that 301!

I have a Schrade 303 that I rarely carry because the secondary blades are so incredibly stiff. How's the pull on yours?

 

[TAH]

I have a Schrade 303 that I rarely carry because the secondary blades are so incredibly stiff. How's the pull on yours?

All three blades on my 303 have a smooth pull with the right amount of tension. Not sure if Schrade knives varied operationally from year to year. At the time I was looking for my Schrade, I specifically wanted the secondary blades to have the Buck stamp, which I believe came later in the contract.

 

[FranklinG]

All three blades on my 303 have a smooth pull with the right amount of tension. Not sure if Schrade knives varied operationally from year to year. At the time I was looking for my Schrade, I specifically wanted the secondary blades to have the Buck stamp, which I believe came later in the contract.

That's a great looking knife!

I had to check on mine, and it looks like it's from the same era as yours. The stiff pull might just be a quirk of my particular example.