i am looking at pics of a Schrade SC500, a 5 1/4 in. folding hunter with a button on the bolster and scrimshaw of 2 bison. searching the scrimshaw page i see a similar knife, 1979, but no button. what does the button do ? assist openning, or lock the blade open ? the only other Scrades with a button i have seen have been much older, (other than recent post of double button). so is this a 1979 knife, and were many made with this feature ? was it used on other models as well (enough to make a collection ?).thanks, roland
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i think you may be right about being modified. tha button is built into the bolster, not the handle.
i think you may be right about being modified. tha button is built into the bolster, not the handle.
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I am with you Larry. Good condition........NOT!
Actually it isn't a difficult job to put a bolster on a knife. I have done several. It just takes time, patience, some nickle silver (or brass depending on the knife) and the knowledge of how to use a file. That is the simplified version, but it isn't too hard. However at $21.50 + $14.95 to ship it, that is about as high as I personally would go for that knife in good condition..........but I am not a big fan of the scrim Schrades.
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thanks for the help guys. a bit of an expensive lesson, but there are so many variations of knives, i am probably not alone in making a few poor choices in the early years of collecting. and if it were straight forward it would not be half the fun. i'll see if i can fashion a bolster and then post before/after pics to provide folks with a chuckle.