How many different schrades...

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was laying in bed last night and couldn't sleep, and it came to me, just how many different schrades were made for sale?

You have:
uncle henry folders
uncle henry fixed
uncle henry folders with gen stag
uncle henry fixed with gen stag
old timer fixed
old timer folders
old timer fixed (and folders) with different color handles
cut co and walden switches
jigged bone folders
jigged derlin folders
scrimshaw fixed
scrimshaw folders
stacked leather fixed
jigged derlin fixed
rubber handle fixed
and who knows how many other variations of knives with limited time handles or blade styles.

So how many different commercial styles do you think there were?
 
muskrat man said:
So how many different commercial styles do you think there were?
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A hundred years worth. Carried by hunters, fishermen, sailors, soldiers, pilots, lumberjacks, miners, carpenters, electricians, policemen, politicians, farmers, ranchers, horsemen, explorers,factory workers, clerks, railroad engineers, divers, and kids. If you come up with an exact number, let us know!

Codger
 
Schrade was the whore of the knife contracting business. They made knives for just about everyone some of those companies would surprise you, Buck, Case, Remington. and companies that have come and gone. Heck that was what they were in business to do. So finding out all of them is as already pointed out fairly impossible. However Should you ever really want to persue the subject I will give you a hint how to start do not look for everybody and every name but rather start at the beginning and look for the patterns for with minimum exceptions due to additions and deletions, the patterns will continue to repeat themselves with various minor differences in materials and styles ( guards pommels ect)right from the beginning. This can to some extent be taken back much further than Schrade however the Russell reprint of the Schrade Cut catalogue is a dandy primer to begin this journey. Of course an original of the catalogue is just as good and no you cannot borrow mine. Try Knifeworld used books if you are serious they might have the reprint. These patterns are the DNA to a serious pursuit of the answer to your question. LT
 
I don't think i'll be pursuing it, too many to even think of listing, or even trying to list for that matter. and anyways i'm kind of a newb. Maybe a little at a time
 
I was eight years old when I caught the fever. Now this stuff has a viable cash value.( Never as an old scottish friend of mine used to say throw any thing out ) . Always remember even garbage is history. History is money. I have a friend who as a child picked up a paper that had blown in the wind when the village of Walden burned NYK because it was a hazard. He now suppliments his income by selling copies of this bit of flosom caught on the wind at 50 dollars per. ( original Buffalo Bill NYK Hand bill ) Thinking for oneself is a lost art. Play the stock market after all everyone who does is smarter than every one else especially those who make and control the rules. I play poker believe me my odds are much better. Oh well as you wish however these are my final words to be the best in a niche is better than being above average in everything. Because if you garner a corner all the other corners will seek your advice and you will have access to there knowledge. Jack Palance an old time actor always bought old junk cars and property in the desert to store then. His contemporys thought he was crazy. OK want some IBM stock or a 55 Chevy your call . LT
 
on second thought perhaps i'll try it , just for the fun of it, if nothing else. I'll start the list tonight.
 
Saber es poder . and the past is the only key to the future. That which has been will be again. LT
 
that Buffalo Bill flyer brings back some memories.

I had this Marilyn Monroe picture from Playboy you see, and with the new
Laser color copiers you can copy it for.....

Not to mention the Elvis ticket that I have, makes a great key chain....

Schrade strikes me as almost impossible to collect as there are so many
variations and different patterns. I prefer to focus on the outdoor patterns
and like to look at the various ads that used to accompany the knives.
 
One solution is to pick a particular pattern to collect, going forward and backward gathering information and examples of the private issues, special editions, and varients. On some patterns, even this can be daunting. Another way is to collect a "type" set, disregarding all the varients and private issues. I too like the hunting/fixed knives. This comes, I am sure from being an outdoorsman, and that type being my longtime companion.

We did a brief show and tell of old Schrade ads a while back. Maybe you can find the thread with a search. Some old factory photos were posted in that thread as well. I have a small collection of Schrade ads from the late '60s through late '70s, and hope to get them matted and framed some day soon.

Codger
 
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