Elusive Schrades

pistonsandgears said:
That is a really nice collection of Schrades Charlie! Here is the Schrade HJ I recently found. It's got the straight line tang stamp with that nice rat tail bolster and pick bone handles.
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I was watching that one my friend. Nice to see you have it, I agree with Charlie, striking bone on that example.
 
Blades of Glory said:
My wife brought me this today. Said it was her grandfather’s pocket knife she found laying around her dad’s and he didn’t mind if she took it. This is my first Schrade and my new project knife. Not as rare as all these beauties but a nice pattern nonetheless...

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After cleaning and sharpening decided to do my first forced patina. Learned some lessons for the next go at it. This one will be in the pocket for awhile...

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Thanks for the "likes" and kind comments guys! Story goes, those little gold knives resulted in a massive cash infusion when the Schrade Walden company was just starting out (after purchasing Schrade Cut. Co.). Smart Baer marketing!

Here's a small gent's knife group spanning nearly the whole 100 years of Schrade production. I think it would be tough to reproduce.

Top-left:
Schrade LB-1 Cub SFO for L.L. Bean. Note that this is an uncommon brass variation.

Top-right:
Schrade Walden 876RB SFO. Note the shackle which is rarely seen on this pattern. The shield is soldered on. The main-blade and scissors are fully mirror-polished (a non-standard upgrade). It has a flexible nail-file.

Bottom-right:
Schrade Cut. Co. sterling silver Oval Lobster. It has a rigid nail file.

Bottom-centre:
Schrade Cut. Co. mother of pearl lobster. This is one of my most prized Schrade knives. It looks like it was made yesterday. While similar to the 7606SHA, this knife has no liners of any sort (as opposed to the 7606's milled liners). It is ultra-thin. The shackle is brass instead of nickel-silver.

These knives are not listed in the available Schrade catalogs or price-lists. I think they were likely a very early catalog listing (prior to 1926) or perhaps an SFO. I lean towards it being an early predecessor of the 7606 because the catalog pic of the 7606 shows these 5 visible pins but, in reality, the 7606 only ever had four visible pins. I believe Schrade just didn't bother to update the pic when they they started making the actual 7606-named variations.

Bottom-left:
Schrade Cut. Co. F7423. Small bone senator with half-stops and shield.

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The Great Eastern Rendezvous was good for picking up some very nice vintage knives also. Picked up these 2 Schrade Cut Co's, a 3 1/4" pick bone sheepsfoot jack and a trapper with a bullocks shield, not as common as the ones with other shields. Both knives in very good condition.

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Augie Augie 's nice knives got me perusing old pictures!! My friend Mark Nagel, R.I.P, was always seeking to upgrade his Schrades to Mint. He had a lot of success before he passed!
I thought I'd post some of his pics!! He was a great photographer too! Some of you will remember the Calendar I produced with his photos!!
A counter felt was used to protect glass counters when a dealer was showing knives!!Counter Felt 2 copy.jpg
 
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