question about a 156OT

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I have a used but in very good condition 156OT and was curious what they sold for new and if they are still being made? Are they collectable? Thanks for any info :)
Scott
 
The little finger, there was a thread about it here some time ago.

As far as I know it´s not in the regular line any more but there is a special edition for Schrade´s 100th anniversary:

http://www.schradeknives.com/anniversary/anniversaryKnives.php

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Also there´s one now on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1403&item=2256928314&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Luis
 
Thanks Don, :) I appreciate the info. By the way , how did you post the picture. I'm having the darnest time trying to figure out how to post pics this way. :confused:
Scott
 
To post pictures I just put the appropriate tags before and after the linc to the picture:

[IMG] <linc goes here> [/IMG]

Also there is a button for posting pictures.

Luis
 
Using the same reference Larry did to answer another current question, the Clemente book:

Was produced 1976 to 1985. At first listing in catalog, price was $19.95. Last price listed was $27.95

Are they collectible? Sure, to some of us. This is a very beautiful and useful sized knife. You can watch the Ebay auction our Don Luis posted a link to for current price. I have to say, though, this auction might get artificially high as I'm a gonna bid on it.

Phil
 
The 156OT is a cool little knife, I picked up a used one in good condition of ebay about six months ago. It wasn't used too much, could still see factory grind marks along the edge. I got mine for less than 10$, but I've seen mint ones go for 60-70$. Most used ones I've watched go for 20-30 though, just depends on how bad someone wants one at the time. I'd keep it if I were you, to nice a knife to sell.
 
Well, I didn't get the exact same knife, but I found one of the Schrade Scrimshaw versions of it, and I like it alot. Looks to be a 1981 issue. As I suspected, the knife fits perfectly in hand, what a perfect little knife. although not a big blade, it is thick, gets even beefier in the full tang. This little puppy would gut a deer. Love the finger notch for close in work. The knife is in dead mint condition, with all paperwork and the nice display box with sleeve.

It seems Schrade made a full series of these beauties in 1981, all with 'scrimshaw' of different game. I think it will be fun trying to collect all of them; they give the description and number of each in a little flyer with the display box.

Oh, yeah, just what I need, another collecting goal. I haven't even finished getting one texas toothpick from every firm yet. But I'm only 53 years old, plenty of time, I guess.

And this will help fill up the huge old Schrade knife display case I got last weekend at a flea market... only $20!!! Almost five feet high, over two foot wide, storage underneath for boxes, ect. I'll light up each of the shelves.

Oh, yeah... who do I thank again for ever bringing this one knife up to my attention???

Phil

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Phil,
Definitely a 1981. 2 Canada geese.
Nice find.
Other Scrims that year were a Bear fishing, Pike (?), Pointer at a pheasant, Fox, 2 deer butting horns, 2 racoons, Big horned sheep.
Larry
 
Phil,

Seems like one cool, cute and handy little knife, that display case is going to look real nice with it and others you have. And the underneath storage area might hold some socks, ping pong balls and a fancy shirt.

Luis
 
Don Luis, you certainly did put a different "Spin" on the packaging capabilities of Phil's nice knife. ;) Normally, we might call that "english" but coming all the way from Mexico City and all......what do you call it, amigo? :D

Bill
 
Bill,

The verb for to spin, or to rotate is "girar" (pronounced "heerahr", a spin is "giro" (pronounced "heeroh"), when you put spin on the ball as in ping pong or billiards it´s called "efecto" (to put spin on the ball = "darle efecto a la pelota").

So I guess putting spin on something has a good effect on it.

Luis
 
Thank you Don Luis, for helping me out. I can tell by your excellent description that you are an educator as well as a Renaissance man.

You know, I had always thought a heeroh was a big sandwich, so I've learned much today.

Man, I wonder if that girl that LT knew played billiards as well. :eek:

Where is LT? Time for some more stories. We need to break Steve in before he becomes a MODERATOR, and all is lost.

El Lobo
 
Don Luis:
One of my favorite expressions is to tell someone to "go sit (on it) and spin"
usually with a couple of good hand jestures.
Would that be something like "sentarse y girar" in espanol?

If Phil continues to collect all the Scrims from Schrade he'll be pulling out whats left of his hair and wont be able to test the sharpness of the blades anymore. They made about 8 different scrims per year * 25(+-) years, thats a ton of knives!! I think were gonna need a bigger boat!
TTYL
Larry
 
I have mentioned elsewhere "a teacher I have been, an educator I am not", something I convinced myself after several years of teaching high school math.

"Sentarse y girar" = "to sit and spin", to put it in the affirmative, "sit and spin" = "siéntate y gira" or "siéntate y da vueltas" which sounds to me a bit more natural and means "sit and make turns".

A common expression is "dar una vuelta", literally "to make a turn" but meaning "to take a walk", there are of course many ways to tell someone to take a walk, a popular one is "ve a ver si ya puso la marrana", which translates to something like "go see if the pig has laid an egg".

Yes, Lt where are you?.

If we get a moderator, I would like one who is moderate in his moderating.

Luis
 
Luis,
We continue to educate each other. Thanks for the lessons.

I took 5 years of Spanish 101 and they threw me out of music lessons too.
I just have no ear for languages other than C, Cobol and PL1.

A moderate moderator is mandatory to monitor this massing of mentors.

Later Larry
 
Well..........
Both of you are certainly poetic....you must be careful of lifting a poor soul such as I to literary heights of which I might only dream.......what rhymes with carbon steel, by the way?

A moderate amount of knowledge, moderated in a moderate manner, surely would give a moderate moderator, some pause when moderating a moderately sized group of moderates, posting here on our forum, no?

Steve.........you're up, son.

Bill
 
El Lobo: I kinda like the new handle you gave me, "Later Larry"

A try at a rhyme.
"With a sharpe Carbon Steel
your sure to carve a good meal".

I'll stop now.

TTYL
Larry
 
Ahemmm......

Schrade carbon steel,
honed sharp on the wheel,
would be such a very good
DEAL!!

I'll be here all week.......most likely in the latrine of life. :rolleyes:

Bill

P.S.
Can someone check on LT? Wonder where he is, maybe wearing that hat and playing poker? Luis, you didn't put any kind of homing device in that hat band, did you?
 
To really understand a language you have to start young. I took English since kindergarten, read lots of Science Fiction in English when young, at UCLA I had to take English Composition for Foreign Students. Speaking English has been very useful to me throughout my life.

And if you need a blade,
The best there is, I feel,
Is one that´s made by Schrade
Of good old carbon steel.

Luis
 
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