Post your 165's!

Sorry sent that twice. Told you I was challenged!Harold was working on an old school skinner. This is going to be a great canal street knife. You guys are over due for a skinner in my opinion. I think others to. I remember seeing you. In happy your working on a big order. I hope you guys are there for a long time.
 
James, Got the pics! Here are the pics of James' 165UH folks, and a mighty fine example too!


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I don't remember seeing the bane Norm Thompson or shikari. Could you tell me what years and number designation the knives would have. Are they sears knives. I'll take a look. I'm going to return this binder and start looking at a 2004 binder to try and dig up some answers.looking for some of your sears info I found a piece of info about the 153. It said golden spike but had a different #(138)the date on the memo was 1970!! This may support the notion that the 153 was conceived as a commemorative for the 100 year anniversary of the railroad completion. They anticipated 7500 pieces.I suspected it was on the drawing table but for whatever reason got out the door late. Now I have to go back and kook for this number. My job is getting in the way here!just not enough time. I think I found a 153sw. Waiting for a pic promised to me today or tomorrow. The gentlemen indicate he might sell it. He's been offered a pretty penny for it. But may sell it to a poor old working man like myself.
 
It is not a Sears knife and neither name appears in the YE production reports is why I thought it may have been ordered and purchased by a fulfillment agent. The story, as much as is known, is earlier in this thread. To briefly recap, Norm Thompson was/is a mail order outdoor outfitter which originally sold hand tyed fishing flys in the 1940's, then moved into other sportsmen's paraphenalia including clothing, boots, hats etc. (I have one of the 1950's Shikari Resistol beaver felt safari hats and a Shikari shirt). Shikari was a propiatary brand they used. I have noted the serials of the 165 blades used to be in the 1966-67 time frame, from below #00200 to the #02000's. The only variance from regular 165OT production was the unique stone pouch sheaths provided and the "Shikari" name stamped into the stock shaped shield. The only period evidence we have are magazine ads from late 1966 and early 1967. The order would have been likely for less than 2,000 pieces, possibly less than 1,000 and originated around the time 165OT production commenced making it one of, if not the first SFO of the pattern.

Here is Eric's example:
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Tongueriver, THAT is an early one!:thumbup::D

Here's my Shikari, 2267 s/n on this one. Michael, it's amazing that you've found two of these guys, they definitely don't show up very often:

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I'll keep a look out. 67 is earlier then the info I'm lookin at right now. If you want that info though it's going to cost you an 892uh,lb4 and maybe a 165uh schrade+. Sound reasonable?
 
Sure! I'll start right now making a list of knives I am already owed for the info I've posted in this one thread! Sounds like a square deal to me! :p
 
Codger, That 2nd one in, in the top photo, is that a 154OT? If not, how is marked? What can you tell us about it? Thanks much.
 
Sorry, should have been more specific. I'm referring to the photo on page #1 with the orange scales. Thanks.
 
If you are referring to the picture of the four orange handled knives together, that photo is, I believe, from Mr. Clemente's collection. SMKW ordered a lot of knives from Schrade over the years and often specified special etches and/or handle materials. I don't recall offhand if that particular knife was a 154 or a 158. I believe I have seen both with orange handles over the years and both, having the same basic profiles, fit in the same sheath. Perhaps Larry V. has the mate to the photo with the knives unsheathed.
 
Thank you Codger. I would sure like to see some photos of a 154OT in Orange. I've been trying to find one of these knives for years. The Copenhagen 154OT also. Thanks.
 
Right hand side, second from the top with the oval coined "Limited Edition" shield.
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Hello Coug- New here & to knives- Finding all variations on tang markings, mine has no s/n , Walden or OT after 165. O/l = 9.5" blade 5/32" handle 13/16". Can you figure out a date? thanks in advance-h
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Nope, but maybe I can dig it back out tomorrow and snap a phone camera pic for you. I don't think it has a blade etch, just green Delrin handles and the aforementioned LE shield in antiqued bronze.
 
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Hello Coug- New here & to knives- Finding all variations on tang markings, mine has no s/n , Walden or OT after 165. O/l = 9.5" blade 5/32" handle 13/16". Can you figure out a date? thanks in advance-h ...
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how did you restore the handle?
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Not bad. The blade had been worked on before. Being 40 years old that's not really surprising. The retaining strap was so-so, and the stone was not Schrade. :(

I have not yet begun work on the sheath. It's a mess. But here's the after pics of the knife after about 90 minutes of effort. The light was failing. The right side looks a bit better at the choil than the pic indicates.

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Just got this one for $40 with no sheath. My first 165 really like the feel of it blade looks unused just need to cleaning it up some any idea what year its made in?

 
is there a serial number on the guard? i am not sure but i think there should be? this will help in dating the knife. and being a Schrade Walden it is before or on 1973?
 
No not on the guards of the 165's. On the tang. Late in the "Schrade Walden" marked production the tang stamp was moved from blade left to blade right. Shortly thereafter serialization ceased. While we don't know the exact dates of these two changes, an educated guess is that this knife was produced between 1971 and late 1972. There were 15,131 knives of this pattern shipped in 1972 by years end, so unserialized examples would not be uncommon. But less common than serialized ones made from 1966-1971. The total of those years was 41,894 pieces.
 
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