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i bought a craftsman brand stockman at a fleamarket for $5 this summer. i love this knife. sharpens easy and holds an edge. anyone know anything about these knives, like what steel they are or who made them for sears? it says craftsman usa 95234 on the blade.

also can anyone recomend a replacment knife? something low cost and easy to sharpen but holds an edge? something under $40-$50. i want a replacement in case i loose this knife. i probly shouldnt carry it but its to good of a knife to set in a drawer.



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IIRC Camillus made those, but Codger should be by later to confirm.
Blade steel would be 440A. Camillus used to harden 440A to about a 58HRC.
 
They were made by Schrade and Parker for Sears, and if you're looking for a replacement, just about any Case Stockman pattern should fit your financial parameters.
 
That one is a Camillus for sure. A Case would be most comparable price wise these days, but there are some great options out there for a few more bucks.
 
Yes, Camillus for Sears. And they were sold for quite a few years so are still quite plentiful on the bay if you watch. They bring prices far under theit value IMHO, especially if lightly used or just out of their box or blisterpack. In the 1993 catalog the #95417 (3 1/4") sold for $14.99. In today's dollars that is about $23.50. A seach of ended auctions shows them selling for not much more than original MSRP or even going begging at less. These are very well made knives. I used the tiniest of the series, a #95421, to butcher a deer once just to se if it could be done. That is a 2 5/8" pen knife with clip and pen blades.

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ETA: These knives had nothing to do with Parker's Eagle knives. But they were also sold earlier under the Old Crafty name with Delrin and stabilized hardwood covers, so include those in your search too. Prices are similar and well within your price range.

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Thanks for all the info guys. Geuss I'll be looking for a new case or head to eBay. Like I said. I love the size and handy ness of this knife. Just a good all around user.
 
I have two Carftman knives, a medium stockman and a single blade trapper that were both made by Schrade.
 
On craftsman knives any idea as to the tang mark? would a 4 digit model number be older than a 5? I'm trying to make rhyme or reason out of them. Thanks.
 
PumpkinSeed said:
On craftsman knives any idea as to the tang mark? would a 4 digit model number be older than a 5? I'm trying to make rhyme or reason out of them. Thanks.
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Generally speaking, yes. Three digits is even older but usually found on fixed blades, though only on a blade etch or packaging. Here is an older (c. 1963) knife I used to own with it's original box.

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"600" is the stock number. Though sometimes an entirely different number appears in catalogs, 21591 in this case. And sometimes stock numbers were changed for the same knife, and old numbers reused for new patterns. So one might see as many as three knives using the same stock number.
 
also can anyone recomend a replacment knife? something low cost and easy to sharpen but holds an edge? something under $40-$50. i want a replacement in case i loose this knife. i probly shouldnt carry it but its to good of a knife to set in a drawer.
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Look for vintage USA-made Old Timer knives on eBay. Find some lightly used, older, common models for $15-30, and some unused examples for $30-50+ depending on the model. Old Timers are generally carbon steel. For stainless knives of the same quality, look for the Uncle Henry line.
 
Here is another variation of a Sears Craftsman 4" Stockman - I bought this one for $5.00 at an antique mall a few years ago - possibly made by Schrade (from info gathered on forums like this one - but not sure). It is a well made knife with unusual grips. OH

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These are pretty much the same knives. Excellent steel in both. The quality for cost of these things still astounds me. Probably always will. Recently caught an old Army buddy with a Chinese Buck in his pocket. Think this Schrade 108OT will go to him.

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Thank you Codger, I'll get that info into my notes. OH
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Keep your eyes open for a #94608 stockman too. That is the regular production Gunstock Soft Grip Sears knife made for Sears around the same time. It has a round "Soft-Grip" coined shield and blade etch, "Craftsman Gunstock Stainless Steel". There was also a lockback in the series, #94609. It is sweet with fingergroove design. Here ia an archived clipped picture of one.

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Do the Schrade-mades have visible pivot pins like the Camillus-mades?
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It depends on the year and patterns. Lockbacks and folding hunters did not use the Swinden Key assembly. Schrade and Ulster knives made before approvimately 1958 used pinned bolsters. Schrades made later in Camillus and at the Imperial factory in Providence also used pinned bolsters.
 
Codger_64 said:
It depends on the year and patterns. Lockbacks and folding hunters did not use the Swinden Key assembly. Schrade and Ulster knives made before approvimately 1958 used pinned bolsters. Schrades made later in Camillus and at the Imperial factory in Providence also used pinned bolsters.
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Thanks. Not exactly a diagnostic then.
 
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