New Uncle Henry Stockman

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I bought an Uncle Henry Stockman today at the flea market. It has a spay blade and sheepsfoot on one spring, and a long and thin drop point (?) main blade on its own spring. I love that the back springs appear to be carbon steel, and that the stainless blades are semi rough, and not super glossy and smooth like a sak for example. I sharpened it up real nice, and can't wait to use it. The only disappointment I have is that I got it for $19, which is $4 more than I should have. Oh well. :o
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Here is a view of the spirngs from the inside, note the staining.

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COngratz on that nice knife, Sir!

The scale material seems to be stag, but it also might be Delrin or something like that. What is the handle material?

Kind regards
Andi
 
The standard handle material on the Uncle Henry line was delrin made to look like stag; Schrade called it "Staglon". There may have been other handle materials, but I'm not sure.

~Chris
 
Yep. That's Schrade's 'Staglon' synthetic.

That main blade profile is sometimes referred to as a 'California clip' blade. The 'clipped' portion of the blade spine, extending from the tip to the 'hump' in the spine, is longer and flatter than on other clip blades, and the overall shape, as a result, vaguely resembles the shape of the state of California (this is how Case describes the California clip, anyway). It's the same blade profile often seen in Muskrat patterns as well.

Good-lookin' knife, and not bad for $19. :thumbup:
 
I love the 897s and have three. For some reason they are just a perfect stockman. Great catch!!
 
Obsessed with Edges said:
...That main blade profile is sometimes referred to as a 'California clip' blade. The 'clipped' portion of the blade spine, extending from the tip to the 'hump' in the spine, is longer and flatter than on other clip blades, and the overall shape, as a result, vaguely resembles the shape of the state of California (this is how Case describes the California clip, anyway). It's the same blade profile often seen in Muskrat patterns as well...
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Thanks for the clarification on the blade shape :).

The knife is comparable to my Case Medium stockman, but I like this one more because of the grippier scales, more matte and rough blade finishes, and the overall sleekness of the knife.
 
Hey, I've got one of those as well. Very nice knife. I paid about $16.00 on the auction site. Money well spent! It is one of my personal favorites and I carry it often in rotation with a couple of other Stockman patterns. My Dad was a Schrade man as I was growing up, but I never appreciated them until it was too late to buy a new one for myself. I've been picking up Old Timers and Uncle Henrys when ever I can get lucky. That Stagalon handle is most attractive and I find it very "grippy" when working with the knife.
I don't really know what kind of stainless steel they used for the blade, but I find it very easy to touch up on my stones and get a pretty keen edge. I carry it alot while fishing too, because if I'm around water, I always manage to get wet! Enjoy your #897 and use it well. And pass it down!
 
J Buck said:
... That Stagalon handle is most attractive and I find it very "grippy" when working with the knife.
I don't really know what kind of stainless steel they used for the blade, but I find it very easy to touch up on my stones and get a pretty keen edge. I carry it alot while fishing too, because if I'm around water, I always manage to get wet! Enjoy your #897 and use it well. And pass it down!
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That's why I like it better than it's brother, the Case Medium stockman, the scales feel grippy, big enough, small enough, and contouring. I also can't wait to catch some stringers on panfish and fillet them with the Cali Clip. I believe the blade is 440c or 420 depending on when it was made.

Cheers,
Connor
 
I'm pretty sure (most of) the steel used in the 'Schrade+' knives was 440A. Very early on, they might've used some 440C, and 420HC around late '90s or 2000. 440A's not quite the carbon content of 440C, but still good stuff. Sharpens very easily and takes a high polish too. Camillus used it in a lot of their knives of the same era, and to make the 300-series knives for Buck (under contract) as well.

Here's an excerpted quote from member 'Codger_64' (his posts on Schrade are a gold mine), found in this thread -->: Schrade Blade Steels

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Schrade Blade Steel

(...) “Schrade+” steel was actually a trademarked name used for at least two different stainless steel alloys. First was 440A. Then a change was made to 420HC. As of this time, there is conflicting information about when this change took place, but it seems to have been sometime after the 2000 production year. The 440A has a carbon content of 0.60-0.75%, Chromium 16.0-18.0%, Manganese 1.00%, Molybdenum 0.75%, Phosphorus 0.04%, Silicon 1%, and Sulphur 0.03% according to ladle sample maximums. Stainless steel is just as it’s name implies... it “stains less”, but will still discolor or rust to some extent if not properly cared for. Both carbon and stainless blades were heat treated to 56-59 Rockwell. (...)
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The 897UH is a quintessential slim stockman. Schrade called the master a turkish clip blade. I have had quite a few of these since I began collecting Schrades. I still like the ones marked Schrade NY USA the best. They were made in the mid 1970's, and seemed to have a nice reddish tint. Schrade originally put the famous razor blade finish on the Uncle Henry folders.

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My pal Cal (Tongueriver) coined the phrase "slendereeno" for this nice stockman pattern.
 
Nice knife. I have two of those, there's just something about the long clip that really trips my trigger. Nice find.
 
Obsessed with Edges said:
I'm pretty sure (most of) the steel used in the 'Schrade+' knives was 440A. Very early on, they might've used some 440C, and 420HC around late '90s or 2000. 440A's not quite the carbon content of 440C, but still good stuff. Sharpens very easily and takes a high polish too. Camillus used it in a lot of their knives of the same era, and to make the 300-series knives for Buck (under contract) as well.

Here's an excerpted quote from member 'Codger_64' (his posts on Schrade are a gold mine), found in this thread -->: Schrade Blade Steels
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I remember seeing this info somewhere before when I first got the knife, but couldn't find it when I made this thread. Codger64 really does have a lot of info. Thanks for the link.

Cheers,
Connor
 
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