Blade stamped: Uncle Henry, SCHRADE +, “USA LB8” VS Uncle Henry, SCHRADE +, “LB8 USA”

[edjax1952]

I have noticed that most Uncle Henry knives have a stamp as follows:
Uncle Henry
SCHRADE +
USA LB8
My knife has a stamp as follows:
Uncle Henry
SCHRADE +
LB8 USA
(with the lettering in the last line reversed)
What is the significance of this difference? Does it indicate a date of manufacture range?

 

[Codger_64]

No real significance that I am aware of.

 

[Alnamvet68]

The study of tang stamps, letter style, and placement is a science all its own when it comes to collecting traditionals.

 

[meako]

could it be that the guy who did the stamping just got bored and did it on purpose?
I have two pairs of english vise grips that were my granddads-one stamped MOLE and t'other ELMO.

 

[Codger_64]

Not likely. The machine operator is not the setup man nor the die sinker.

The die is all one piece and one does not simply switch words around.

 

[meako]

That's what I thought -I was just theorizing .
Someone must have done it though?!
Perhaps when they changed to a new year or run or something.

 

[Codger_64]

Stamping dies were usually changed out when one became worn or broken. If you build a spreadsheet and a photoarchive, you might eventually figure out when the die changed, approximately. That would be via logos and addresses on the boxes and paperwork.