Help with Schrade Walden 136 Hawkbill age

[mcanders]

I have a Schrade Hawkbill that I picked up at a pawnshop real cheap. It has on the tangstamp, Schrade Walden NY USA 136. It has wood handles and a blunt end, a hole where I presume a bail or something attached. Can someone give me a rough estimate when this knife was made? Thanks.

 

[Codger_64]

1946 to 1973 is when the name Schrade Walden was used. The 136 was made for most of that time. You are correct about the missing bail, or SHACKLE as it was called in the early fifties. At that time, the handle wood was cocobola This knife was a lineman's knife, though they made a variant with a similar blade and handle for horticulture called a pruning knife. That would be a 186. With a sheepfoot blade, a 163 rope or hawser knife.

Codger

 

[mcanders]

Thanks for the fast reply.

 

[SolWarrior]

Codger: Ever seen one with both 136 and 186 on the same hawkbill/pruner blade? "Schrade-Walden" over "N.Y. U.S.A." over "136" on the left side and "186" on the right side - no shackle.

 

[Codger_64]

Nope. Have you?

 

[SolWarrior]

I have. I did a search for a difference on the two models and came across a previously listed sold item with both numbers. Wonder if it's real and thus more of a collectable because of that. http://m.ebay.com/itm/291739542929?_mwBanner=1

Correction: It's wasn't sold. It has been relisted.

 

[Tchase]

Looks like Schrade was reusing the 186 Blades to make the 136 knives Definitely a unique knife

Tom

 

[SolWarrior]

Tchase, Maybe. Good theory though. I've never seen Schrade-Walden hyphenated either, but then again I'm no expert in Schrade knives. However, the "186" #s are bigger and appear more recent as it has no rust or signs of aging and that area is the only area out of the entire blade that's sanded too. The "Schrade-Walden" over "N.Y U.S.A." over "136" are in smaller fonts and much darker or well aged. If anyone knows for sure if it's good or not it should be Codger_64 but to me there's something off about the whole thing.

PS - One other thing I just noticed. The seller ironically uses the handle "printedobject"!!! Lol!

 

[tongueriver]

They did indeed hyphenate the name SCHRADE-WALDEN in some tang stampings. There would not normally be any financial incentive to monkey with one of those knives in a deceptive manner. They have little collector value compared to more popular patterns.

 

[SolWarrior]

They did indeed hyphenate the name SCHRADE-WALDEN in some tang stampings. There would not normally be any financial incentive to monkey with one of those knives in a deceptive manner. They have little collector value compared to more popular patterns.

That's the genius of it! (kidding)