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338375

338375

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I haven't been buying knives much lately, but for some reason I couldn't pass this old one up..
Schrade Cut. Co 3 1/8 inches closed length. The scales and bolsters are in very nice condition for its age.
Still had good snap and half stops :D

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Nice. I really like the little taper along the spine on the secondary blade.
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There's just something about the old equal end pens - especially the 2 bladed ones - that I really like - especially those that are around 3 1/4", give or take a bit. Nice!
 
Very nice! Makes one wonder why pens have fallen out of fashion? I have several old Sheffield pens and they are small, light, and extemely easy to carry being so thin. I much prefer pens to the much vaunted peanut as you get a little more blade in a thinner package.
We need a pen knife revival!
 
I gotta admit, this is the first pen knife I've had for many years and am still trying to get use to it being so thin
 
Classy old pen. I like those old ones myself. :thumbup:

I have a nice sleeveboard Henckels that Mike Robuck sent me a year or two back that is about the same size. (And an equal end Kutmaster in "jack" format from LarryM that is about 3 1/8" and weightless in the pocket.)
 
Mike,

Those are not easy to come by in that condition and she'll give you many more years of cutting enjoyment like very few other EE Pens can. Great snag on your part, pard.

My only suggestion is to keep that bone from drying out with mineral oil or lemon oil baths about once a year or so.

Best as Always,

Anthony
 
You are right Anthony, I need to give her a good soak, not sure where I put the mineral oil though :confused:

She is in great shape.. I just can't seem to get use to it being so thin. Could have something to do with my grande hands
 
Nice old Schrade Cut! An under-rated pattern and company. Those old SCCs were (are) nicely made knives.
 
waynorth said:
Nice old Schrade Cut! An under-rated pattern and company. Those old SCCs were (are) nicely made knives.
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Thanks Charlie... I had visions of the knife years ago sitting in a display case in a hardware/general store for sale, along with all the other knives.
I can't get a good picture of the tang stamp but do you have a general idea when this one was made ?
 
338375 said:
Thanks Charlie... I had visions of the knife years ago sitting in a display case in a hardware/general store for sale, along with all the other knives.
I can't get a good picture of the tang stamp but do you have a general idea when this one was made ?
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I've more or less identified 4 types of jigging on SCC knives, and this one (a reasonable guess) is probably the 2nd type chronologically. I think that might put it late 1910s to late 1920s.
The jigging resembles, in some respects, NYK and Walden jigging, and all three may have been done with similar George Schrade jigging machines, at different settings.
Earlier knives have a "hand-picked" appearance to the jigging, and some have arched tang stamps.

Some day I'm going to line them all up and look at them again!
 
338375 said:
Thanks for the info Charlie, much appreciated.
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You are welcome 338375.
Further to that previous info, Schrade listed this pattern as a 7563, in the 1926 and 1940 catalogs. The bolsters in the catalog image are threaded, and the image is a repeat from '26 to '40, so it's impossible to tell what jigging was used.
For what it's worth, the '26 image looks like your jigging.
 
Thanks much for the additional info. This old knife reminds me of something my Grandad might have had many years ago. The only knives I remember him talking about were Schrades. Fortunately I got his Schrades when he passed away. I keep them in their own special place with a note so my son will know who's they were.
 
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