Old Timer Delrin Colors

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I'm thinking about getting an Old Timer 50T. I noticed they come in two different color sawback delrin handles: natural/wood and green. The natural wood knives seem to be much higher prices. Is there any difference here, or is this just collector's preference?

My thanks.
 
I believe the wooden handles were Ducks Unlimited special editions. Most of the 5OT were sawcut delrin in the brown and tan color scheme, some of the green ones had a thumb opener, and all green ones had brass bolsters. It is an Old Timer version that had a stainless steel blade, and it is a nice drop point. Very handy size.
 
the one with the thumb opener was the 55OT. here are some photos of them in the different liveries.
 

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The popular #5 pattern, in the pre-2004 genuine Schrade configuration, or as Delmas so charmingly stated, "liveries," came with brown and green sawcut Delrin handles, Delrin staglon handles, special edition straight-grain walnut handles, custom Herman Williams red genuine stag handles, Special edition genuine stag handles, endless different hot stamped "scrimshaw" on ivoroid Delrin handles, nickel silver bolsters, brass bolsters, liner locks, lockbacks, SCHRADE+ stainless steel, non-stainless steel, possible stainless steel but not so marked, thumb stud, non-thumb stud, various shields or no shields, various tang stamps, put-togethers and seconds with even more diverse characteristics. I am assuming that, even though you are using the present tense "I notice they COME," you are referring to actual pre-bankruptcy Schrades, rather than Taylor Chinese offal. In terms of collectibility, this may or may not matter to you. The pattern is popular not only to collectors but also as superlative users. I know a close friend who has used this pattern in various iterations to field dress, cape or skin literally hundreds of medium-game animals such as deer, elk and pronghorns. I furnish him with a replacement when he uses one up. There is an unspoken machismo competition out here in the West among hunters and guides as to who uses the smallest knives to effect carcass management. LOL.
 
damn not sure i have ever been called "charming". hmmm wonder if anyone has used the 3OT or LB3 to skin an animal? and since i have not skinned an animal in quite some time wouldn't that add longer skin time to the project as opposed to using say the ole trusty 165OT or same size?
 
I have some 3OT and 5OT knives, with the dark Delrin handles.
The 53OT and 55OT thumb opening knives came with the green Delrin handles.
The Duck and some other special knives had the wooden handles and some came with white Delrin handles.
Schrade also sold a 5UH and Wal-Mart sold a biger 55UH Exclusively. These two knives had "bone looking Delrin" handles.
I like the early 3OT that came in the brown box.

The 53OT knives were only made just before Schrade closed down.

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This is a 5OT with “Blue Bone handles”.
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Ken.
 
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delmas2nd said:
...wonder if anyone has used the 3OT or LB3 to skin an animal? and since i have not skinned an animal in quite some time wouldn't that add longer skin time to the project as opposed to using say the ole trusty 165OT or same size?
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Until the iron age in Europe, and until more recently in many areas of the world, the typical knife for dismembering mastodons, whales, bison & heffalumps of every ilk was a piece of chipped stone about the size of a silver dollar or smaller. A few years ago I recall reading about some doctors who used freshly chipped flint or obsidian in surgery, finding it to be a sharper blade than easily achievable in steel.
 
tongueriver said:
Until the iron age in Europe, and until more recently in many areas of the world, the typical knife for dismembering mastodons, whales, bison & heffalumps of every ilk was a piece of chipped stone about the size of a silver dollar or smaller. A few years ago I recall reading about some doctors who used freshly chipped flint or obsidian in surgery, finding it to be a sharper blade than easily achievable in steel.
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The oldest knife in my collection is such a blade. It's a sub-Saharan Schrade blade about 2000-5000 years old. Although it's supposed to be from the Trachtenberg collection I suspect it's actually a one-of prototype that originally came with pakkawood handles destined for the one-born-every-minute market. The tang-scrawl looks good but shouldn't it be in Aramaic? It may be Franken-Schrade after all. I'm glad I only traded the farm for it. :D

Spot the not-Schrade:

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Don't mean to hijack or troll thread, just havin' a little fun. As far as Old Timer delrin colours go if you start thinking LTD and SFO knives with carbon blades in Old Timer patterns then black, orange, blue, and more I suspect I've forgotten start to show up. Delrin came in whatever shade you dyed it so it seems.
 
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As you can see below, there were, many different colors of delrin. This doesn't even include the FFA blue, or the orange, or the yellow that has shown up on some "97OTs".
A number of these were either SFOs, LTDs, or maybe even just test runs.
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Codger_64 said:
A canadian didn't remember the colors red green? :p
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Since I got the new Canadian duct-tape brain implants I've been a little forgetful but now I enjoy Celine Dion's music as I should. Before the implants I thought she sucked :p

DaveT63 said:
As you can see below, there were, many different colors of delrin. This doesn't even include the FFA blue, or the orange, or the yellow that has shown up on some "97OTs".
A number of these were either SFOs, LTDs, or maybe even just test runs.
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Dave, I think I remember seeing that pic a few years back in another thread and being very impressed. A few years later, that's still the only grey LB7 I've seen.
 
DaveT63 said:
As you can see below, there were, many different colors of delrin. This doesn't even include the FFA blue, or the orange, or the yellow that has shown up on some "97OTs".
A number of these were either SFOs, LTDs, or maybe even just test runs.
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I LOVE that red LB7!!!! Very nice! Any info on how rare that is?
 
DaveT63 said:
Sorry, the only info I can give you is it's the only one I've ever seen.

Dave
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It might be an unfinished Heritage H070. Color looks the same, kind of burgundy. These pics are bad but all I could find. I've seen other patterns of later Heritage knives with this color Delrin. I am not sure when these versions of the Heritage LB7 were made.

NOTE: I searched the forum and the H070 has been brought up before. And it's sawcut, not smooth like Dave's.

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An interesting topic, the various colors of Delrin. However, I get the feeling that the OP is commenting on the current imports which are available in exotic woods and other natural handle materials for a 'premium' price.

I have to admit, this is rather attractive. I'd be all over it if it were a real Schrade Old Timer.

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Back to the offtrack discussion of Delrin colors...

I don't have any pictures of the blue FFA delrin, but I have two models and I think there's a third.

Here's a couple of green mysteries I'm happy to be stuck with:
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The Grand Dads Old Timer set was done in black:
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Several different colors were tried on the Sharpfinger and kin. I have a 154OTG (green) that I don't have a picture of.
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