Schrade Hatchet

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I was just wondering how many of these hatchet/knife sets were produced?
I was outbid on a nice mint set a few months ago and later bought a hatchet in well used condition alone for about 25 bucks. I was going to go for this one and the kinfe from the same seller but it's not a good time for me to self indulge. I think the two were a set with the knife being more used. I like the leather handles on this one. The hatchet I have has the staglon (or some type of plastic) handle. If anyone has any,it would be nice to see them.
Here is the one I'm going to pass on #6232005347 ,#7201383636


Thanks Rick
 
I'll bid them if there are no other takers.

Codger.....little_64

Edit: Hatchet is beyond my idea of value. It is nice though. Very minty.
 
I went ahead and upped the bid a bit. Always wanted a set, and have passed on several, one set NIB was a Schrade Walden set, though I don't remember what the included knife pattern was.
 
J. Higgins was in charge of Sears sporting goods and tools, I believe in the early part of the 1900's. When Sears decided to use his name for branded items, they added the "C" because it sounded good.

Codger

From the Sears Archives:
J.C. Higgins: 1908-1964
Many people ask if there was a real "J.C. Higgins" who worked for Sears. There certainly was. John Higgins began working for Sears in 1898 as the manager of the headquarters' office bookkeepers and retired as company comptroller in 1930.
"John Higgins" the employee became "J.C. Higgins" the brand name during a discussion in 1908 among Sears' executives of possible names for a new line of sporting goods. At this point, the story gets a bit murky, but Higgins' name was suggested and John Higgins consented to Sears use his name. Since he did not have a middle initial, Sears added the "C."

In 1908, the Western Sporting Goods Company in Chicago began putting J.C. Higgins on baseballs and baseball gloves sold in Sears catalogs. By 1910, the J.C. Higgins trademark was extended to cover footballs and basketballs. Later, the popularity of the Higgins brand—combined with the wider participation of American youth in sports—led Sears to place tennis equipment, soccer balls, volleyballs, boxing equipment and baseball uniforms in the J.C. Higgins line.

By the 1940s, J.C. Higgins represented all Sears fishing, boating and camping equipment. After the Second World War, Sears consolidated all sporting goods under the J.C. Higgins brand name and added it to a line of luggage.

The J.C. Higgins brand disappeared shortly after Sears introduced the Ted Williams brand of sporting and recreation goods in 1961.
 
It seems that 66chevypir thinks the knife/hatchet that you linked are worth more than a C-note, so I'll be sure to send him a link when I get a NIB set cheaper!

Codger
 
I was thinking the same thing. Well at least you made someones day.I guess I did ok on the well used one above. If I remember correctly the last mint set went for about a benny.
 
Your knife is handled in imitation stag or delrin it is an early staglon Schrades name for this nylon plastic. Schrade never made a model handled in real stag that I am aware of. LT
 
Thanks Lt, I thought it was some type of plastic by the visable seems on the side. I really liked the leather handle but could not go over what I bid on this one.
Thanks Rick
 
I hear you, one tip you might want to remember ( I do not meant to be presumptuous ) is that do to the shape of the blade these clean up great on a scotch brite wheel or good abrasive buffer. The one in my picture was a mess it is pretty decent now. So look for one scuffed up also the sheath means nothing to me but not having one with the tool often brings down the price. Again just a suggestion. LT
 
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