I read some of the posts on the 156's showing up on the online auctions and some people believed that they may have been old stock for warranty work so i looked at all the auctions for these and noticed that the sheaths are completely different from the old ones and then i remembered that schrade reintroduced the 156 to celebrate their 110th anniversary so the recent ones that are selling for outrageous prices are most likely the ones that were made up for the 100th and that's why the sheaths are different and most likely they too are made from stainless steel! which is what the buyer likely doesnt want but then again it may make them more collectible due to the fact that there are only a limited number of them out there. The blades were originally supposed to be etched with the 100th anniversary etching but these didnt have the shields in the handles and were not intended to have it and the ones with the etch are very few and sometimes can be found online but if you want a carbon model you should look for an older one and the sheath might just be the key in identifying it as such. I myself paid dearly for 4 older ones and have already parted with one.
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Schrade 156ot bubble burst!
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Dang it, you had me worried. I got one of the "new" old ones for my collection this week and your comments got me to thinking. A stainless 156OT! Well everyone, rest easy. They are in fact good ole carbon steel. I did the lemon juice test on mine and sure enough, now I have a blade to clean up. So, either they are true 20 year old stock or Schrade made a few for the 100th and used old carbon steel. On the sheath, not sure on that one. I have seen the old original one and it is a little different. Maybe Schrade just stored the knives away but not the original sheath so a substitute was found. Either way, I'm happy with mine.
Schrade definetly made up some for the 100th but perhaps they had a supply of carbon blades that were in storage for repairs and some or all could be carbon. I would have liked to obtain one of the etched ones and test it! Schrades website was still running for several months after they went out of business and that is where i got the info on the reintroduction of the 156ot and then i found a couple of the etched ones on the auctions but didnt purchase one. I think i have a picture saved somewhere and if i can find i'll see if i can figure out how to post it.
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There were literally thousands of "bin" knives sold during the liquidation. It is not uncommon at all for sellers to stick them in whatever sheaths work, or almost work with them, just to make a complete knife sale. Sheathless knives obviously bring less on ebay.
I have no idea what the factory formula was for holding a percentage of production for warranty replacements, but the different patterns seem to be "cycling" on and off ebay since last winter.
At $36-40 for a good 156OT, they do represent a good value, IMHO. Ignoring my obvious affection for the 152OT Sharpfinger, the 156OT Little Finger is my second choice for a small skinner. I EDC'd mine after I got it last year and really got to know it. It is a nice size and shape, and falls within the "PC" guidelines almost everywhere except airports and Federal Courthouses.
I do wish that poster would come back with some solid info about the contribution to the design by L.C. Finger of Tejas. Paul, can you dig up any info on this from the makers you know there?
Codger
I have no idea what the factory formula was for holding a percentage of production for warranty replacements, but the different patterns seem to be "cycling" on and off ebay since last winter.
At $36-40 for a good 156OT, they do represent a good value, IMHO. Ignoring my obvious affection for the 152OT Sharpfinger, the 156OT Little Finger is my second choice for a small skinner. I EDC'd mine after I got it last year and really got to know it. It is a nice size and shape, and falls within the "PC" guidelines almost everywhere except airports and Federal Courthouses.
I do wish that poster would come back with some solid info about the contribution to the design by L.C. Finger of Tejas. Paul, can you dig up any info on this from the makers you know there?
Codger
Here's a knife by L.C. Finger http://www.bobticeknives.com/5_16_finger.jpg
I have a few of the 158OT: like the 156 but with the gut hook.
The gut hook on the 158 can be ground down, with the resulting knife resembling the 156. I've done this on a few of my 158s.
I have a few of the 158OT: like the 156 but with the gut hook.
The gut hook on the 158 can be ground down, with the resulting knife resembling the 156. I've done this on a few of my 158s.
Found one! This is what i was talking about when i mentioned the different sheaths on these newer 156's here is one on ebay and if you will look at the sheath you will note that it is an older 1970's model and therefore the 156ot is probably 1970's as well if it's the one that came in this sheath.Item number: 6597020537 also look at the other 156's on ebay and you will see the differences.