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Thanks, John; Pal rings a bell. (You'd think someone who's taught math for 40+ years would have an easier time with model numbers for OT or GEC or whatever.)

- GT
 
Well I kind of cheated - it's visible on the tang in that picture if your turn your head like a curious dog. 72OT is the 2-blade version. Both are listed as 2 7/8" long closed, so peanut sized. The 2-blade version is called a Dogleg Jack.
 
I never used to be much of a Schrade fan. I dislike the Swinden Key construction, and the brown plastic scales were kinda 'meh', so I was much more likely to carry a Buck 300 series knife. Then I came to appreciate the magical carbon steel on these slicy-thin blades. :thumbup: I'm not too familiar with the model numbers, so John answered before I could find my magnifying glass to see what the tang said. :D I wonder if the single blade is a less common version? I don't see as many of them around here.

"turn your head like a curious dog" :D
 
Sonnemann said:
Dad's scout knife

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So now I've seen two. I'll be darned.
 
Both these knives I would consider to be ordinary. They are really great quality little knives though and with a combined cost of $1.06 I am more than happy with them.
Bruce
 
Bralexander, is that whittler a Camillus 72? I have one I got cheap because it had a split in the delrin and a light x scratched through the tang stamp (cosmetic second).
 
AreBeeBee said:
Sonnemann, that's a very interesting scout knife — who made it? Was the sheepsfoot main blade originally like that — or is it a reshaped spear blade? And the shorty "TL-29" screwdriver blade (instead of an awl) is unusual — and lastly, that's a curious scale pattern!
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It's a Colonial shell construction knife. The covers are unfortunately plastic but they got the job done...I always thought about rehandling this one.
All original, not used so much as carried. My favorite part about it is that the electrician and spear blades have half stops!

scrteened porch said:
So now I've seen two. I'll be darned.
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Yep, and I even saw the catalog listing for it once upon a thread :)
 
Sonnemann said:
It's a Colonial shell construction knife. The covers are unfortunately plastic but they got the job done...I always thought about rehandling this one.
All original, not used so much as carried. My favorite part about it is that the electrician and spear blades have half stops!

Yep, and I even saw the catalog listing for it once upon a thread :)
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Very interesting variation on the common scout/camper/utility pattern. Makes me wonder how many such variations exist(ed)? Do you know if this was a special run of production for a customer such as a company?
 
I like this old Schrade "x" out. The blade is horribly off center, but it doesn't scrape the liner. It does the job when called upon.

-Rex

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Queen Half-Congress that I inherited last year from an old friend - it was in his toolbox which was full of 1950's and 1960's vintage tools - I assume this knife was from his US Air Force days in the 1950's. The knife is still sharp, solid, and snappy - just like my all buddy was right up until his end. OH

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scrteened porch, it is a Camillus 72. I found it, OPEN, in the slats of a bench, when my wife and I were on vacation about 4 years ago. It was in really rough shape, but after a lot of cleaning and polishing, and a little hammering, it turned out pretty good. If we hadn't sat down to take a little break, I would never have noticed it. It is now one of my most sentimental objects I own, because of the vacation, and mainly because we found out we were going to be parents the same day. I would love to find one in good shape that I could actually carry without sentiment attached!
Bruce
 
black mamba said:
Oh, I have some slummers! But my mama didn't raise no children foolish enough to post their mistakes all over the internet.
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My mom did! :D

Here's a Case #6.5375 large Stockman. I got it seven years ago, and didn't realize how big & bulky it was. I filed the kick on the sheepfoot to give it a lower profile, worked the top down on the main, turned the spay into a large pen blade, and rounded the bolsters. Gets lots of use these days.


r8shell said:
I never used to be much of a Schrade fan. I dislike the Swinden Key construction, and the brown plastic scales were kinda 'meh'...
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I can't disagree on the Swinden Key system. Almost all of my old U.S. Schrades are loose to some degree, except for an old 125OT that is pinned through the bolster. I don't know if it's re-bladed or factory-made. However, I love the old creamy-brown-saw-cut delrin scales. Most folks I know don't like them.

Here's an old U.S. Schrade 77OT that had a broken tip on one blade and a bent tip on the other. I turned it into Wharncliffe-type blades. It's an amazing carver/whittler now, and gets used a couple times a week.


~Chris
 
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I don't quite know what to make of this one. If it said just USA, I would think it a Kingston for the US Army. The metal is all magnetic, though I don't know if the covers are plastic or bone.
I need an awl from another knife to open the can-opener. I think it should have a nubbin like on the old demo knives that had a nubbin to take down certain firearms.
My plan is to find a finishing nail the same diameter as this hole, cut it off short and peen it from behind.
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I can't post pictures from my smart phone. I consider all my knives to be "extrodinary", be it a Rough Rider, Buck, SAK, Case, Colt or standard Opinel #8 with the carbone blade.
 
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