LB7 Bear Paw LB Survey

[BigAl62]

Taylor cashed out in 2017. BTI is Battenfield Technology Inc., a subsidiary of Smith And Wesson. Yes, it is a cheap Chinese knife.

Thank you Codger. The box is certainly a box for a cheap Chinese knife but I don't think it's what my knife came in. Those pics in my original post were lifted from the bay and they don't show the knife very well. Now that I actually have the knife (and the box) in hand, the tang stamp is clear:

Uncle Henry (script)
SCHRADE+
LB7 U.S.A.

There's no serial number but I've seen 2 theories for that: 1) when they got to ZZ99999, they stopped serializing and/or 2) the unserialized knives were sent out as warranty replacements. I'll keep the knife but if anybody else wants the box I'd sell it cheap. . .

 

[hawkeye4771]

Todays purchase is an LB7 M53030. Now I'm curious, I should pull them all out and count how many I have.

 

[hawkeye4771]

7/25/2024 - LB7 AY91718

 

[Chasing Knives]

One of the most often posted questions over the years has been regarding the LB7 stamps, pins, and serial numbers. I am fairly sure that many of you here now have one or more LB7s, and it would be of great help if you could list for me the serial numbers, pins, and tang stamps. My off-forum survey so far has proven inconclusive on dating the changes of the four main tangstamp variants, and how they relate to the pin changes, packaging, and serial numbers. Also, I have recorded a few (very few) LB8s with serials. If you would like to help, please list your knives this way:

1. D25654 - four pin
SCHRADE+
U.S.A. LB7

2. Q81829 - three pin
SCHRADE+
U.S.A. LB7

3. AY81596 - three pin, MAC etch.
Uncle Henry
SCHRADE+
LB7 U.S.A .

4. No Ser# three pin, tan box
Uncle Henry
SCHRADE+
LB7 U.S.A .

Thanks!

Michael

I rescued and cleaned this one up from a pawn shop yesterday.
J83008- Four Pin
Schrade +
U.S.A. LB7

 

[Chasing Knives]

I rescued and cleaned this one up from a pawn shop yesterday.
J83008- Four Pin
Schrade +
U.S.A. LB7

After reviewing many of the posts here, I'm still unsure of the approximate date...

 

[hawkeye4771]

Todays pick up ----- R16946

 

[hawkeye4771]

LB7 - T92965 -- obtained today.

 

[BigAl62]

LB7 - T92965 -- obtained today.

If you don’t stop that, I’m gonna have to go get some more LB7’s.

I’ve got one for each day of the week right now.

 

[BigAl62]

Here's my entire stable of LB7's all in one family portrait. One pic has the serial numbers listed.

 

[ittsukan]

Early Schrade LB7 SN792913. And it came with this funky Schrade customized pouch. Owner said he bought it around 1975.

https://flic.kr/p/2qnWPv8

 

[Glockseventeen]

Schrade + LB 7
#L13299

 

[KLMKNIFE]

Schrade +
LB7
Staglon 3 pin
Serial # 7600


Uncle Henry
Schrade +
LB7 USA
Wood 3pin
Serial# AV16121

 

[Ballenxj]

Schrade +
LB7
Staglon 3 pin
Serial # 7600


Uncle Henry
Schrade +
LB7 USA
Wood 3pin
Serial# AV16121

Thank you for reviving this topic.
The LB7 is a fine knife from days gone by. I'm glad I bought the Schrades I did when I did. My LB7 was the only one I bought brand new.