Elusive Schrades

bladecollectorr · Dec 14, 2019

SSM7709SS Sha
(deciphered: SS=stainless steel, M=has manicure blade (nail-file), 7=2-blade knife (one at each end),70=specific pattern, 9=miscellaneous handle, SS=specific type of misc handle is sterling silver, Sha=with shackle)

C7609SS SHAC

F7426 with half-stops.

bladecollectorr · Dec 14, 2019

Schrade Cut. Co. MOP lobster not found in catalogs. It's very similar to the 7606 Shackle but it has no liners at all and as such is extra thin and, I expect, fragile.

E. Weck 3-blade, no shackle version which does have the milled liners as compared to the above knife.

81016Sha

bladecollectorr · Dec 14, 2019

Moore-Handley Centennial knife from 1982 Schrade Almanac with real scrimshaw by Frank Giorgianni

GS30 - SFO made up by one of the Baers to commemorate their 1986 Baer-Schiffer Clan Reunion in NYC. Note that this was six-year-old stock when engraved as the knife was made in 1980 as per hallmark.

285UH - SFO for Sho Me Cutlery Club in 1983

bladecollectorr · Dec 14, 2019

"LB7" stamped 507SC. This was the first LB7 type knife in a Schrade Scrimshaw of The Great Outdoors series. It's from 1981. The very first LB7 stamped "4-pin" examples are very hard to find.

Harry Gant commemorative SFO. This is the most embellished of Schrade's Gant commemorative knives with a gold-etched blade and real scrimshaw on micarta handles. Even the laser-cut display box is upscale walnut.

Lastly (whew!) a SFO for Ducks Unlimited in 2000 which has a nice Baron Technologies gold etch on a blued carbon blade.

waynorth · Dec 14, 2019

Quite an array, B bladecollectorr !!!

Welcome to the Elusive Schrade Show!! :thumbsup:

black mamba · Dec 14, 2019

I consider this one as pretty elusive, as it's probably a factory mistake, and rare at the least. A Schrade Walden 881 frame, but tang stamped 8OT.
An early to mid 1960s knife, as it has the long swedge above the matchstrike pull.

bladecollectorr · Dec 14, 2019

waynorth said:
Quite an array, B bladecollectorr !!! Welcome to the Elusive Schrade Show!!

Thanks! Here's one more recent find that's rapidly become one of my favorites. A Schrade-I*XL 5" "Commemorative Stockman" or what I*XL called the "Texas Stock Knife". This one is a rare oddity though having the expected sheepfoot blade replaced with a wharncliffe and handled in jigged bone rather than wood.

tongueriver · Dec 22, 2019

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TheChunk91 · Dec 26, 2019

This year has been awesome collecting and I'm grateful to end it with one final nice old schrade before 2020. A 3 3/8'' cut co dogleg with very pretty golden pearl celluloid.

Augie · Dec 26, 2019

TheChunk91 said:
This year has been awesome collecting and I'm grateful to end it with one final nice old schrade before 2020. A 3 3/8'' cut co dogleg with very pretty golden pearl celluloid.

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That's a beauty Paul, I was bidding on that one but dropped out early, glad you got it.

TheChunk91 · Dec 26, 2019

Augie said:
That's a beauty Paul, I was bidding on that one but dropped out early, glad you got it.

Thanks John. I will say the final price is a bit higher than what I normally like to pay for these cells but it was a good pickup regardless. I love colorful cell handles like these, they add nice diversity to a collection of mostly bone handled old schrades.

TheChunk91 · Dec 31, 2019

This knife has been well used and unfortunately cleaned at some point (whoever did the cleaning at least did a decent job for what it's worth) but it is hard to find schrades with genuine stag handles. Normally I would not buy a cleaned knife but I could not resist this scarce and beautiful stag and it happens to be my preferred pattern. Many thanks to the man who sold it to me.

It's 4'' and the pattern number 884 is stamped, which is not catalogued. It has nickel silver liners and pins with coining on the back. The knife was well cared for by its original owner, it shows no signs of abuse and its still tight and snappy with honest blade wear. It seems to have been an appreciated tool.

What I'm going to do is force a patina on these blades and get it looking more like it should. A couple months of carry should get some patina going on those springs, so I will see how long I can edc this. I think it will make a fine user and carrying it will allow me to look at this beautiful pocket smoothed stag every day.

waynorth · Dec 31, 2019

Rare and Beautiful, Paul! :thumbsup:

A pleasure to carry I am sure!!

315 · Dec 31, 2019

TheChunk91 , Paul, if your house ever gets broken into and that knife is stolen, it wasn’t me....I have an alibi

TheChunk91 · Dec 31, 2019

315 said:
TheChunk91 , Paul, if your house ever gets broken into and that knife is stolen, it wasn’t me....I have an alibi

You'll probably have to pick my pocket for this one Jim.

Campbellclanman · Dec 31, 2019

That can be done Paul!

Nice Knife there my friend, as you say the Cleaning has been done carefully and well.
A knife you wouldn't pass by, not only a Stag Schrade Walden, but one with extremely nice Stag paul!

Gevonovich · Dec 31, 2019

Just a marvelous specimen, Paul

I look forward to watching it age again

Happy New Year

mbkr · Jan 1, 2020

TheChunk91 said:
This year has been awesome collecting and I'm grateful to end it with one final nice old schrade before 2020. A 3 3/8'' cut co dogleg with very pretty golden pearl celluloid.

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Wow.

SteveC · Jan 1, 2020

That's a Beauty !

TheChunk91 · Jan 1, 2020

Thanks everybody for the comments.

I wanted to post a follow up to my stag stockman. I wrapped the blades in vinegar soaked rags for a few hours and did the same to the springs. It is looking much better now. With enough use it should gain more patina and blend together nicely; I am very glad I bought this knife. Last but not least I put fresh edges on all the blades. It goes in my pocket tomorrow!