Need Help Identifying a Schrade - Walden Folding Fish Knife

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Tomjohn

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I'm new here, so my apologies in advance if I'm in the wrong forum. Any necessary redirecting is appreciated.

I have a 5" (folded) pocket knife that has:

SCHRADE
WALDEN
N.Y. U.S.A.
STAINLESS

...on the tang of the cutting blade. The other blade has a fish scaler, a hook remover, and a bottle opener. The handle is faux bone which is very dark brown and beige. There are no bolsters on the handle, as the bone is full length. I cannot find any other markings on the knife. The shield and bail are missing. The indent left from the shield is approx. 1&1/8" long X 1/4 " wide, uniform, with rounded ends. My main interest, other than knowing some information about the knife, is in finding a replacement shield or seeing a picture of one so that I can make it.

I've done a fairly serious search of the 'Net to find a picture, with no luck, which brought me here. Any help would be appreciated.

I tried to attach a picture, but I don't seem to have permission.

Thanks
 
Is it one of these?

SchradeWalden209Fishleft.jpg


Some of the shields sport a "Lunker". The pattern number is a 209.

 
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That's it exactly! Wow - it's not what I expected! Thanks so much. I have a good friend who is a jeweler who has offered to make me a shield if I can't find one. Do you know of any source where I might be able to buy an original?

Thanks Again! I'm truly thrilled to see what it looked like - it has a lot of sentimental value to me.
 
thawk - after looking at these a while, it seems like the top picture has a blank medallion, while the second has an inscribed fish. Did the knives come blank with the owner having the option of choosing an inscription? Do you know anything about the history of this knife? Does it have a name?
 
Well, the name "Lunker" and the pattern "209" helped. It seems that the knife went by the name "The Old Lunker" and was made with staglon. The medallion had either the picture of the fish or the name "Schrade Walden". Some, I guess, were blank.

Thanks, thawk, for your help. I appreciate it.
 
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