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pkveazey

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I need any information that I can get on the 1976 Schrade 13 Original Colonies collection. All I know is it was a limited number series and complete sets with matching serial numbers are hard to find.
 
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pkveazey said:
I need any information that I can get on the 1976 Schrade 13 Original Colonies collection. All I know is it was a limited number series and complete sets with matching serial numbers are hard to find.
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The individual knives are for sale constantly on Ebay, broken out of the sets, I suppose, because the whole sets do not sell as well. There was one a few weeks ago, it seems, but I don't remember seeing it finish.

If you would send me your email address (click on my forum name to send it) I will email you information for a live auction in North Carolina that has one listed, if you are interested.
 
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From The Standard Knife Collectors Guide by Ritchie and Stewart 3rd ed.

This series of knives came about as a result of one of the most ambitous ventures undertaken by knife collectors for knife collectors. Jim Parker and Jim Frost collaborated to form Parker Frost Cutlery and contracted with Schrade to produce 42000 knives- 3000 sets of 14 knives - to commemorate Americas Bicentennial. Although 3,000 sets of knives were produced, the method of distribution resulted in several hundred sets which were never completed. The customer could reserve a number and then purchase a knife each month until the set was completed. These knives came
in an impressive display case ready for wall hanging. Handle materials included copper, silver, pewter, and stag. The knife for each state had artwork handles . The center piece was a grizzly patterned stag handled knife with the blade etched with a scene commemorating our nations birthdate.
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There was another Parker series about this time (1976) that is similarly interesting. There were five #8 frame stockmans, each in a different color and with different etches on the blades and on the shields. The colors were white, blue, red, green and yellow Delrin. They commemorated Patrick Henry (white, "liberty or death"), John Adams (blue, "death to oppressors"), Nathan Hale (red, "one life to give"), Thomas Jefferson (green, "we the people"), and George Washington (yellow, "e pluribus unum"). Each had a nice box similarly decorated, with white card stock sleeve. My set has matching numbers (10899). There was a wall frame display, which I do not have. The clip blades have a match strike pull, and a swedge more pronounced than on an 8OT. Reminds me of Camillus style. Maybe they made them instead of Schrade. I like them mostly because of the different colored handles.
 
Here's a nice blurry shot of the one you mentioned. I think it's from an Ebay photo. I never did snag any of those, and they used to go VERY cheap.

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I don't have any pics of the 13 Colonies set. I recall seeing the set that Hal mentioned on Ebay as well, even saved it so I could see what the outcome was, but for some reason I can't find it now. I wonder if it was removed per an outside offer.

Eric
 
I have a complete 13 Colonies set.....let me dig up some pics.
 
Sorry for the crappy pics. I need to take some better ones once I dig this out again.

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what is on the stag clasp knife

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Thanks to everyone for their comments. I have the complete framed set with matching serial numbers and the individual boxes. I bought it from my brother many years ago and probably paid way too much for it but he needed the money more than he needed the knives. He won it in a raffle in 1976 and it was in his attic. He and I both didn't think that the attic was a good place to keep it. I have it hanging on my wall and I take them down once a year and lub them with gun oil. So far, so good. No rust.
Thanks again for the info.
 
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