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I have a Scrade DU8DP "Ducks Unlimited" knife, and I'm curious about year of manufacture, and any other info. It has the etched blade, with two ducks, in gold. It also has a serial number stamped on the bolster. I believe the number is "2171".

I think the model may actually be "LB8", with the "DU" for Ducks Unlimited, and the "DP" for who knows what???
 
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treeman said:
I have a Scrade DU8DP "Ducks Unlimited" knife, and I'm curious about year of manufacture, and any other info. It has the etched blade, with two ducks, in gold. It also has a serial number stamped on the bolster. I believe the number is "2171".

I think the model may actually be "LB8", with the "DU" for Ducks Unlimited, and the "DP" for who knows what???
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"DP" would be "Drop Point".

Michael
 
Heard of it, yes.
However, unless you can find documentation on them, it is very hard to date many Schrade knives.

Dale
 
I was thinking that they may have only made the "Ducks Unlimited" version of the LB8 in a certain year. It's a beautiful knife, and I was just trying to find more info on it.
 
treeman said:
I was thinking that they may have only made the "Ducks Unlimited" version of the LB8 in a certain year. It's a beautiful knife, and I was just trying to find more info on it.
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Included papers might give substantial clues to the year of issue. As might packaging, or even the DU etch on the knife itself. Can you post a picture of the etch?
Michael
 
Not sure how to post a photo, but the blade is etched with "Ducks Unlimited" and 3 flying ducks(in gold). I looked at the paperwork, and the only clue as to date is "96/97" under the duckhead on the paperwork. Someone offered me $60 for the knife, and I wanted to find out more about it before I let it go.
 
Found the PO The date sure helped!
 

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I've seen the DP's go for a lot more.
Love to see a picture of it.
 
Finally got a new camera..
DucksUnlimited.jpg
 
Treeman: It would bring more than $60.00 if you were selling it on Ebay. I would not be surprised to see it go over $100.00 if two people both wanted it. You have the original paperwork and that nice display box too. It has a nice colored etch too. On another note, I thought DP might mean it was a drop point, which it is not. It is a standard LB-7/LB-8 clip blade. The knife was made for the box too, as a Drop Point would not fit in the slot of that green insert. Not sure the context of the "DP" you are seeing.
 
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Sixty bucks sure wouldn't get it if it were my knife. Trailhawk is right...it would bring a lot more on the bay.

Regards.
 
Thanks for the info guys. I'll keep Ebay in mind. It is a beauty, I was just thinking about selling to get funds for another rifle. I got rid of most of my knives (Case, Schrade, and Queen), and I have this one, and a set of "Mammoth Ivory" handled knives that Sears sold years ago. I can't find any info on the Sears set, but they are high quality folders that were produced in Japan. I think the set was around $150 new. They are "scrimshawed" with different whales on each knife.
 
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