Can you identify this old Schrade knife?

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Can anyone tell me about how old this knife is and possibly what it is worth?

thanks,
thenson




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Looks like a model no. 8653T from p.43 of catalog E reprint.
Nice looking knife; too bad about the blade, but I love the pattern and candle caps (bolsters). The catalog cut looks wierd on one end, where the bolster tip is flattened, but I suspect it's an error in print.
 
The catalog is from 1926, and the knife could have been made several years after that, possibly as late as just after WWII. The tang stamping changed to Schrade Walden ca. 1946. Hard to say what someone will give for the knife. In that condition, you narrow your market considerably. On a good Ebay day you might get $50 or more. Next day no-one will give you $20. In mint condition, I'd give you around $150!!
Value is a weird thing, and depends on too many factors to pin it down more than that I think. It would be great to get some more opinions, as that's all this is, an opinion.
Maybe we'll get a few more $0.02 worths!?
 
The bone, if in tact, looks real nice, and people tend to pay a premium to get them worn like that. However, the broken blade really hurts the value of this knife IMO. A replacement blade may be found if you are diligent, but obviously it would not be original. Definitely worth looking into, however.

Glenn
 
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