Thanks Phil,
Just another piece in the ever expanding puzzle of what did Schrade make?
As is often pointed out here on the Forum, Schrade was around for 100 years and made a lot of knives. I am sure there are dozens, perhaps hundreds that we seldom see because of a very limited production run. When I see these in an old catalog or price list I have to ask.
The great thing about this Forum is the breadth of knives the members have, or know of. because there are so many of us and we are scattered across the country, allowing for greater exposure to Schrade products. The other, perhaps greatest, characteristic of this Forum is the willingness of members to share information with others here.
Is I recall from my days managing a Cutlery store in the 80's & early 90's, we purchased our Schrade products through a jobber and not directly from the factory, (I could be mistaken, but that is how I remember it). In my experience with jobbers, they may or not carry the entire product line of a company. This may account for why a certain pattern is found more often in a particular part of the country. In the 60's, 70's & 80's you would almost never find anything in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington & Idaho) about bass fishing, or products, like knives with Bass on them. That has changed. Nowadays, I rarely fish for anything but bass here in Oregon. When I was a kid, any warm water fish, bass, catfish, etc, were considered "trash fish" as they competed with trout and salmon for habitat. I remember in the 50's & 60's seeing lakes poisoned to kill off all fish in an effort to get rid of "trash fish." That doesn't happen any more. Today bass and other warm water game fish are big business, with high dollar guided float trips down the Umpqua river. My parents have 5 acres on the Umpqua river and I have had 150+ fish days there. Great Small mouth fishing.
I must confess I am Schizophrenic, I like fishing as much as collecting knives.
"To fish or Collect knives, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to endure the slings and arrows of outrageous snip-ers or rip the lips of a 10 pounder." (With apologies to Bill Shakespeare)
Thank you for tolerating my Schrade/fishing ramble.
Dale
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