Schrade Fixed Blades!

Misplaced Hillbilly said:
Ok I just have to ask does this one predate the Buck119,or did the 119 come first? I've never seen a Schrade like that. Very cool imo.
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I don't know the history of the Buck 119. But this blade dates to circa 1967 with the Buffalo Bill BB166 knife. The handle arrangement was slightly later, Sears exclusive, for their American Eagle Series as shown above, circa 1970 I think. The BB166 used a walnut handle and didn't have a pommel. Both are about 12"long. The little 41OT was briefly dressed to match (also seen above) with birdshead pommel and doubled spacers with Delrin handle. And of course the "gaucho" sheaths.
 
Here's all six now of these plus another 165.
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Codger_64 said:
I don't know the history of the Buck 119. But this blade dates to circa 1967 with the Buffalo Bill BB166 knife. The handle arrangement was slightly later, Sears exclusive, for their American Eagle Series as shown above, circa 1970 I think. The BB166 used a walnut handle and didn't have a pommel. Both are about 12"long. The little 41OT was briefly dressed to match (also seen above) with birdshead pommel and doubled spacers with Delrin handle. And of course the "gaucho" sheaths.
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tongueriver said:
The Buck 119 came first, by a few years, probably with lucite handles early on.
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Thanks for the responses, it just struck me as very similar visually to the 119. With it being a Sears exclusive Schrade was probably just building what Sears asked for,which seems to be a 119 copy. Schrade certainly had plenty of successful fixed blades of their own design to NEED to copy a Buck. Not to say they were above jumping on the band wagon of course,the LB7's being an example. But honestly name one major knife manufacturer that DIDN'T jump on the 110 style folding hunter wagon lol.
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That Buffalo Bill bowie is really nice btw!
 
15OT Old Timer, pawnshop save - the edge was a mess. I bought the knife and went to Harbor Freight to buy a stone and oil - sat in my hotel room and worked the edge while watching a ballgame one night. Dale (ORVET) a friend at AAPK, sent me a shield which I epoxied back into place. I never liked this one for whitetail - too big for my tastes. I imagine it would be a perfect size for elk, moose, or any large African plains game. OH
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I seem to remember something about Kinfolks being set up by representatives of two pocket knife companies to make fixed blades for them both. I remember it as someone from Case and someone from I don't remember who. Maybe it's in my Levine.
 
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