Scharade Walden stock knife

[kodiak]

Man, I really am getting in to slippies! I was bored today so I remembered I wanted to put my zip code into the Case Dealer Locator. I could not believe it when a hardware store, only a half hour away, came up in Williamson, NY was a case dealer. Off I went! They had a large selection of Cases. Maybe
50+ different patterns and many different handle types. It was busy in their and I looked through the glass forever, so when I had to choose, I bought the knife without looking or opening the box. It is a Pen pattern, USA 32087CV is stamped on the tang. When I got home I discovered that it was CV steel! I was so happy. I thought it might be by looking at the blades through the glass. It had a nice grind angle and a sharp point.

My other find was on the way home on saw an antique shop and stopped in. I saw a nice knife I really liked. The tang is stamped, Scharade Walden NY USA, 835Y. I did a google search but only saw a stockman style but one of the the blades is different from mine. The blades have never been sharpened (I don't think), the snap on the blades is very impressive. Especially on the main blade, you can see the spring is extra thick for that blade.

It was a very good day

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Hi guys! This is my first post here. This was my post on the Traditional forums. I was hoping to get some more information on this Scharade I found. I really do love this knife. The walk and talk is the best I have ever felt on a knife this size. It is so smooth to open also. Could you give me some advise on how to clean up the scales and the blades too? I really want to EDC this knife. I love the blade selection. I never cared for the traditional straight blade normally found on a stockman. This has a differnt one! The spring on the main blade is nice and thick too!

Thanks!

 

[thawk]

I'm not much on cleaning advice but that Schrade is sometimes nicknamed a "Birdseye" pattern. I don't have that one, but they are not real common, and pretty popular to collect. I have a black bolsterless Ulster like that one, although it is a little shorter.
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[glennbad]

Good finds Kodiak!

That style was called "birdseye", I believe, for the rather large end rivets/pins.

The tang stamp puts it between 1946-1973.

Assuming you want to clean it up as a user, there are a number of things you can do to it. Those are carbon blades, so you will want to stop any corrosion that has started on those blades. This is where it gets tricky. If you have deep pits, you could sand and sand till you you get down to smooth, but I would not recommend that. Some people will just say some WD-40, or mineral oil for lubrication/protection, or Flitz to polish the blades. The important thing is to keep the blades from developing any further corrosion, perhaps a nice patina could be applied after cleaning.

Don't forget to get down inside the liners to remove the lint and gunk that like to collect down there. You can use a toothpick or q-tip.

The scales? I don't think those are cell, but probably Delrin. Again, assuming this is a user, you could do a light sand with some very fine paper, say 400-600 and finer, to blend out a few of the gouges. Very fine steel wool might work too. You want to get it as smooth as possible, so any sanding scratches are not visible. Careful not to sand too much, you will leave the surface lumpy. Then polish it with the product of your choice. If you don't have access to extra fine grits like 1000, 2000, etc., then I wouldn't try sanding the scales. You can ruin a good handle very easily. Trust me, I know...

I personally like to use a buffer with some white rouge, but not everyone has one of those.

Or, you could just leave it like it is...

Hope that answers some of your questions.

Glenn

 

[kodiak]

Thank you both for your feedback. Birdseye...... I like it. I am going to use your advice and clean it up a bit. The rust spots are just on the surface! Someone took great care of this knife.