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so i was at flea market today and saw more traditionals than normal. i bought an old shrade old timer $5 no my question isnt "is it worth it" because i like it so it was. my question is i saw a few imperial branded boy scout knives and a "sword" brand one. they were five bucks but i wasnt in mood for them. are those good brands? lotta other imperial knives as well that werent scout knives. and a mark twain barlow but barlows arent my thing. dont worry yall will see the schrade soon.
 
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the Schrade I did get
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The Sword Brand - you bet!!! Usually fairly early Camillus, a lot of them four line stampings so around 1940's, I haven't seen a bad Sword Brand yet - if the Sword Brand was in good nick you probably passed on a fantastic knife/ deal.
 
It woulda needed cleaning a lot of it and some lube. Oh well I wouldn't have put it to much use anyway.
 
Imperial - Schrade scout knives were good ones.
One of my EDC's is an ULSTER scout knife. Ulster was owned by Imperial Schrade USA and Taylor-Schrade.
 
I really like the old Imperial knives and own several. The Sword, particularly if it had no broken blades and still had snap would definitely be a.great find.
 
Imperial, Hammer Brand Colonials, these in my eyes should be the beginners collectable, there are still a lot of great condition examples around for a reasonable price and their variations will keep you busy for a while. Don't wait too long though as mint condition examples are becoming scarcer and harder to find.

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I had a forest master in my hand today 15 bucks could have used a cleaning but I passed is that a bad price? I did pick up single blade swiss army knife looks like a sob buster for 5 bucks and a buck 305 that someone reprofiled the long blade to a short blade I figured it broke but ohwell
 
There's a secret movement of folks collectin' part knives that can be used to restore old vintage knives, unfortunately some of those same people very unscrupulously restore knifes and present them for sale as mint.

As far as the Forest Master? if it had the chain and compass/magnifying glass intact and it was in reasonable condition I'd pay $15, for the knife alone no more than $5. Keep in mind like I said these are disappearing too, there were millions out there but every day more and more got lost, thrown out or fell apart. They had a golden age, after WW1 but prior to WW2 when they used premium materials and made knives that could compete with Case, Schrade, Queen and all the rest.
 
rma100 said:
Just my opinion, but that 5 bucks would have been better put in a Red Salvation Army Kettle!
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not when the two blades sharpen up awesome great and works well for carving so i see it as worth it. and yes they ground the broken blade down into an effective screwdriver
 
Just be careful the lateral forces applied while using as a screwdriver effective or not will eventually cause a failure at the pivot other than that, use away dude. :)
 
T. Erdelyi said:
Just be careful the lateral forces applied while using as a screwdriver effective or not will eventually cause a failure at the pivot other than that, use away dude. :)
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Yeah I know I atleast it looks better as ground into screwdriver than as just a broken blade. Is there any way I can get a replacement blade does anyone know?
 
I would put a chisel grind on the broken blade and use it for a scraper. It might work to remove glued on labels, etc. while saving the edge on the full blades.

I'll pick up "wrecked" knives if they appeal to me in some way, if they are $5 or less. Sometimes I can fix them into something useful. Sometimes I'm out $5 dollars. Still pretty cheap as hobbies go.

Please post pics if you get it all cleaned up and working. :)
 
r8shell said:
I would put a chisel grind on the broken blade and use it for a scraper. It might work to remove glued on labels, etc. while saving the edge on the full blades.

I'll pick up "wrecked" knives if they appeal to me in some way, if they are $5 or less. Sometimes I can fix them into something useful. Sometimes I'm out $5 dollars. Still pretty cheap as hobbies go.

Please post pics if you get it all cleaned up and working. :)
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Well I have learned putting it in a vice all day at the correct spot eliminated any side play in the blade. Haven't had time to clean yet but I managed to carve a wooden cat sorta. Pics of that will come after I give it to the person it's for
 
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