Foud the knife I didn't know I was looking for.

r redden

r redden

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I posted a similar thread to this in the Sharade Collectors for a few days ago but wanted to post it here also. I have Been buying knives a long time and am I have gone through the tacticool folders, midtechs and Customs. For the last 8 or 9 months I have gone back to my roots and have only been buying traditional knives. I have over the years acquired some very nice knives CRK's GEC's Case/Bose Colabs and so on. Along the way I have also come to own a lot of older knives Imperials, Camillus, Colonial and on and on with lots and lots of Case,, Buck and rhe such. I have had a lot of Schrades but for what ever reason have never paid them much attention. I've given a lot away and kept only a few as I said I just didn't really give them much thought, UNTIL A FEW DAYS AGO. I walked into the little outdoor store a friend of mine owns. He deals in used traditional knives and fixed blades so as usual I gravitated torward the display that houses them and spotted a green lockback. It was in really good condition so I gave him my $20 stuck it in my pocket and headed home. When I got home I took it from my pocket and started to check it out. And suddenly I realized that this was the knife I've been looking for all these years. I pulled out my sharpening stones and in no time it took an edge reminiscent of the razors used in barbershops of days gone by. Ergs were perfect and the green color on that 50t was just beautiful against the polished brass bolster on this bearheaded knife. I do not know what it is about this old knife that does so much for me. I just know that this knife thrilled me like no other I have ever purchased so needless to say I need more of them. I don't know a lot about Schrade so I guess I'm about to do some reading and then go on a buying spree. I also really need to learn how to take pictures. I have a $600 camera I don't know how to use.
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No matter what life throws at you it can only do one of two things, make you bitter or better and the choice is yours.
Randy
 
Congrats, Randy, that Schrade is a beauty! Although I don't have any, I've always loved the look of that green and brass. Just a classic, classy look. :thumbup:

Do you happen to have a GEC #83 Toscosa? If so, I'd love to see a side-by-side pic just to see the sizes.
 
Beauty of a knife, Randy. You can do a lot worse than those old Schrades. It's nice to be reminded that a knife doesn't have to be super expensive to be of high quality, and that your satisfaction isn't tied to a price tag. Thanks for sharing this with us.
 
Love those old Schrades. Carried them for years, and they take a scary sharp edge in no time. Nice find, Randy! It's a beauty!
 
I enjoy a good knife story, Randy; thanks for sharing your excitement over your new find! :thumbup: I was looking at the Taylor Schrade version of Old Timers just yesterday, and noticed that there are quite a variety of Old Timer single-blade lockbacks, ranging from 3"-5", with several types of blade shapes (clip, drop point, FAT spearpoints). I'm not a huge fan of either single-blade knives or lockbacks (although I've gradually acquired quite a number of single-blade knives that I like just fine), but as I checked out that vendor site, I was thinking that some kind of Old Timer of that type would be a classic addition to my collection. I really like the size of your 5OT (I think it's 3.75", right?) and the drop point blade may be my favorite if a knife has only 1 blade (e.g., I love the Sodbuster Jr).

I like your title: the knife I didn't know I was looking for. This whole knife "adventure" is full of surprises for me! :eek::D

- GT
 
Enjoyable story Randy thanks for posting it. I don't have one (yet) but have admired those 50T's for some time. Useful size, great design and that green is just really cool. I'm glad you found such a nice one and at a great price. I look forward to seeing and hearing how your Schrade holdings increase... enjoy. -James-
 
Congrats, that's a beaut! Forumite Pinnah has one of those as well (maybe he'll chime in); his was the first I saw of this model, and it really struck me as well. The lines are very pleasing to my tastes. I haven't tried to find one because I can't justify the expense at this time (what with having others knives to use). Hope you get a lot of good use out of it.
 
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Of course I love the green and gold -I'm an Aussie!
Might let one of these out of the shed for Australia Day before they change it to Citizens day which frankly sounds a bit Orwellian or N.Korean.
 
I've always admired those green 5OT's when I've seen them on here. I love the classic look. Great find, Randy!
 
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