Have you got any Schrades purported to have been owned by prominant persons? Photos

[Larry303]

G'Day, I have several Schrades purported to have been owned by prominant persons namely the late Alabama Governor George Wallace and the late Brigadier General U.S. Army in WW11 Roy E Blount.
First: I purchased a 261 SC Scrimshaw Folding Hunter from former aide of Governor George Wallace. The aide told me Schrade sent <free!> this Scrimshaw Eagle with Liberty and Justice <reverse has The Mayflower 1620> to the then Alabama Governor George Wallace in 1977. George Wallace subsequently gave it to the aide when he was leaving.There was also some other George Wallace items in the box per the photo. <George hadn't filled out the Registration Certificate as I guess he could get another free if he lost it?>
Second:Schrade Gold Cut Co Lobster with 14K bail inscribed ' Roy E Blount Brig. Gen. U.S. Army. The knife has been extensively carried with the 14K bail somewhat worn where attached to fob or key ring?
With a little help from Messrs Little and Vickery I find he was prominant in a controversial enquiry on Saipan during WW11. He was on the Board of Enquiry with 4 other Generals. He completed his Officer Training in 1932 at Fort Leavenworth Kansas.
By way of coincidence I see' Imperial 'was originally located at 14 BLOUNT St., Providence R.I.
Show us any Schrades you have with a story??? <I wasnt game to claim my 'D' Handle Frogmans' Marine knife from 1959 was really the one Lloyd Bridges used in Seahunt...but you never know!!> Hoo Roo

 

[Larry303]

few more photos....

 

[Rusty1]

No knives of my own to add to the thread Larry, must say though the pair of them together with documents and other artifacts regarding the knives original owners compliment the knives completely. Very very nice.

Russell

 

[copdoc2008]

Can't think of any Schrades but here is a Schatt & Morgan that belonged to Governor Charles Aycock of North Carolina. (1901 to 1905) Hope is is OK to put a S&M here.

 

[Larry303]

Beautiful S & M Copdoc.....no worries about posting,its the significance of the item for this thread..could open up HUGE possibilities.....has anyone got a pair of Dolly Parton's bras??? I think our member Ikedoc <whom I know pretty well>.. may have a pair that he wears.....er....I mean owns.....Hoo Roo

 

[copdoc2008]

has anyone got a pair of Dolly Parton's bras....Hoo Roo

Now that would never be out of place.

I would like to have one of those Scrimshaw Folding Hunters even if there were not history attached.

Thanks for not running me off for the S&M. All my Schrades/Imperials/Ulsters were either mine or my Dad's or Granddad's or from pawn shops.

I got to go shooting with Lee Ermy (Gunny) a few months ago He had to use his Swiss Army knife to cut a fuse. He has nerves of steel. I should have traded him out of it. I was not thinking.

 

[Ikedoc]

Larry, You are killing me with that Aussie humor.LOL But, If you are in the market for a big double barrel slingshot, for protection in the bush, I will check with Dollywood tomorrow and see if one is available.You know me, I will get you one, if I can.
At present, I do not have any famous Celebrity Schrades in my collection. I do have a couple Schrade WW2 Commemorative matching serial numbered Master 7 knife sets. I also have about 15 Various Gold Etched Stag Schrade Bowies, some 1 of 1 Schrade Customs and a couple prototypes. Yes, of course they are the USA originals, No China Crap in my house! In the last few years, I have been leaning more toward the Custom Makers and have gathered up more than a few of those. Maybe, I will get around to taking some pictures of them sometime soon.
I guess the most famous pair I own were not made by Schrade. They are a pair of Big 2 blade folding hunters, hand made ( with old Queen Cutlery parts) by Queen Cutlery Past President Fred Sampson before he retired.
Yee Ha!
Hoo Roo Dig

 

[Larry303]

G'Day Ikedoc,I just knew I could improve on your 7 post status if I goaded you enough!! I saw you lurking when I posted it! You say "you'll go to Dollywood and get me ONE"? I would have thought 'one' would be as useless to Dolly as an ashtray on your beloved Harley...useless as half a scissors...or as useless as a one legged man in an arse kicking contest!...anyway what Aussie humor do you mean?? I guess an 'over shoulder boulder holder' could be good protection for my head and ears in the Bush from swooping vicious magpie birds!
Lets see some photos of those Schrade Bowies and prototypes.
Great to hear from you again mate,and welcome as our 40th Gold Member registered for our swap meet and greet! Hoo Roo

 

[Ikedoc]

If I did this right, here's the pair of Big 2 blade folding hunters, hand made ( with old Queen Cutlery parts) by Queen Cutlery Past President Fred Sampson before he retired.

 

[Ikedoc]

Here are some pics of my favorite Schrade Bowies.

 

[Ikedoc]

Continued.

 

[Larry303]

Simply Breathtaking!..thanks for showing. Hoo Roo

 

[6.0stroker]

:thumbup:Wow those are really nice!!!

Thanks for joining in and showing!

Shawn

 

[copdoc2008]

Beautiful, thanks for sharing.

 

[w5rwu]

Ikedoc, sweeet bowies!!!! good to see ya!
TTYL W5RWU

 

[Ikedoc]

back to top. I am sure lots of you have more to add?

 

[thawk]

I've had these knives since September, 2007.

I had won the 892UH from a seller on Ebay. Since it was one of the "Missing UH" knives, NIB with all the paperwork, I emailed the seller and asked him where the knife came from, hoping to get some history about the pattern. This is the knife, and the reply I got:

Your knife came from my uncle in Texas who had a small store that sold gas, groceries, fireworks and knives. It was amongst some old Schrade stock he had left. There were only two good knives; the other I'm sending you a few pictures of. This one, according to my aunt, was given to him by a knife salesman, presumeably Schrade, and was done at the factory. She had a note he had written about it, but she LOST IT!!? See what you think.

Here came the picture of the second knife, which I bought on the spot after a little bartering:

After he mailed the knives I emailed him again and asked:
What was the name of the store in Texas your Uncle and Aunt had and where was it?
Here is the reply:

Hello Hal,

My uncle was a very remarkable person, but unfortunately I didn't know much about him until after he died. He was always in Alaska or Montana and finally Texas and I'd hear something through my cousins. I last saw him about 20 years ago and we would talk on the phone occasionally, but by then his health was in decline and he died in Mineral Wells, Texas a few years ago. During WW2 he enlisted in the Marine Corps and was sent to the South Pacific.

His job was to recon Japanese held islands. He would be let off by submarine in a rubber raft and he had to be back at a certain time or the sub would leave without him. He did this for two years, which wasn't supposed to happen. As a result he was made the Marine Corps representative to President Roosevelt's Honor Guard. One man from each branch of the Service. They had a barracks on White House grounds, and since the President liked to play cards with them, he had a sidewalk built for his wheelchair from the barracks to the White House. He wasn't allowed to smoke in the White House, so he'd wheel himself out to play cards and smoke with his boys.

When you see pictures of Roosevelt after his death touring the country and his Honor Guard walking beside his casson in Washington, the Marine was my uncle. His name was Hollis C. Howes and he owned the knives you now own. The store was in Mineral Wells, Texas but is no longer there, and I don't know the name of the place.

Pretty interesting. If it is not true, it is a darned good story. The story came after I paid for the knives. At the time, I thought I was paying a lot for them, but today, I know they were a bargain.

 

[DaveT63]

As you said, Hal, true or not, it's a great story!:thumbup:

BTW, just for kicks, I did a google search for a Hollis C Howes. It came up with an obituary in the Evansville Courier of Evansville, IN. Listed a Hollis C. Howes of Mineral Wells, TX, 2002-8-24.

PS - On a whim, I searched for and found his obit. It states he was a WWII Marine Corps veteran who served in the Pacific theater. So at least that part is true, which bodes well for the rest of the story. Very cool!

 

[Larry303]

What a great history Hal..why wouldnt every word be true? If only knives could talk and tell us their personal history's..how good would that be.....
I started this thread and it just occurs to me after reading your story Hal I could have shown my own late fathers knives who had his moments of public prominance. Briefly.... nearly 40 years Australian Infantry fought in all Australian Theatres of War WW11 and was the 6'4" and 18 stone Australian Digger <Soldier> chosen to carry the Australian flag representing Australia in Queen Elizabeth's Coronation in London in 1952/53. There were 4 Australian WW11 Victoria Cross winners in that march with him. < The VC is Australias highest honor for wartime gallantry>..He was made honorary Grenadier Guard complete with Bear skin Busby, and got to guard the Royal Family inside Buckingham Palace and had previously been personal body guard to the then Princess Elizabeth when she toured Australia.He went to Hawaii on that Coronation trip in '53 & met Doris Day and Van Johnson and others and marched in Baltimore USA carrying the Aussie flag and I believe was granted honorary capacity in/by Baltimore Police Dept. <I still have Baltimore Police wood baton somewhere>...Was Command Sar Major and instructor in Vietnam era.Before he passed away he told me he considered he had been extremely lucky as a humble Aussie soldier to have been given these opportunities in life..I got US viewmaster and other US toys at that time that were unheard of in Australia.I still get goosebumps when I occasionally see film footage of the Queens Coronation and I spot him! .....but hey I didnt include him in my original post cos everyones Dad is a hero...right? Hoo Roo

 

[DaveT63]

.....but hey I didnt include him in my original post cos everyones Dad is a hero...right? Hoo Roo

GREAT HISTORY OF YOUR OWN, LARRY!! My dad didn't do anywhere near all that stuff, but you're right about him being a hero. He was mine, anyway, always will be, and that's all the hero he ever needed to be.