I wonder how many of this edition were made.

lt632ret

lt632ret

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Ok Today while attempting to move a generator to a warmer building ( It has a battery ). I had to move a few things to get to it. Now that was an understatment. During this process I was kneeling and bumped into a box on a cart holding about 500 lbs of everything in the world knife related. luckily only one knife fell out and stuck ( yes stuck ) in the pallet next to me just missing my head. Not being one to not realize when opportunity knocks I looked at it and immediately thought of Codger for at first it looked like it was a 160 blank which had assaulted me. However upon closer investigation the unmarked blank was obviously not a 160 how did I know well I like some of you had seen the big dog contest results posted right here on blade forums and I knew immediately that it was a 153 blank why??? well as was pointed out because of the blade grind. Sorry Codger. However tomorrow I will probably have the right one fall on me. It was unmarked any way. Now upon standing up I adjusted the particular box which was now ajar ( get it a joke ) anyway it gave me pause to look in it and among a mass of goodies that most never see. I found this UNCLE HENRY LB-7 Notice one side is clear plexi glass so that you can see how it works the other side is the usual wood scale. This is as found ( since I just brought it in,) the rivit is missing from the blade and it is quite dirty but that can be cured. I have seen a couple of these never with one regular scale and one plexi, never a Schrade, Levine has one in his book ( a case) he sold it a couple of years ago on ebay ( both sides plexi ). I have a little one which was sold that way for a short time by some off brand but this is I believe unique.

It is amazing every time I walk into these areas ( I say that because ) literaly there is a garage, a trailer, my house, and several spots in some sheds with all this Sh I mean stuff. I never know what will be next I only had time for cursory glances when getting it. Literaly 1000s of lbs. All hauled by hand I look back and wonder how I did it. it was like I was possessed. Perhapes this is why I have working out so fervently at the gym for the last year. To bad I do not believe in fate ( to bad I don't believe in something ) In any event I doubt that at 350 with high blod pressure and wearing 50 + pants I could have done it a year ago. However 120 lbs lighter in 38s somehow I got through it.

I feel like Burgess Meredith, he was the actor who played Rockys trainer in Rocky one. He also did an old Twilight Zone in which he was the last survivor on earth his passion was reading and with no one left to bother him he sat among all the books in the library prepared to throughly enjoy himself with all the time in the world to read. That was when he dropped and broke his ( coke bottle thick ) glasses. Leaving him blind. That is how I felt when that 153 sizzled by. I suppose I could wear a hardhat ( I got one of those while on the Schrade hunt as well.) I put it on and bumped my head 3 times that day so I took it home. Perhapes all my sacriledge is coming to get me oh well any answer is better than none.

Sorting this out may well take years there are items that I had only heard about and never seen, as stuff turns up I will try to keep you posted unless Of course the next one ( knife ) does not miss. Does anyone else remember these old shows. Why is is I cannot remember what I had for breakfast yet I remember all this stuff. Einstein was once asked what his telephone number was and he said he did not recall. ( recall a pun ). The interviewer said "you are one of the greatest minds of all times and you cannot remember your telephone number! Why would that be ? " His answer was "well it just isn't important enough for me to remember". I guess if he needed to call home someone would probably do him the favor. Perhapes we remember what is interesting to ourselves. That might be why the guy at the bank yawns when you ask for a loan for something really important to you, perhapes with your life depending on it. LT
 
Neat LB there! I've never seen one of the display models like that. They did that for salesmen? :confused:

I would have guessed the blade of the 153 not by the grind (since I don't have one of my own.... yet) but by the fact that it was not a full tang blank. That is but one of the reasons I am not a Schrademeister!

Sheds and boxes and pallets OH MY!!! Enough to give a guy Schrade envy for sure! Perhaps some of your LE buds will loan you some kevlar for your sorting forrays! :)


Codger LT dodges Schrades :D
 
That pic of the knife is actually a sales tool. They were used to show the "workings" of the knife to potential customers. They were also used in displays boards to show the "workings" (internal workings, springs, parts, the construction, etc.). Many different cutlery manufacturers had, and do have these.

The blade looks to be an uncle henry golden spike, or one of the old timer couger blades. looks more like the golden spike though.
 
Perhapes I did not make my point on my posting while it would seem evident that the folder was either a sales or display tool . The point was rather that Schrade to my knowledge did not use them for this purpose and I have never seen another one from that company. I would suggest this as a one of a kind or perhapes a few which were used not in sales but rather in the training of employees or as a reference for those who might have to build or repair this model ( ie LB-7 ) . You are correct the blade is a 153 blank it was pretty well determined already. I was just using the reference to the contest because that and the 160 were the knives involved in the contest. Codger also pointed out the differences in the handles of the 160 and 153. He even pointed out correctly that an even easier way to identify the two was by the actual blade handle. But dog gone it I wanted to make the analogy to the contest in my posting ( to show there might have been a reason for having it ) . Therefore I claim no foul in the name of poetic license. LT
 
So LT, when is the Virtual Schrade Online Museum going to be up?

Thanks for showing the contents of your goodie boxes!
 
I may have a couple of surprises coming up to make some waves in the next mpnth or two. I don't like it when you guys start figuring out how I play my hand ( so to speak ). I won't be playing at your table sir,apparently you must have caught a tell in my play. Besides how much of my bull can any one take before I wear out my welcome. LT
 
(Quote)Besides how much of my bull can any one take before I wear out my welcome. LT(EQ)

Much more than you think LT. "Permission to touch granted sir!" "OOOFF!!" " Thank you sir, may I have another?" "OOOOOF!!!" Actually the abscence of your posts and shared knowledge is more painful than the former. This is Schrade school to me and quite a few others here.

Codger

(Waiting for the unveiling of the untill now unseen LB-9's in the next month or two)
 
LT,
We eagerly await your next CD. Virtual Schrade.

Will you be singing on this one? :D


Bill
 
You never mentioned it has being a sales, or display knife in your post, I was only trying to help you. No offense intended.


Sincerely
John
 
This is better than Playboy.... :D



Well, almost
 
Did someone post some pictures I missed? I've read all the articles :D
 
Hey rev I didn't mean to sound like any more of an A hole than I usually am, I appreciate any help sorry it sounded different than I meant. I would have got back sooner but did not recieve notification of replies. As far as this being almost as good as playboy well it would seem you may be a bit confused. I believe if i ever sing on a CD I would do old Roger Miller tunes. Oldies like My uncle used to love me but she died, or You can't roller skate in a buffalo herd. Lines like in the elevator of my life I have been shafted or in the bathroom of your heart I have been flushed out. I sure miss those old love ballads. Larry maybe you haven't seen the original pictures because your computer is in braile do you read it by feeling your hand across the moniter screen. That is a dead give away. It makes the pics more difficult to see. LT
 
Well LT,
You are still the best at putting 55 gallons of hyperbole in a 54 gallon drum... :D
How about some more info on what you have collected from the factory....We are all quite jealous, except for the heavy lifting, of course.

Oh yeah, I know the playmates appreciate a fine edged tool.... ;)

Bill
 
Mom always told me I'd go blind but as I remember it wasn't from reading ..
Have a Friday!
Larry
 
Interesting as usual, LT. I just made a post in the Buck forum, wondering if anyone has a pic of the 110 in likewise handles to compare the two. I had a chance to buy one (buck) once with a clear handle, I think clear on each side, but I passed it on by.

I'm as anxious as everyone else to see what other treasures you salvaged. I think you'll probably be entertaining, educating, and intriguing us for a long, long time.

Phil
 
Thanks again for posting those photos, LT. Particularly the clear handle. I went to the Buck forum here and asked for a clean handle photo of a 110, and one of the fine members there sent me a few. I wanted to compare the inner workings... I've wanted to for a long time, but didn't want to take one of each knife apart.

As I have stated here prior, I cannot possibly buy one of each knife I want to own, but I can save photos. And so many of LT's have beens saved.

LT, do I have your permission to post the clear handled LB7 pic on the buck forum?

Thanks

Phil
salesmans110clear.bmp
 
Hell Phil you have my permission to post any pic I have or will ever post unless I am naked. LT
 
Actually with Schrade, the plexiglass cover had a dual purpose. It was used mainly for training purposes for new employees/sales reps. For employees, it helped them understand how their particular operation contributed to the rest of the function of the knife. For sales reps, it gave them the knowledge to answer questions that might be asked in the field. The other purpose was for exhibitions and shows, just as a public interest type of display, to show the public how a lockback knife actually functioned. By comparison, to show the inner workings of a non-locking pocket knife, the different parts of a knife were displayed in a layered fashion on a large poster board to show how they were assembled.
 
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