Fish or Fillet knife

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Since there hasn't been a fillet knife thread here recently I thought I would start a new one. Schrade made some of the best fillet knives I've ever used and there has been quite a few fish knives over the years including the elusive Fisherman's Pride knife. It was a search for a replacement sheath for my beloved 167UH that led me to this site back in 2005 when I discovered that Schrade Imperial of NY had gone under.
So please post your favorite Schrade (or related) fish knife.

I'll start with a couple of SW 208's and an Ulster gaff knife. I love the hook sharpener on these.


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These are the only GF45 or GF65 models there were..as far as I know, correct me if I'm wrong. There were a lot of fillet blade blanks available from 2004-08.

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The GFs came with a nice heavy tooled leather sheath.

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Now here is one you don't see every day or at least most days. :rolleyes:
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And one I never bothered to open to find out if it had the Imperial name on the blade.
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And one of my favorite Safe-T-Grip handles.
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Nice collection of fillets and fish knives! Those Fish Masters are definitely bizarre, I'll have to see if anyone remembers that one, maybe Dave will.

I think it was Henry Baer who had those gaff knives made up. He wanted to show it off to Ted Williams on one of their fishing trips down in Florida. Not sure what the reaction was, but fishing was definitely his favorite pasttime.

Eric
 
The Fish Master is definitely a unique item, not very practical but unique. If you have the time ask about what the difference was between the steel on the 167UH and the latter 147OT series.
Thanks Rick

In the mean time..I'll add my all time favorites.

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Will do Rick, although I'm fairly certain they were the same 440A or B. On the earlier 167's it might be 440C, but I'll make sure.

Nice UH's!

Eric
 
Thanks Eric, you may be right I just have a 167 I bought in 1986 that has been rode hard a put away wet and still looks new. On the other hand, a couple of 147's have some of the nastiest rust pits I ever seen....with the exception of Larry's roo turd. I'll show you what I mean when I can get them off my boat.
 
Just so you know... there are some 167UH Steelhead knives out there with some kind of black wood being sold as new old stock. I believe they are also left over blade blanks that were finished recently. Who knows where? One way you can spot them is that the sheath does not have the three rivets to reinforce the stitching. Also, the originals had two rivets holding the belt loop, one you can see from the outside and the other was inside of the loop so the loop could not swivel. Now I'm only refering to the USA stamped knives, the new Schrade imports do have the rivets on the sheath but not USA on the blade.
 
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That Fish Master tool looks like there are hook sharpeners on the tail , or some kind of filing material
If not it would have been an ideal spot for them. Would this be considered a fillet knife It's called a 2FINN
I cant find any info on it. It's not a Schrade so I hope no one minds me posting a picture of it.

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I can tell ya one thing it almost became a skinning knife when I caught her cat gnawing on the sheath
 
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thawk said:
Ended last night. $63.99 winning bid. I was not a bidder.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...7lSWcA%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc#ht_3833wt_1164
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I wonder how they came up with 1946? According to Dale's list it was from 53-56
http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/schrade_knives/price_list/open_stock.php

And this guy wrote a book and he says 1950's ,but with the description he gave, I'm not sure I would want to run right out and buy his book though.
http://vintagefoldingknife.com/anti...gleg-trapper-bone-unusual-fish-shaped-shield/

I'd like to find one in better condition for sure.
 
I have Steve's book on CASE knives and it is top-notch, although a work like that is never beyond a "WIP." I would not hesitate (and have not hesitated) to buy knives from Steve, although his textual descriptions, as a seller, are sometimes slightly "optimistic." He gives enough good information and images to make an informed decision.
 
I just thought it was kind of odd the way he was describing the bone handles, the part in all caps, like he was explaining it to a small child. Maybe you can help Mac with his 2finn.
Well moving on... we can't overlook the Mighty Angler MA6. I could have sworn I had it's little brother the MA5 but it must be hiding somewhere.
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Unfortunately these are also being reproduced off-shore.
 
I guess if the CASE could get in the door, this Camillus might be alright. Don't see too many two-bladed fish knives. Press lock and pattern #32. I was too lazy to include the flip top box with kitschy bling.

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I did say Schrade or related... Schrade and Camillus are (or were) like country cousins. Looks like a fine specimen you have there.
PS. I like the serations at the tip of second blade.
 
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Upstream. they are blanks SMKW bought at the bankruptcy in 2004. I watch their show and the host Steve Koontz said so. They also had blanks for the ph2 and shrarpfinger that thet sent to the Rough Rider factory in China to have Paaka Wood handles and brass guards put on as I had said in a previous post. These knives are selling on auctions sites at quite a bit more than than what they purchased them from SMKW. As far as the fish fillet knife with the black handle, it is the same story except I believe Steve Koontz said they were assembled by Bear and Sons. Last year or maybe it was 2010 SMKW did the same thing with the Schrade fixed blade series with green and some orange rubber handled knives including the fish fillet knife. These were USA Scharde blanks that were sent to Chine to be assembled. Thsi information was not only stated on SMKW show but also in their catalogs.
 
Upstream your orange handle fillet is the Real McCoy and not one of the modern imposters...as you bought it from me many,many moons ago from Oz......I used to always add the distinctive lanyard...I had, I believe ,the only SFO 50 box all mint in original boxes and correctly marked on end flaps etc, very early after factory closure...now 'Santas Helpers' just poke on an orange handle on any blank as Winchester points out, and send them out by the hundreds..devalueing the originals which no longer hold the same appeal IMO..Codger has an original MIB as well I sent him at the time....Hoo Roo
 
I think the Case 2Finn is a Bird & Small Game knife. A Fish Knife would not have a saber grind. Would have a full flat grind on fairly narrow stock, often 1/16", sometimes 3/32".
Steve P. knows knives, not only Case. Very helpful guy too, shares his knowledge freely.
When an ebay title/description is written it should contain a few words to catch some non-knifer searchers, hence it may read a little odd to us purist knifers. If you contact Steve directly, his replies are one knifer talking to another.
roland
 
I just looked at my post #. 5684. When i first began posting in this forum my number might have been around 20. My knife learning began here and continues here as well. Since then i've learned a lot about many other knives, and bought way too many(my ebay # is sick), but i still feel 'home' here.
roland
 
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