Schrade 93OT

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22Hornet

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Has anyone gotten a recent production Schrade 93OT? If so, what are your impressions and thoughts on it?

All the ones I could find from earlier(US) production were in pretty rough shape, such as broken blades or over-sharpened.

I would like some input before buying a current production one.

Thanks in advance!
 
They are functional and a good value for the money.

I'm not sure where you are looking, but I've never been able to not find a USA 93ot or the open stock version (893) out on the market.

Cruise the auction site and set it up as a saved search so you get notifications when new items are listed.

I frequently come across them NIB for reasonable prices.
 
If I'm remembering right, the 93OT is the full size Old Timer Trapper?

If so, I have one that I bought a year or so ago. Seems like a nice enough knife.
The build quality is about the same as my old US made Schrade products.
There is a slight difference in the coloration of the "saw cut" delrin (my view: "So? How does that affect the functionality? It helps prevent a new manufacture from being passed off as an pre-2004 production.")
It seems to hold an edge as well as my older Schrade knives.
My example has no visible (without a bright light and the blades open) gaps (same as my pre-2004 Schrades.) no blade wiggle, and good/excellent walk n talk. Pulls are around/between a "5" and "6" for both blades.

I'll say "Go For It!" I think mine was under $20 and included a "free" "Mity Mite" or whatever they called their single blade peanut. (that one is lost. I put it in the pocket of my Army hat/cap and misplaced the hat/cap.)
Like the original Schtade, they make for a good "working" EDC. :)
They are not "collector's knives" or intended never to be used "safe queens".

I just bought a Old Timer 280OT Barlow and a Uncle Henry 885UH "Senior" Stock Knife/Stockman. IMHO, The new production are nothing to shy away from or be "afraid" of.

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As with the Schrade's of old, you might want to give them a short introduction to the bottom of your ceramic coffee mug.
They still ain't quite as sharp out of the box as a Buck.
 
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The new ones will be stainless. If you want carbon, you’ll have to get an older US one. The 893 is the same knife with jigged delrin, made in the us in the early 90s I think. I have one and I like it. It’s a great blade combo. All of those that I’ve seen for sale have been like new.

I’ve heard good feedback on the newer Chinese-made Schrade, but the 2 I have are not great. I’ve got the single blade trapper with liner lock and there is a lot of blade play, which may just be typical of that kind of liner lock, not sure. I also have a single blade sheepsfoot, maybe a florist knife? The scales on it are loose. It’s on my list to put new scales on.
 
Sacto said:
The new ones will be stainless. If you want carbon, you’ll have to get an older US one. The 893 is the same knife with jigged delrin, made in the us in the early 90s I think. I have one and I like it. It’s a great blade combo. All of those that I’ve seen for sale have been like new.
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The 93OT never had carbon blades. The 893 was a special order configuration and the blades were carbon on the examples I've seen, at least as in they don't have the + that denotes stainless.
 
TheChunk91 said:
The 93OT never had carbon blades. The 893 was a special order configuration and the blades were carbon on the examples I've seen, at least as in they don't have the + that denotes stainless.
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Thanks for the clarification. I’m no expert on old Schrades. The 893 I have is definitely carbon.
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Awhile back, I tried a Taylor made Schrade 93OT with the idea that if I liked it, I could then shelf a USA model I had and keep it pristine. When I could not get the sheepfoot blade sharp (don't know why - blade geometry?) I began looking for a USA made model just to have as a back-up. A few months later I located one that was NIB, cost about the same as a new Case knife and well worth the price and effort. It's been kept like new while my original one has been used, sharpened and enjoyed.

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I just received a new production 93OT today. Not a Case or Gec, but I was pleasantly surprised. No blade wobble and good walk and talk. The only flaw was the center pin on the pile side. It was rough and stuck out too far. I peened it down and smoothed it with a fine diamond hone.

It sharpened up well, Im never been happy with any factory edge. Love this size jack knife with the nail nicks on the same side. I feel that it is a great knife for the price.
 
22Hornet said:
I just received a new production 93OT today. Not a Case or Gec, but I was pleasantly surprised. No blade wobble and good walk and talk. The only flaw was the center pin on the pile side. It was rough and stuck out too far. I peened it down and smoothed it with a fine diamond hone.

It sharpened up well, Im never been happy with any factory edge. Love this size jack knife with the nail nicks on the same side. I feel that it is a great knife for the price.
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Thanks for the update, and congrats on your Chinese 93OT; I'm glad you like it!! :thumbsup::cool::thumbsup:
I have several Taylor-Schrade Old Timers, and I think they ALL have the "pin problem" you described. In fact, mine have the pin 'domed" too high on both sides. I wonder if it's an intentional "feature" rather than an accidental "bug". I personally don't like it much, but it's more a matter of taste/aesthetics rather than a matter of function.

Here's a photo of a 44OT:
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- GT
 
JustinR said:
I'm not sure where you are looking, but I've never been able to not find a USA 93ot or the open stock version
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I have been looking for this model myself for years. Luckily tonight I was able to find one one in what appears to be great condition :
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https://imgur.com/xypf6yo
Just so has it...no more than 30 minutes after buying this one I ran across another one with supposedly Walden on the tang stamp. The clip blade is in the 1/4 opened position so it's a little hard to tell. It certainly doesn't look like any of my Old Timers with that stamp from what I could see of it.
After thinking about it for a bit; it's impossible for a production knife of this model to have a Walden stamp. The 93OT wasn't in production until 1982. I will post a pic of it as I have no idea if posting external links to other places is allowed on this site or not.
https://imgur.com/y2uEtAT
The sheepsfoot blade doesn't round off enough imo (don't know how one could get damaged there lol), the clip point blade looks to be in good shape though.
I would gladly give the link for the site that has this knife in a pm if anybody wants it.
I'm new here btw, this is my first post. 😊
 
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