Has Anyone Seen A 26OT ?

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I was curious as to whether anyone has actually seen, and if so has a picture, of a 26OT? I think they may have been produced, although I haven't ever seen one, nor have I seen a catalog image, and I've got pretty close to all of them from '87 to the 2000's. I've got a setup sample that shows the layout with a liner, but that's it (looks kind of 206ish, doesn't it? Maybe there's a connection?):

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Eric
 
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:confused:tell us more eric, origins of your sample? difference in the look of the 2 blades? never seen/heard of it........i dont think. -----------brady
 
Charlie, 3 3/8", it's identical to the 206 barlow liners, even the holes match up. Blades are pretty much the same as well, I'm thinking it was meant to be an OT barlow.

Brady, it originated right in the Schrade plant, no outside influences.

Eric
 
Never seen or heard of that one. I have a very large O.T collection including an old timer camp knife, but this is a new one on me, hope you get some info. G.M
 
ea42 said:
Charlie, 3 3/8", it's identical to the 206 barlow liners, even the holes match up. Blades are pretty much the same as well, I'm thinking it was meant to be an OT barlow.

Brady, it originated right in the Schrade plant, no outside influences.

Eric
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I'm thinking you are hot on the trail! Too bad they never got to it!
Or, so it seems!
 
Eric,
We know its after 1973. (At least I think we know)
Can you tell if its carbon?

I'm guessing it not
 
brady806 said:
wow! a ot barlow would have been neat-----------brady
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I've never seen a 26OT like that one either, and the 26OT on my list is the "Stainless Folding Hunter", a stainless version of the 25OT.

But there were at least three Old Timer Barlow models produced. The first two were the Ulster 10OT and 12OT, like this one:

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The third Old Timer barlow was one of the "Grand Dad's Old Timer" models from the 1970s. Here's one:
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I would WAG (Wild A-- Guess) that the 26OT (partial prototype?) dates to one of these other production dates.
 
Nice to see Eric, would of made a nice addition to the OT family had it been produced.

Russell
 
Larry, not sure about the carbon question, the pile side does have a little rust coating, but that's not to say that 440 doesn't rust as well in time. I may have to do a little apple test tonight:D
I'll try to get an answer about this sample in the next couple of weeks. It's a veery interesting piece for sure.

Eric
 
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Nice one Eric.
A mystery for sure.
I love a good knife detective story.
Be sure & keep us posted!

Dale
 
Well guys, I've hit a brick wall on this one, neither Dave Swinden nor Wally Gardiner has any recollection of it, although Mr Swinden did say that it was definitely made in house at Schrade. Looks like I have to fan out the search a bit more, but if those guys don't know I'm not sure who would.

Larry, do you have printed sources ie inventory sheets confirming it's existence? In the meantime, I'll do a little carbon test and see what happens.

Eric
 
Eric,
If Dave and Wally don't know about it, it may just become another of many Schrade Mysteries.

Dale
 
That's just what I was thinking Dale :( .
 
A lot of the "odd number" Old Timers were made for export to Europe (like my Sharpfinger and Larry V.'s pen knife).

A few were made for domestic SFO's (special factory orders like the K-Mart scrims and WalMart knives) by customers who wanted something unique for their sales or promotions and were willing to pony up the cost of a new tang stamp. I wish Mr. Langston had catalogued all of the tang stamps he acquired when the factory closed. It wouldn't surprise me to find this one and a few others listed.

Michael
 
Michael, that does seem to be the likely explanation, since the knife got as far as having stamps tooled up, and blades made. I've got a few of those little protos, so it wasn't a one off either. Perhaps some day a completed one will show up. I'll have to talk to Rich about those stamps, mabe he'll let me start recording some of them before they return to their natural oxidized state:eek::D . I'd think that if it were something as important as a new Old Timer line that one of those guys would definitely had a recollection of it. Wally's first thought was that it may have been one of the tobacco knives, but then remembered it was an Ulster. Maybe this one was up for consideration as well? I guess we can speculate forever on items like this.

Eric
 
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