Photos Roached Uncle Henry

[Brhowser87]

Going thru boxes at my grandfathers house figured u guys might like to take a peek at this beauty. No clue how old it is or if it's anything but a beat up knife.

20181004_222705 by B H, on Flickr

20181004_222722 by B H, on Flickr
20181004_222739 by B H, on Flickr

20181004_222802 by B H, on Flickr

 

[btb01]

The expression “rode hard and put away wet” comes to mind.

 

[knarfeng]

The expression “rode hard and put away wet” comes to mind.

Yes, it did. I was about to post exactly that phrase.

 

[Brhowser87]

The expression “rode hard and put away wet” comes to mind.

Yeah I'm sure it was. He was an electrician at Bethlehem Steel (huge steel factory in md) for 42 years. He destroyed some knives.

 

[meako]

Looks like the kind of chunk an electric cable will take out of a blade.
As for the pivot...???.
Looks like it still works ok.
Nice find.

 

[Half/Stop]

Some Schrade experts here please correct me if I’m wrong. I believe that tang stamp was used until 1973. It is at least that old.

 

[glennbad]

Yes, no newer than '73

Man, that thing is jacked up...probably even beyond my skill level to fix, LOL.

 

[Brhowser87]

Some Schrade experts here please correct me if I’m wrong. I believe that tang stamp was used until 1973. It is at least that old.

Yes, no newer than '73

Man, that thing is jacked up...probably even beyond my skill level to fix, LOL.

Thanks for a date range. And yeah I figured I'd put it up and coming what u guys thought. It will go in the drawer just cause ya never know lol. Somebody might need a scale to restore one one day

 

[Brhowser87]

Looks like the kind of chunk an electric cable will take out of a blade.
As for the pivot...???.
Looks like it still works ok.
Nice find.

It still opens and closes fine believe it or not lol. Yeah the blade almost looks burnt. who the hell knows what happened to it

 

[JTB_5]

Yeah I'm sure it was. He was an electrician at Bethlehem Steel (huge steel factory in md) for 42 years. He destroyed some knives.

Did the knife get electrocuted??!!

 

[Brhowser87]

Did the knife get electrocuted??!!

That sounds a damn good possibility. I know he did a few times.

 

[Ernie1980]

I have a couple of knives with wire burns like that, imagine the story they could tell!
Neat find