Is Shrade trying to step it up?

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Ethan_Hardy

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Most avid knife people know that Shrade knives are cheap and not that great. Are they trying to step it up? I saw this knife and it actually looks cool for the price.

www2.knifecenter.com/item/SCHF14/Schrade-F14-Tactical-Fixed-3-4-inch-8Cr13MoV-Drop-Point-Blade-Contoured-G10-Handles
 
No comment on that knife but Shrade was at one time a fine maker with many fine products. Sadly the old Shrade is no more.
 
Yea schrade used to be all usa made and one of the top producers of knives. I have one of their assisted otfs thats made in china and by no means is it junk though. I think there stuff is still fine even though its been out sourced.
 
Schrad was at one time a Great American Knife Company but went out of business and someone bought them and moved production to China where they make knives that look like the old American made stuff but in fact is junk. Anything with the name Taylor is the new Chines junk.

I dont know, get the knife and test it and let us know how it is.
 
Schrade went out of business. The new stuff is a charade.
 
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They could be making decent knives if they wanted to, look at how little Rough Rider slipjoints cost, and they're pretty good quality. If Schrade made some like that but with carbon steel blades...
 
Well, they got my attention. This past week, I purchased two Schrades. A SCHF1SM & a SCHF2SM.
 
Since we're talking about Schrade here anyway, can anyone explain this to me?

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It's a "Schrade Old Timer Delrin Folding Hunter". Here are the specs:

Folding Hunter
Handle: Delrin
Blade: 4.0" (10.2 cm)
Closed: 5.2" (13.2 cm)
Steel: 400 series stainless steel
Weight: 8.8 oz.
Includes leather sheath
Made in China

I'm not exactly sure what to make of this.
 
Ethan_Hardy said:
Most avid knife people know that Shrade knives are cheap and not that great. Are they trying to step it up? I saw this knife and it actually looks cool for the price.

www2.knifecenter.com/item/SCHF14/Schrade-F14-Tactical-Fixed-3-4-inch-8Cr13MoV-Drop-Point-Blade-Contoured-G10-Handles
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If taylor cutlery really wants to not being the laughing stock of the knife industry, they got a long way to go, but this is a step in the right direction. I saw some of their stuff now are 9Cr too, which I do like
 
The new mass of folding knives are made by probably Sanrenmu and Enlan, one of the new Schrade knives is literally an Enlan EL-08 with Schrade stamped on it.
Sanrenmu and Enlan DO produce high quality knives, so they probably all are usable knives.
 
Mephtyrm said:
The new mass of folding knives are made by probably Sanrenmu and Enlan, one of the new Schrade knives is literally an Enlan EL-08 with Schrade stamped on it.
Sanrenmu and Enlan DO produce high quality knives, so they probably all are usable knives.
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Taylor cutlery could do well competing in that market, but they would need to drop their price quite a bit
 
OP,

I kind of like the looks of the knife you linked. Not the greatest steel or most innovative design, but looks decent, especially for the price. I for one may pick one up.
 
they use poor chinese steel (8cr is 440) with low HT costs and affordable at a very low price and keep in mind the low cost of job itself in China. They actually make the same knives with a lower quality. They use the same cnc machine, but not the same materials.
How is possible to make a 6 or 7 inches knife in 440? Come on...52100, 5160, c70 are less expensive in alla the ways.
But you know...they all rust...and those knives are generally bought by "absolute beginners collectors" or young boys looking for a military knives for few bucks. That's it.
Nice to be tested and then, to be confront with others brand. An then again, leave them in the box.
 
res1cue said:
If taylor cutlery really wants to not being the laughing stock of the knife industry, they got a long way to go, but this is a step in the right direction. I saw some of their stuff now are 9Cr too, which I do like
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I thought the laughing stock was Gerber.
 
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