New member - have a few questions

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sellingflorida

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Hello all. I am new to your wonderful site and love what I see! Lots of good information here.

I have acquired a small collection of Schrade knives and I have a few questions....

1. Is it uncouth or improper to ask the currect value of these knives?
2. Where can I get a book that details these knives, including prices?

Will anybody give me some insight (history, age, rarity or abundance, and values) to the knives I have?

I have several Case knives and can find tons of information on them, but it seems that the reference books I am using do not list, or give enough details about Schrade.

At the risk of overstepping my bounds (forgive me if I am)
The Schrade knives I have are the following:

- Old timer 3" single blade stamped Schrade+ USA 3 OT
(Bolster on only one end, sawcut delrin, near perfect condition)

- Old timer 2 7/8" single blade stamped Schrade USA (no "+") 1201
(blosters on both ends, sawcut delrin, good condition)

- Uncle Henry 2 3/4" three blade Stockman Stamped Schrade USA 807 UH
(stag handle, good condition)

- Uncle Henry 3 1/2" three blade Stamped Schrade USA+ 897 UH
(Signature Premium stock?, looks like stag good condition)

- Yellow Trapper w/clip and spey 4 1/8" Stamped Schrade USA+ 296Y
(Yellow stock handle, near perfect condition - no flaw)

Golden Spike fixed blade stamped Schrade USA (no "+") 153 UH
Stag handle, blade marked Schrade Super sharp
on tang is has the numbers 237849 with sheath (good condition)

- Buch/Schrade Stockman (301?) blade says Buck, made in USA - no
model number 3 7//8" (from my research) this is the third and last
version of Buck/Schrade. Buck is not on the second and third blades
no groved bolsters, has black delrin sawcut handles. This is a Schrade
because there is no pivot rivet through bolsters - I estimate the date
between 1967 - 1970. Very good condition.

Ok, please review and confirm or correct any information I have written.

Thank you for your time and such a wonderful site.
 
First off, welcome to the Schrade Collectors Forum.

1. Is it uncouth or improper to ask the currect value of these knives?
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No problem, it gets asked here all the time. But the thing is, nearly every time someone asks they are referred to eBay for current values.

2. Where can I get a book that details these knives, including prices?
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eBay is better than some outdated book - you can see the actual selling prices, not the prices that some publisher wants you to believe.

I'd like to comment on these, being an amatuer collector of OldTimer knives:
- Old timer 3" single blade stamped Schrade+ USA 3 OT
(Bolster on only one end, sawcut delrin, near perfect condition)
- Old timer 2 7/8" single blade stamped Schrade USA (no "+") 1201
(blosters on both ends, sawcut delrin, good condition)
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I believe the second knives is actually a "12 OT", that's the Old Timer Pal. The 3OT is named Bearhead. Both of those knives are very common and were sold at incredible discounts after Schrade went out of business.

I'd guestimate the value of each at $10-$15, assuming they are NIB (New In Box) condition.

Best Wishes,
-Bob
 
SellingFl.
Welcome to the forum. Looks like you got a few to start with.
Current value is always subjective to the whims of the buyers. Boxes and papers for each knife help increase the value but these are all relativley common knives. You should be able to find comparable ones on ebay.
The 3OT is relativley new. The 2nd knife I suspect is a 12OT
For pictures check out www.collectors-of-schrades-r.us I also have a couple of books to choose from. Roberts book covers the UH and OT lines very well.
The UH's could be bone/stag but more probably Stagalon/Delrin. We need a picture/scan of the knives to tell.
The bucks are a neat little stockman which Schrade did as you said under contract to Buck.
Bob... Sorry I stomped on your reply. At least we agreed...
;-)
Larry
 
Thank you very much for the replies. All other opinions are very much appreciated. I will keep doing my homework and will look into those resources.
I have photos of the UH bone/stag or Staglon/Delrin but did not want to post them, I felt I was asking too much for my first post already.

Thanks again!
 
SellingFL,
Please do postem. 1st time or 1000th we love this stuff.
TTYL
Larry
 
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