LB 7's and LB 8's Carbon Steel or Stainless?

[warman]

I never said "always" or "never"! Have we not learned that about Schrade knives (and blade steels) yet? ALL of the second issue may not have had the etch. The Super Sharp slogan was an on-again-off-again use by Schrade over the years. I have not been able yet to make rhyme or reason of it's use or non-use. I apologize if I gave the wrong impression above. As a rule of thumb, if it has the "+" after "SCHRADE", it is stainless. If not, it could be stainless or carbon. Most of the first production was carbon, as with the 153UH and the 165UH.

Michael

So both of my LB 7's have a plus after them so would they be stainless? Most of the folders I see have a plus after it. Mine all look like this one. http://www.collectors-of-schrades-r.us/new-uh/highres/pages/LB8.htm
Were any carbon steel folders made?

 

[thawk]

Pretty much the same as what the Codger said, but... for the most part, Uncle Henry knives were marked STAINLESS, or with SCHRADE+. If it has the +, then is should be stainless steel. There were a few 285UH that were carbon steel early on. The Old Timers are mostly carbon steel, and marked SCHRADE (carbon) or SCHRADE+ (stainless), although it is said there were some knives in the latter years that were marked SCHRADE without the + sign that were still stainless steel.

 

[Dave Thinkstoomuch]

So both of my LB 7's have a plus after them so would they be stainless? Most of the folders I see have a plus after it. Mine all look like this one. http://www.collectors-of-schrades-r.us/new-uh/highres/pages/LB8.htm
Were any carbon steel folders made?

The 7-OTs stamped Schrade (not Schrade+) are carbon. You can find early 4-pin examples from '79 or there-abouts and 3-pin examples from 1991 to 1994 re-issue. 1995 price-list shows 7-OT as stainless.