Elusive Schrades

[Campbellclanman]

Added a mint Schrade Walden 804 Whittler.


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Wow!!!
Now that is a gorgeous Whittler Augie!!! Beautiful!

I also added a Schrade Walden 804 this week, but slightly newer than John's, and with the jigged Delrin covers. No sabre clip, either.

And who would walk past such a great Knife Jeff! My friend you have a amazing collection - not only in Folders but with the Fixed Blades as well!

Pre-Old Timer, "from the Cut Co era!!" I guess we can call it;
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Charlie - Peach Seed is a stunning/ Beautiful handle that no one yet has quite got it as good, GEC - Close but not yet! The Colouration of this Peach Seed is absolutely gorgeous! Is this by chance fading from being displayed? or Both sides relatively the same- because if by fading-its worked out just awesome!

 

[black mamba]

Thank you, Duncan, always appreciated!

 

[waynorth]

The Colouration of this Peach Seed is absolutely gorgeous! Is this by chance fading from being displayed? or Both sides relatively the same- because if by fading-its worked out just awesome!

Looks like a little Display-Fade, Duncan!! (Have we created a thing here??)

 

[waynorth]

Here is a nice, elegant 4" EE Whittler!! I've had this one for a while, and dug it out of the back of the safe for some fresh pictures!!

 

[knowtracks]

Beautiful Charlie!

 

[Campbellclanman]

I agree with our good friend Knowtracks.
Charlie that Peachseed still looks to be a more “ Natural” type of colour - awesome.

 

[ea42]

Beautiful examples Charlie, especially the whittler. You rarely see those show up. One of the few patterns that Schrade used that particular shield on.

Eric

 

[Âchillepattada]

A GREAT gift !

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[sopwithcamelus]

In most of the last century, Schrade developed a reputation for inexpensive but very serviceable pocket knives. Many great American cutleries didn't survive the 1930s. The ones that did, and then got a share of military contracts in the early 1940s did very well indeed. Camillus, Case, Schrade, Kabar(Union) come to mind.
Throughout the ups and downs of the industry, pride of workmanship, and competition for the consumers' money resulted in some beautiful products, and some interesting experiments in design.
I consider the knives presented here a step or two above the "serviceable design" designation, and being fairly rare, wonder if they were great expressions of the cutlers' art, but too expensive to sell well.
I like the way the bone jigging on the 2 3/4" serpentine pen was scaled to the knife, and I have a particular weakness for single backspring large knives, like the 4" 2-blade stockman, and the Hawbaker. The 3 9/16" (mini-moose?) double end jack is just plain exquisite.
I feel privileged and humbled to have these, and hope you enjoy seeing them.

I love old Schrades, and those are beautiful indeed.

 

[waynorth]

I love old Schrades, and those are beautiful indeed.

Thanks for reaching back, and bringing those pictures forward, S sopwithcamelus !!

 

[Un-Chained]

Here’s a number I can’t find much history on.
At 3” 15/16s a green bone RANCHER, with the letters “HER” barely showing on the badge. The main’s etch reminds me of my Boker barlow’s “The Farm Boy” etch. There is an artist’s signature included in this etch that I can hardly make out. Possibly the same as the Scrimshaw series? Well made with SS blades and purdy green hues with a serial/production number on a bolster. Looks like a really late model.

 

[black mamba]

Gus, the bone appears to be identical to what they used on the Parker-Frost series of stockmen they made in 1978. So, I'm guessing shortly after that.

 

[Un-Chained]

Thanks Jeff, that’s kinda’ the range I had in mind, late 70s into the 80s. Yours also has that similar signature etch!! as well as that beauty green bone. Very knice knives

 

[waynorth]

Beautiful examples Charlie, especially the whittler. You rarely see those show up. One of the few patterns that Schrade used that particular shield on.

Eric

Thanks for the observations, Eric! As usual, those scratches are on my scanner "glass", not on that Empire shield!!

 

[ea42]

Here’s a number I can’t find much history on.
At 3” 15/16s a green bone RANCHER, with the letters “HER” barely showing on the badge. The main’s etch reminds me of my Boker barlow’s “The Farm Boy” etch. There is an artist’s signature included in this etch that I can hardly make out. Possibly the same as the Scrimshaw series? Well made with SS blades and purdy green hues with a serial/production number on a bolster. Looks like a really late model.
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Gus that knife is from a five knife Cutlery Classics set called "The Tradesman Series" that was put out around 1981. Each knife commemorated a trade; Rancher, Fisherman, Miner, Farmer, and Lumberman. Yes it was the same bone used on the Parker knives, I believe sourced from Boker at the time. Here are a couple of pics:





Eric

 

[Un-Chained]

ea42
Thanks Eric!! That concludes the query

Gawgeous set and case by the way !

 

[waynorth]

I've always enjoyed trade-specific knives as a subset of collectible folders! I've shown these before, but I like showing them off!! I hope you don't mind??
The Maize knife has cocobola handles, and the Budding and Grafting has French Ivory (celluloid)!!

 

[waynorth]

Electrician's knife with extra saw blade!!

 

[waynorth]

Simple (boy's?) knife with wooden handle!

 

[waynorth]

Typesetter's pick!! (Factory regrind!!)