odd fillet knife

tongueriver said:
I would appreciate it if anyone here could identify this knife. I have looked through the Schrade catalogs and flyers that Larry V has kindly assembled, but I can find no trace of it. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...WLZQx1I%3D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWNX:IT
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I'm big on fillet knives too so I checked out this auction as well. Here's my conclusions:

The GF-65 should be the larger "Grafillet" graphite handled knife:
http://www.collectors-of-schrades-r.us/FLYERS/1980s/pages/SC84-31.htm

Note how the black handle is on an angle just below the tang stamp so that it is parallel with the stamp. Not so on this wood handled Schrade blade which makes me guess that it was customized outside of the factory although "end of days" knife is possible too.

I have seen UH167 blades with a variety of factory handle materials but this would be the first GF-65 with wood handles if it is factory. I really doubt it though because the whole point to the GF series was the trendy and strong graphite handle. It makes no sense for Schrade to have offered it with wood handles.

I have a "white box" GF-45 with the etch and it's a nice knife. I think I still prefer the Uncle Henry fillets but I do like the Grafillets as well and will no doubt grab a GF-65 as well at some point. The black sheaths the Grafillets came with are really nice too and are nothing like the sheath offered up with this wooden one. http://www.collectors-of-schrades-r.us/FLYERS/1980s/pages/SC85-31.htm

Just my two cents. Maybe someone here will come up with the original purchase order and I will have to eat my words; stranger things have happened.
 
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Thank you, Dave! I am wondering if some wooden stock from the "Mighty Angler" folding fillet knives was used on this one?
 
tongueriver said:
Thank you, Dave! I am wondering if some wooden stock from the "Mighty Angler" folding fillet knives was used on this one?
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While the handle material may be "resin impregnated oak" (may be untreated oak or another type of wood too) and it does indeed have finger grooves these are the only similarities I see.

The lanyard hole, placement of grooves, rivet placement and general profile is different. Also this fixed blade's handle seems to completely surround the tang as opposed to being two separate slabs such as the MA or UH fillets.

Unless someone else has some specific info on this knife I believe we will be left to our best guess. I'm still thinking Schrade didn't put that handle on that knife but they sure could have if they wanted to.

If Schrade did put that handle on that blade they likely did it in 2004 and not back in the '80s imho but anything is possible.
 
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I'm thinking those handles were added later, maybe someone had a bunch of kitchen cutlery handle stock laying around:D
 
tongueriver said:
Well, it was an expensive experiment but I think it will do well in my kitchen.
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It will do very well indeed in the kitchen! The blade is full and the handle is attractive. It will make a dandy user fillet regardless of when and where that handle was installed. I think you got way more bang-for-your-buck than say a 2OT for $550.00 but I know you love bone handled knives so maybe you disagree lol
 
Cal,

I think it'd serve you even better than a Mighty Angler, the problem with those was that, even though the wood was stabilized, it still swelled when wet just enough to bind the blade up and make opening and closing the knife a chore.

Eric
 
ea42 said:
Cal,

I think it'd serve you even better than a Mighty Angler, the problem with those was that, even though the wood was stabilized, it still swelled when wet just enough to bind the blade up and make opening and closing the knife a chore.

Eric
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Nice tidbit Eric. Mine's led a sheltered life and has never been put to task but I could see that happening with the design as it is.
 
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