Round up those Cattle Knives!!

Hoffmajo89 said:
Thanks so much for the info all three of you!
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Schrade bought Ulster in the early 1940s and any knives they actually manufactured under their ownership were made with an Ulster Knife USA tang stamp. I'd be willing to bet the clip blade on your knife was made by Ulster before Schrade ownership especially with the long pull, beautiful swedge, and Ulster Knife Co stamp. That main clip blade is in awesome shape! Ulster made their knives in Ellenville, NY. You can see the same tang stamp in the Ulster knife I posted above. Your knife may have been assembled by Schrade after WWII with some Ulster parts and some Schrade parts. The handles do not look like the Rogers bone that Ulster would have used so I would guess they are jigged Delrin... But I'm just guessing based on the photos. Schrade mostly stopped using bone after WWII because it was so expensive and cheaper materials were more practical. I think the age range the guys are posting is pretty accurate. I would say if it is jigged bone, it would be late 40s early 50s and if it is Delrin, mid to late 50s at most. Are there any tang stamps on the other blades? I'd like to see pictures 😁
 
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veitsi_poika said:
I would say if it is jigged bone, it would be late 40s early 50s and if it is Delrin, mid to late 50s at most.
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Imperial - Schrade & family started using Delrin in 1961.
I believe the first Schrade knife to have Delrin was the Old Timer "8OT" stockman, introduced in 1961. (prior to 1961 it had a different model number.)
Imperial - Schrade used Bakelite and other not celluloid plastics before going with Delrin.
 
veitsi_poika said:
Schrade bought Ulster in the early 1940s and any knives they actually manufactured under their ownership were made with an Ulster Knife USA tang stamp. I'd be willing to bet the clip blade on your knife was made by Ulster before Schrade ownership especially with the long pull, beautiful swedge, and Ulster Knife Co stamp. That main clip blade is in awesome shape! Ulster made their knives in Ellenville, NY. You can see the same tang stamp in the Ulster knife I posted above. Your knife may have been assembled by Schrade after WWII with some Ulster parts and some Schrade parts. The handles do not look like the Rogers bone that Ulster would have used so I would guess they are jigged Delrin... But I'm just guessing based on the photos. Schrade mostly stopped using bone after WWII because it was so expensive and cheaper materials were more practical. I think the age range the guys are posting is pretty accurate. I would say if it is jigged bone, it would be late 40s early 50s and if it is Delrin, mid to late 50s at most. Are there any tang stamps on the other blades? I'd like to see pictures 😁
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Lots of great info, for some reason I hadn’t considered the option of Ulster parts assembled by Schrade (with some Schrade parts). Hearing what you say, I feel like that’s very possible.

I’m out on vacation at the moment but can share some more pics when I’m back. No other tang stamps on the other blades though.

Thank you for the info
 
afishhunter said:
Imperial - Schrade & family started using Delrin in 1961.
I believe the first Schrade knife to have Delrin was the Old Timer "8OT" stockman, introduced in 1961. (prior to 1961 it had a different model number.)
Imperial - Schrade used Bakelite and other not celluloid plastics before going with Delrin.
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Let's push my timeline to mid-60s then 😉 I just don't see that pristine Ulster blade sitting around that long 🤔 Dare I introduce a re-handled scenario? LoL Often times these turn into a "Who shot JFK" mystery 😁 Now I can't wait for more pictures! It could be peach seed bone which would make it pre-WWII
 
veitsi_poika said:
Often times these turn into a "Who shot JFK" mystery 😁
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"Often Times"?
I thought with the Imperial-Schrade family history of the who made what and who assembled those parts mystery (conspiracy?) it was common. 🤨😇

(Comcerning the JFK thing ...While we may never know who pulled the trigger, there is strong evidence the mastermind behind it was LBJ.)
 
veitsi_poika said:
Let's push my timeline to mid-60s then 😉 I just don't see that pristine Ulster blade sitting around that long 🤔 Dare I introduce a re-handled scenario? LoL Often times these turn into a "Who shot JFK" mystery 😁 Now I can't wait for more pictures! It could be peach seed bone which would make it pre-WWII
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Hoffmans is more than likely late 1940's era as it appears to be bone. Peechseed was used into the early Schrade Walden era.


veitsi_poika said:
-Edit- Looks like a pin on the Ulster there; I don't see that on the H Hoffmajo89 Ulster 🤔 Goins can be considered +/- a couple years I guess LoL. Some pictures showing the liners (brass or not) would help too 👍🏻

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Brass liners



Hoffmajo89 said:
SteveC SteveC do you know anything about these Ulsters we both seem to have?
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Nothing more than what has been already said. Late 1940's


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