Found a knife!

Parke1

Parke1

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Howdy all,

Well, good fortune smiled upon me yesterday. I was just getting ready to leave the house to head up and visit with my father-in-law. I was loading a few things into my truck, and a caught a glint of metal out of the corner of my eye. I figured I was about to drive over a nail or something along those lines, so I walked over and kicked at a pile of leaves where my blacktop driveway meets the road.

WHOA!

Lo and behold, I found this little guy crying quietly. I snatched him up immediately, for the purposes of giving him a loving new home.

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It's my first Scout-style knife, obviously a gift from Above! I'm not too sure what to make of it, though. It seems to be in very good condition, all-in-all. Quite sharp, great walk and talk once a bit of oil was applied, no rust, and a nice gray patina on the blades.
The blade is stamped Schrade Cut. Co. Walden, NY.
The awl/reamer, though, is stamped Remington UMC within a circle.

I'll assume that this knife was made by Schrade and sold through Remington? Anyone have an idea how old this little guy is?

Thanks for the input, gang. I can see how these scouts could become addictive! Ok, I'm off to be a happy camper some more.
-Parke1
 
It looks like someone put a Schrade blade in a Remington knife. This does not look like a Schrade knife.
 
The pivot pin looks a lot like it has been replaced, so I'd say a 1960s reblading of a 1930s knife. Nice piece to use, though!
 
I've found several knives over the years - it's a great feeling, although I feel bad for the guy that lost it. The one you found looks like it would have sentimental value to somebody.

thx - cpr
 
Sword and Shield said:
The pivot pin looks a lot like it has been replaced, so I'd say a 1960s reblading of a 1930s knife. Nice piece to use, though!
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The replacement blade is pre-1946. That is when Baer bought Schrade Cut Co and changed the name to Schrade Walden.

Codger
 
Wow, that's quite interesting! It's kind of a shame, I guess, about the reblading. I'll bet the old boy would have been worth quite a bit with the original blade. Still a pretty neat piece of history, though.

Do you think the scales are original? If so, they're in remarkable condition for being 70+ years old, in my opinion, anyway.

Thanks for the input, guys. Now just to find that Schrade that has a Remington blade on it... ;)

-Parke1
 
The scales look like the jigging on my NYK jack.Probably done by the same worker.
 
Naw, not really a shame. The original blade was probably snapped off, and the Schrade had a good blade but other problems. We tend to forget that first and foremost, knives are tools. Repairs that keep a knife from being junked are acceptable to me anyway. As long as a seller does not misrepresent it for something it is not.

Pre WWII American society was not, for the most part, a disposable society. Furthermore, if we allow our imaginings to roam... During WWII there was a very limited production of knives allowed for civillian use. Only certain civillian patterns with certain materials were allowed by the War Production Board. It was very patriotic to get the last bit of use from an item, be it a knife or a car or truck. Children collected all manner of scrap materials for the war effort.

Just think of this knife as an old soldier from a past century... soldiering on for another few dozen years in a new century.

Nice find!:thumbup:

Codger
 
That's a pretty good find. If I found a knife like that I wouldn't sell it unless someone offered a serious bag o' riches for it.
 
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