I have read about this knife but can't get a good guest of the year it might have been made. On the blade it only has SCHRADE + on the first line closest to the hinge of the blade. Then the second line has U.S.A. LB 7, with no other numbers or words. The leather case is very worn. I got this from my Uncle Luke who said he carried it with him for the 7 tours he did in the Vietnam War. It was a gift to him from one of his brothers. Any help would be greatly appreciated, because I am planning on gifting this to my oldest son who collects knives.
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Help with the Schrade + folding Knife.
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It couldn't have been an LB7 in Vietnam, as Schrade didn't start production on that model till late 77 - 78. What could've happened is maybe he had a Buck 110, and the Schrade came along as a replacement. The Buck 110 was around since 1964 and was very popular. The 110 and the LB7 are very close in looks, size, etc.... Enough that a non-collector wouldn't notice a difference.
Here's the 78 announcement of the model -
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Here's the 78 announcement of the model -
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I believe that plus sign indicates stainless steel.
The much rarer version (no plus sign); is just high carbon...
I just bought this one. The fella said it might be more than 30 years old...
The much rarer version (no plus sign); is just high carbon...
I just bought this one. The fella said it might be more than 30 years old...
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You can find a lot of information about the LB7 from this thread in the Schrade collectors sub forum. You will have to dig for it. It's not all laid out in the first couple of posts, but it's there.
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