Just Picked Up A Craftsman Stockman

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Hello,
I just bought this Craftsman Stockman, and was wondering if anyone could tell me about it, like where it was made, When it was made, handle material or anything.

Blade says:
Sears
Craftsman
U.S.A. 95223

Other side:
STAINLESS

Pictures:
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Thanks, Matty
 
I believe it's made by Schrade, handles look like staglon. (Delrin made to look like stag)
 
They are excellent knives, I am no expert but would say Schrade made as well. The cost at which these knives go for does not justify the knife they are-well made-look after them and your great grandchild will be the owner of that knife.
I personally like Staglon, your knife doesn't have a lot of value as it has had sharpening, and if found in as new condition you would still only pay around US $30 TO $40.
 
It would be nice to tell EXACTLY where it was made-either way, both Camillus and Schrade were the best at what they did.
 
The stagalon does look like UH, but the long pull and cut swedge look like Camillus. Is there any way to know for sure?
 
Thanks everyone, I don't know too much about traditional knives, so i thought I'd ask here :)

They are excellent knives, I am no expert but would say Schrade made as well. The cost at which these knives go for does not justify the knife they are-well made-look after them and your great grandchild will be the owner of that knife.
I personally like Staglon, your knife doesn't have a lot of value as it has had sharpening, and if found in as new condition you would still only pay around US $30 TO $40.

Not much, really. $30 tops?

Thanks guys, I payed $20 for it. Looked nice, I just wanted to make sure I didn't overpay too much.
 
Pretty sure some of the Uncle Henry Schrades used stainless steel pivot pins.
 
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Yes I am sure they did too, I will have to dig out my knives to have a good look, I asked this very same Question on two Craftsman ( + 1 Craftsman/Sears ) wooden handled knives - beauties they are too by the way -
Heres the link to my old Thread which covers a lot of both our questions AND our answers! - you''l see that I too thought that these knives were by Camillus - who really knows?

Now if we could somehow tap into Codgers brain - and down load ALL his info - we will get the answers I am sure but we are going to need a usb that has a capacity of unknown storage -:) - Michaels amazing! and especially with people like Charlie, 300 Bucks, Hal -I shouldn't name names as I am going to leave behind some very knowledgeable people - so I will stop here...

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/929560-Two-camillus-knives-What-do-you-think

I thought that the blade shape, along with the Staglon that they would be Schrade -but after re-reading -again I learn..this is such a good place for this sort of thing.
 
A very nice lightly used Sears Craftsman knife. If you only paid $20 and the shipping was low, you got a good deal. Yes, the knife was made for Sears by Camillus. Had the knife been made by Imperial Schrade, it would use the Swinden key bolster construction and the pivot pins would not be visible. In fact, Camillus built some Uncle Henry knives for Imperial Schrade. During Albert Baer's lifetime and briefly thereafter, he used the Camillus factory as an additional assembly facitlity for knives, both Schrade Branded and Imperial branded. The families which owned Camillus, Kauffman and Furgal, were those of his two daughters to whom he gave the stocks. He also turned many of his Sears contracts over to Camillus when he concentrated on larger bulk markets. Compare this knife to the knives in the Camillus catalogs HERE and pay attention to the pocket blade on the #88 pattern. I haven't searched all the catalogs there to find your SFO, but the base pattern is there and so are the individual features on your Sears knife. Don't expect to see the bolster pins in the catalog. Often they only show up with age and they tarnish differently than the bolsters.

Further, here is a Camillus S card from their archives offered as proof that some Schrade Uncle Henry knives like this were made for them by Camillus.

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To better illustrate, here is a picture of a Schrade 886UH showing the Camillus exposed pin.

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Good looking knife Matty, I have one just like it in my rotation and love it, IMHO you got a great deal, if you want your money back let me know.
 
Codger ( Michael )- thank you on behalf of all of us, just amazing...I am definitely keeping this Threads Link for future reference.

edit - as you say Michael, the 88 pattern shown on page 10/11 ( cant quite remember ) I would love to get my hands on that - those Sword Brands I have a soft spot, What a shame that Camillus is gone - it really is a Travesty.
 
I have a carbon-steel-wood-scaled-brass-framed Craftsman stockman that has very similar grinds on the blades. They were certainly well-made knives. Nice find!
 
A very nice lightly used Sears Craftsman knife. If you only paid $20 and the shipping was low, you got a good deal. Yes, the knife was made for Sears by Camillus. Had the knife been made by Imperial Schrade, it would use the Swinden key bolster construction and the pivot pins would not be visible. In fact, Camillus built some Uncle Henry knives for Imperial Schrade. During Albert Baer's lifetime and briefly thereafter, he used the Camillus factory as an additional assembly facitlity for knives, both Schrade Branded and Imperial branded. The families which owned Camillus, Kauffman and Furgal, were those of his two daughters to whom he gave the stocks. He also turned many of his Sears contracts over to Camillus when he concentrated on larger bulk markets. Compare this knife to the knives in the Camillus catalogs HERE and pay attention to the pocket blade on the #88 pattern. I haven't searched all the catalogs there to find your SFO, but the base pattern is there and so are the individual features on your Sears knife. Don't expect to see the bolster pins in the catalog. Often they only show up with age and they tarnish differently than the bolsters.

Further, here is a Camillus S card from their archives offered as proof that some Schrade Uncle Henry knives like this were made for them by Camillus.

Thank you very much, Codger. I'm very happy to have a Camillus knife. I picked it up at a knifeshow, and thought their was something interesting about it :)

I have a carbon-steel-wood-scaled-brass-framed Craftsman stockman that has very similar grinds on the blades. They were certainly well-made knives. Nice find!

Thank you very much :)

Good looking knife Matty, I have one just like it in my rotation and love it, IMHO you got a great deal, if you want your money back let me know.

Thanks :) I really like it. How has yours held up?
 
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