Schrade BiCentennial Collector's Set

[philip.ullom]

I have a friend (ex Scout Sniper in the Marine Corps) for whom I want to get a nice 50th birthday present. He has, over the years, frequently talked about a Schrade BiCentennial Commemorative set which a friend of his owned, and that he loved. Apparently, it was 14 knives, one for each of the original 13 states, and one for the USA.

I cannot find any information about this set, despite trying to find it on the web, etc. I wonder if the Schrade community would be able to help me out by providing any information on the set, or giving me any leads on where such a set might be obtained.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[DaveT63]

The set you are referring to was actually made by Schrade for Parker, if I'm not mistaken. There was a different knife for each of the 13 colonies in several patterns (I remember a stockman, a trapper, a muskrat, and a congress), and a 14th knife. It was a large stag handled clasp knife with the names of all 13 colonies engraves on the blade. A very nice set. I've seen come up a few times complete on eBay, (generally in the $400-600 range) but usually the knives get sold off individually. That's how I pieced mine together. I takes a while that way and can get quite expensive. Other than ebay, I couldn't tell you where to look for one, but keep an eye out. You never know what pops up there.

 

[ea42]

It's actually referred to as the Thirteen Colonies Set, kind of tough to find in one piece as Dave said. I'll try asking around, but I don't know of any available off hand.

Eric

 

[delmas2nd]

about a month ago there were two or three states up for auction on the bay. but have not seen them lately. they went for a reasonable price also.