LB7 Question

On the regular production knives, yes. They used four pins first. Then deleted one. The Fibron wood is very diminsionally stable, so the pin wasn't missed. Except... on the scrim versions, and other SFOs which used molded Delrin covers. The wide covers tended to warp slightly leaving a tiny gap between the covers and the liners. So they issued an ECO (engineering change order) that thenceforth, all smooth Delrin covered LB7s would go back to four pins. Check the pictures of scrims to see which few used three, before they returned to four.

Michael
 
I have a 3 pin and it came in a white box with the gold Uncle Henry sig, and I've seen other 3 pins for sale in the same box. I see one ending soon with 4 pins in a Sharp Idea box. I was thinking maybe it is not in it's correct box, which is always a possibility. It's not going for $170.00 by the way.
 
Wellllll.....as always, we have to remember that the pattern engineering changes were not like flipping a switch. Frequently, there would be a few thousand finished knives held in reserve for warranty replacement, and every year, some dealers, for whatever reasons, would return some unsold inventory. Schrade would 'recycle' the unsold knives by cleaning them, sometimes sending them back for crocus finish and edge touchup, and then repackaging them for shipment with current production. If the time difference between the production of the four pin knife and the gray box (circa 1985/6) were close, it might not actually be the wrong box, just mixed ECO knives during the changeover. Now, a four pin with serial in a blue stripe or blue/gray box would be pretty suspect.
 
Looks like a square deal. You can tell it is new old stock as they like to say. He's selling several very nice knives. Sold for $48.99. Serial 902206 4 pin Schrade + Sharp Idea box. Put that in your database. Thanks for the good info.
 
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