Elusive Schrades

[waynorth]

Nice trapper, Charlie. Here is the stockman in red bone from the same series. Supposedly Parker was upset that Schrade put their name in the tang stamp.

They also did them in green bone and brown bone, all in 1978. The jigging is first rate!

Great examples, Jeff!!!

 

[waynorth]

Those are nice; as Jeff said they came in more than one bone color. They also made a muskrat in that same run. And after they were through with running them in bone they let out some in delrin. At some point I think that I read that Schrade was importing some of the bone at that time from Germany. If that is true, I suspect that the Germans were getting it from their sources in Argentina (read Boker/Arbolito).

Supposedly Parker was upset that Schrade put their name in the tang stamp.

He also screwed Schrade for a large sum: a nightmare to do business with!!
Ask Bernie Levine!!

 

[black mamba]

I had the sawcut Delrin, too, but passed it along a few years ago. Still have the photo, though.

 

[black mamba]

I still have the Craftsman/Camillus version, very similar, except for the brass bolsters and shield.

 

[tongueriver]

Made by Schrade for Parker-Frost, this is such a nice knife!! A serpentine, single-blade Slim Trapper, with a liner lock, and striking Redbone Handles!View attachment 3077745View attachment 3077746View attachment 3077747View attachment 3077748

The liner lock hides the sharp corner of the tang and protects your pocket!! See the top picture!! It looks like the tang means made in 1978??!!
Anyone?
Great, well-made knife!!!

The original for this pattern was the 194OT. They also made some other variants, including "scrimshaws" on ivory colored Delrin.

 

[mbkr]

The original for this pattern was the 194OT. They also made some other variants, including "scrimshaws" on ivory colored Delrin.

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I thought it looked a lot like a 194

 

[waynorth]

The original for this pattern was the 194OT. They also made some other variants, including "scrimshaws" on ivory colored Delrin.

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Nice comparison, Cal!! It looks like the same knife, but mine has a slimmer blade!!

 

[tongueriver]

That's interesting, Charlie; I wonder if the photo of the 194OT is shot at the angle which suggests a 'fatter' blade? Maybe that's the difference?

 

[Hickory n steel]

There is only one Schrade that has been elusive for me.
I'm currently looking for the LL Bean rebrand of the LB1 bear cub that has a brass frame.
I don't know how many were made, but I think the biggest issue I'm having is that it's kind of hard to search.
I don't know what LL BEAN called it or when they were offered, I just know that they exist.

 

[waynorth]

That's interesting, Charlie; I wonder if the photo of the 194OT is shot at the angle which suggests a 'fatter' blade? Maybe that's the difference?

I think the 194OT has a higher "peak" at the clip! The Parker Frost is quite flattened on top!!

 

[Oldy]

While sifting through my Horticultural collection, I came across a little ink!! Here is a nice florist's knife in French Ivory, 3 1/4" long unused,
and very minty!! View attachment 2995176View attachment 2995177
Such a sweet little knife!!

It's to bad the French ivory couldn't be mimicked with the new synthetics or micarta it looks somewhat elegant lol.

 

[mbkr]

 

[Murphy Slaw]

There is only one Schrade that has been elusive for me.
I'm currently looking for the LL Bean rebrand of the LB1 bear cub that has a brass frame.
I don't know how many were made, but I think the biggest issue I'm having is that it's kind of hard to search.
I don't know what LL BEAN called it or when they were offered, I just know that they exist.

I don’t remember those.

I think I still have an LB-1 around here somewhere.

I don’t see as many used Sharpfingers at flea markets and junk stores as I used to. Somebody is hoarding them….

 

[waynorth]

I miss this thread!! Haven't seen it for a while!!!
Guess I'll dig up some interesting Schrades for our viewing/contemplating pleasure!!! Two excellent, unsharpened examples!!
Bails on Jack Knives were seen more often when knives played more of a role in our working days, I suspect!!
We don't see them nearly as often in modern knives, as we did 100 years ago!! I remember hearing of a large collection of old Case knives from that same period, that all had bails!!

 

[tongueriver]

I think that most (some?) of the old-timers called them shackles. Little ones on knives and bigger ones in lots of places, especially with logging chains, anchors on ships, etc. I have seen one in the coal mines of Wyoming that probably weighed more than a hundred pounds.

 

[tongueriver]

This is a very early Schrade Walden version with a gold wash. A variant of the earlier Schrade CutCo, with various levels of adornment and materials. Early 1950s tang stamp without the U.S.A.

 

[tongueriver]

A bail or shackle was an integral part of every American male's kit at one time. A vest, watch and chain, with either a fob from his lodge or a little knife, or both. Even blue collar workers at the bottom of the class totem pole had a vest, a hat or cap, and often wore a necktie, as well.

 

[ea42]

Charlie those are some great examples!! Mighty rare seeing shackles on those Schrade Cut Co patterns, especially the serpentine.

Beauty of a gent's knife with box Cal!!!

Eric

 

[ea42]

Here's a 2OT and a couple of its predecessors:







Eric

 

[Mike Robuck]

Very nice Eric!