Schrade 34OT question

Stringplucker

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I recently purchased, and am waiting delivery on, an old Schrade 34OT. The reason why I pulled the trigger on it, other than the less than $10 price I paid, was that it appears to have two sheepsfoot blades alone with a single spey blade. All other 34OTs I've seen have a Clip, Spey, and Sheepsfoot configuration. This one just seemed odd enough to garner my attention.

Am I seeing this right, or is there something wrong with my eyes?

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It appears someone just re-profile the main Clip to me. They did a nice job as well.
 
The clip main must have been broken and reground into the second sheepfoot. Definitely not original with two sheepfoot blades.
 
You guys are quick. I just pulled mine out of storage to see if what I thought was correct, and 3 of you got in to say the same thing I was going to say in a couple mintes. The above answers are correct, you bought a knife someone most likely broke the end of the clip blade off of, then took a file to.
 
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Ok...I saw that the nail clips were different between the two blades, so I figured that's what happened.

So long as everything else is in good shape, I'm happy with it for $9.50
 
Definitely reground from a broken blade. The rust needs to be brought under control, but I'da paid $10 for it.
 
You can tell it ain't factory because one is a sheepsfoot and the other is more wharncliffe-y. But, as others have said, it was a good mod job.
 
deltaboy said:
Post a picture after you got it cleaned up.
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Will do if the seller ever send it out. I've sent a message, asking if it's been sent out for delivery yet, and the reply was that they were sick, and their son was going to do it for them. The seller has a decent rating dating back to 2013, but according to some comments, is a bit slow to deliver. It's a bit irritating...
 
It finally came in this morning's post. After cleaning the crud (dried up oil) from the blades and pivot points, it doesn't look bad at all. I used Remoil, #0000 steel wool and a pencil eraser to get it off. I'm on the fence about keeping the patina, but for now, it will remain. Since it was a user in the past, I'll go ahead and put a keen edge on it and use it a bit. I think for the money, I did pretty good. I do wish that Schrade had a good dating code tang stamp, though...I'd love to know it's age. Since the patina is a bit brown, I'm going to say that I believe it to be an earlier run...it almost looks like rust blue, like how firearms look with good age.

Whoever did the repair to the main blade did a decent enough job. I really like this.

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Camillus said:
Love the patina the develops on the backsprings of these old schrades
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I agree. The fit, finish and feel of the knife is great, and when coupled with honest, natural patina on the steel parts, it becomes a thing of beauty. There is absolutely no gaps between the springs and liners, and no steps, either. It feels like it's one solid piece. This is why I have a love of the old Schrade knives. I have a few Sharpfingers that are the same way...smooth between tang and handle. The Taylor Brands versions lack that level of refinement and detail.
 
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