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I just picked this one up.
Ok not really from Al Capone's vault - but this knife looks like it has never been out of it's original wrapper - most likely the blades have never been opened since the knife was oiled and packed at the old Schrade factory in Walden New York circa 1947 to 1957.
It is a pattern number 836 - from what I could gather looking at the catalog sheets on the Schrade collectors website, this pattern was made in the Schrade Cut Co era, then brought back in the Schrade Walden era and was in the line from about 1947 to 1957.
I have two of these in my collection now - one in brown peachseed bone and one in smooth black like this one. It is far and away my personal favorite Schrade pattern - an elegant but strong split back whittler with a Wharncliffe style frame and a saber ground master blade.
So...I feel honored to be the first person to open this knife up after its been closed and wrapped for over 60 years.
Ok not really from Al Capone's vault - but this knife looks like it has never been out of it's original wrapper - most likely the blades have never been opened since the knife was oiled and packed at the old Schrade factory in Walden New York circa 1947 to 1957.
It is a pattern number 836 - from what I could gather looking at the catalog sheets on the Schrade collectors website, this pattern was made in the Schrade Cut Co era, then brought back in the Schrade Walden era and was in the line from about 1947 to 1957.
I have two of these in my collection now - one in brown peachseed bone and one in smooth black like this one. It is far and away my personal favorite Schrade pattern - an elegant but strong split back whittler with a Wharncliffe style frame and a saber ground master blade.
So...I feel honored to be the first person to open this knife up after its been closed and wrapped for over 60 years.
