Elusive Schrades

[LKJW]

Charlie! Astounding. I, too, have been looking for that bottom jack forever. Gorgeous.

 

[thawk]

Here is a Schrade Cut 8174 3/4. It's 3 5/8" closed. The sheepsfoot has a half stop. Great old cattle knife.

 

[DrPenguin]

That's a dandy thawk, a real dandy! Some beautiful jigging on that knife.

Will

 

[waynorth]

Unclean, unclean!!!



And that's the way it should be!!!:thumbup:
Beautiful authentic collectible condition! Real and unadulterated! Genn-you-whine!!!
Wonderful, wonderful find, Hal!

 

[bakerg2g]

Here's a Schrade Cut Co. Tear Drop jack with a clip blade. Still has
some nice bone....imho

Jason

 

[supratentorial]

Nice teardrop Jason!

half stops on the clip and sheepfoot blades

 

[bakerg2g]

That Stockman is a dandy Jake..

Jason

 

[rprocter]

All these old 'Schrades' are so fine, and Hal your SCC Cattle knife is a beauty ! (my earlier assessment was completely wrong).
roland

 

[waynorth]

This thread only wakes up a few times a year! These rarer Schrades are getting harder to find I guess.
Everyone's favorite Auction site yielded these two.
The first, which showed up in the Schrade Cut Co 1936 catalog supplement, was called a Balloon pattern (from the shape of the bolsters - like hot air balloons of its time) with a Zulu Spear main blade. (There is another knife like this, earlier in this thread!) This blade was the inspiration for Case's Tribal spear of recent times. It is essentially a modified Wharncliffe, and is a very useful shape IMO. Nice shape, the knife has probably seen a little Simi-chrome polish. I like this color of Peachseed bone handle, and the size and shape in general!

The second knife is an unusual variation of a Cattle knife pattern, intended for telegraph points, or car tune-ups, or radio work - anyone know???
A spear main, pen secondary, and a good sized single-faced file/screwdriver blade!!!
As found condition, lightly used and full, I'd love to know what it's intended use actually was. Only one I've ever come across!

 

[ea42]

Charlie, great to see you're still actively pursuing those gems, apparently you haven't lost your touch!!! That knife was originally in the catalog as a #8463 automobile and camper's knife (see page 22) with one of the big multi purpose can opener-cap lifter-presto lite holed blades in place of the pen. The file is described as a screwdriver-wire scraper file. Great finds!

Eric

 

[waynorth]

Hey Eric! Thanks for looking it up. I see it resembles the Automobile and Electrician's model above it - same big file.
For those who don't know, Eric and I are referring to a 1926 to 1938 collection of Scrade Cut Co supplements, reproduced several years ago.

 

[ea42]

Ha! So it does, apparently I have some serious tunnel vision since I didn't even notice that one!

Eric

 

[Gevonovich]

Super knives Charlie!! Maybe someday over the rainbow I'll find mine.

 

[Rusty1]

A few more very sweet additions Charlie! How about finishing off the kitchen and giving others a chance at these eBay delights....................Just kidding of course. :thumbup:

Russell

 

[ken erickson]

Charlie,

Glad the Balloon pattern make it ok! Very full master in that frame.

I am curious about the 8436 pattern. It looks as if it has three springs?

 

[pistonsandgears]

Those are some good looking knives congrats.

 

[waynorth]

How rude of me not to include the knifemakers view!!
Here it is, Ken!
2 springs, with the center liner cut way down. Everything crinked out of the way for that big, honking file/driver! Thin spacer to give the pen some room.

Russell, buying these knives has preserved my sanity! That kitchen is down to the niggling details! Lookin' nice, I must say. I'll have to stage some knives in it!!

 

[ken erickson]

Thanks Charlie! Interesting knife to say the least.

 

[knarfeng]

Beautiful knives, Charlie. Congrats on those prizes.

I've prized pocket tools with files for a number of years. I find them so handy when doing small fixits.

 

[supratentorial]

Charlie, The knives look good on the yellow background! I like how they made room for that huge file!