Found an old Schrade today... (pic heavy)

[hawaiianhawk]

Dropped by the weekly swap meet this morning to see if there was anything worth looking at today... And there was! One stand that I've bought from before had a lot of old knives up today: Old scout knives from Kabar and Imperial, older Bucks, a few multitools, some old bayonets... And Schrades. I picked up this 165, which is a pattern that I'd been looking for for some time now. He also had a Deerslayer in rather better shape and an almost-new two-blade Old Timer folding hunter.

The knife needed some TLC, lots of red rust and black patina, but the handle and guard are rock-solid and the blade is almost unsharpened. The sheath is a loss but that's a minor thing. I'm happy.

Before:

After some work. Still has some hard red rust I need to get rid of.

 

[dannyp]

That looks like it'll clean up pretty good considering what it appears to have been subjected to. Nice rescue!:thumbup:

 

[jakemex]

Nice to have a project knife, they can be special.

 

[hawaiianhawk]

Thanks! The seller said that his son had left it out in the rain. It certainly looks like it, but most of the rust wiped right off.

 

[Mack]

You're going to love that. That is one of the best knife designs out there in my never humble opinion.

 

[hawaiianhawk]

I do love it. The carbon steel takes a wicked edge. Now I just have to find a good sheath for it.

Edit: Found that it fits pretty well in a short Kabar sheath I have. Now I can carry it!

 

[midnight flyer]

You're going to love that. That is one of the best knife designs out there in my never humble opinion.

I have to agree. That knife design is good for everything outdoors. A fine camp knife, a great hunting knife, and a great trail knife. I don't know if they were original Schrade designs, but to me, that and the Golden Spike are the two best fixed designs Schrade ever made.

If you are looking for a sheath, you could buy the offshore version available at the South American Jungle site and you would be set with a nice new leather sheath. Take the other knife and put it in your tool or camp box and you would be set.

Congrats on the great find. Knowing I was going to put it back to work would put a smile on my face.

Robert

 

[thepaladin]

Ahh, great knife. I'm still looking for some older Bucks. Congrats.