I*xl schrade club

Ballenxj · Dec 21, 2012

I just joined with my latest Schrade Stockman.

Needless to say, I'm pretty happy about finally getting one.
Can anybody tell me what years the *IXL Schrade's were made?
Sorry about the photos as they were kind of rushed. I couldn't wait to share.

-Bruce
The Box

The Bling

The Knife

Rusty1 · Dec 22, 2012

Very nice bone on those stockmans, I have a loose one without the box and paperwork.

The knives were planned out during 1981 and released shortly thereafter.

Take a look from the Schrades r us website for more detailed information.

http://www.collectors-of-schrades-r.us/IXL/pages/IXL-MI-1.htm

Russell

Ballenxj · Dec 22, 2012

Thanks Russel, I appreciate the link, and have now read both pages.

According to the article, Shrade acquired I*XL in 1979, but didn't have them on the shelves until 1981?

Very interesting read. I understand that actual production only lasted two or three years? I wonder what happened.
-Bruce

Rusty1 · Dec 22, 2012

IIRC that Schrade then relinquished their ownership to the Egginton group of Sheffield, who still own the Wostenholm name today.

Russell

Ballenxj · Dec 22, 2012

Rusty1 said:
IIRC that Schrade then relinquished their ownership to the Egginton group of Sheffield, who still own the Wostenholm name today.

Thanks again Russel.

Here's a close up of the blade inscription.

-Bruce

Larry303 · Dec 22, 2012

If the last digit in your bolster Hallmark is a '1' then your I*XL Stockman was made in 1981...'0' is 1980 etc.....

Ballenxj · Dec 22, 2012

Larry303 said:
If the last digit in your bolster Hallmark is a '1' then your I*XL Stockman was made in 1981...'0' is 1980 etc.....

It's really faint, but I think I make out 05439. Five digits, right? So the last digit is "9."
-Bruce

Dave Thinkstoomuch · Dec 29, 2012

Larry303 said:
If the last digit in your bolster Hallmark is a '1' then your I*XL Stockman was made in 1981...'0' is 1980 etc.....

Ballenxj said:
It's really faint, but I think I make out 05439. Five digits, right? So the last digit is "9."
-Bruce

As Larry mentioned it will likely be a "0" or "1" indicating 1980 or 1981. You're looking at the serial number not the hallmark Bruce (see pic). Easy mistake to make...

Ballenxj · Dec 29, 2012

Dave Thinkstoomuch said:
As Larry mentioned it will likely be a "0" or "1" indicating 1980 or 1981. You're looking at the serial number not the hallmark Bruce (see pic). Easy mistake to make...

OOPS! OK, it's a 0.

So it was made in 1980.

-Bruce