Schrade knife question

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I just bought this knife in a pawnshop in Great Falls,Mont.
It is a Schrade and has 895 on the main blade.Also on the ricasso is
Schrade Walden,NY USA
Could someone tell me when it was made and approx. value?
Looks to be unsharpened.Light speckles on blade.Walks and talks.
Sure makes a modern Case look bad in comparison.
May have to start collecting old Schrades.
Thanks in advance
Randy
 
I don't know much about that knife other than it looks real nice. LT, will probably chime in soon with all the details.

I'm real tempted to scour pawn shops for "treasures" (imo) like this. However, when I think about the possibility of a knife's dubious past--e.g., used in a crime, stolen, etc.--I am reluctant to take the first step. I don't mind buying a knife at a yard sale but not at a pawnshop. Am I being unnecessarily foolish on this hangup?
 
Toothed,
As I see it most pawnshops in Montana are born of necessity.Pretty sad in the winter,in the bigger cities in the state.
Thought has never occured to me about crime,but it also goes for anything you buy.You never know where it REALLY came from.
Randy
 
That's a beauty!!!

A genuine peachseed bone Schrade Walden, made from post WWII up to the early 1960's.

I love the old Schrades, too. I just sold one identical to that, but with stainless blades, brown bone handles, condition not quite as nice as yours, for $50.00.

Yours should be worth more than that, but for some reason these old Schrades don't get as much collector interest as they should.

I wish I knew how to post a pic, as I have a lot of nice old Schrades.

I just today received in the mail a Schrade Walden "Carpenters Whittler" in beautiful brown peachseed bone. Mint with the etch "Everlastingly Sharp" on the blade.
 
Randy, after re-reading my post I feel that I need to clarify my comments. The post was not intended to be criticism of people who buy knives at pawnshops--I hope you didn't take it that way.

I don't know what the heck made me think that a used knife purchased at a knife show, yard sale, or from an internet dealer would be any more "safe" than a knife purchased at a pawnshop. Sorry about that.
:o
 
Clydetz,
Looks to be the same except mine has nothing on the shield.
I am very impressed with the fit and finish on this knife.
Own a few Uncle Henry's and a couple of Schrades.Nothing like this old one.
Toothed: no offense taken.Seems like pawnshops in Montana are like fleamarkets or yardsales.Great bargains.Bought some tools also.
Randy
 
I'd like to think that there haven't been many crimes committed with a stockman :D

That being said, I'd buy any knife like that in a pawn shop. To me it's like rescuing a cat or a dog from a shelter, and giving it a good home. And you guys know how much I like a good Schrade stockman.

Most all my schrades will never be used on a daily basis (other than EDCs), but I'd like to think I'm preserving a little bit of the past. Nowadays it's very tough to put out a quality product like the older (and newer) Schrades and still be competitive in the market. Won't be too long till you can't buy knives like these anymore. They'll either all be made of plastic, or will have been banned as dangerous weapons. :rolleyes:

I will keep my collection going, so I can pass it on to my son, and show him what real craftsmanship looks like.

(Now if we could only stop out-bidding each other for these beauties on ebay, we'd all save a few bucks :D )
 
Knifeaholic has the time frame except that by having USA on the tang chances are it is probably a later Schrade Walden tang 57 until early 60tys. Prior to that most just had Schrade Walden NY In the early 60tys they stopped using bone. So this one is fairly easy to date using these these known factors. They did not start making them in bone again until 78. They also changed the tang in 72 or 73. Price will vary but that knife should be in the 50 to 100 dollar range. I love pawnshops my idea of a vacation is going into a new city and hitting them all. I have never understood the stigma that is sometimes put upon an individual tool because of its past use. Lizzie Bordens ax was only a tool. I feel it is not the tool that causes problems it is the people who misuse them. Remember the old joke what is the most dangerous part of an automobile?( The nut behind the steering wheel ). Our society seems to refuse to eliminate the cause of the problem which is inappropriate human behavior.I believe we should take this folly all the way first we should legislate all simple tools wedges and inclined planes first. Then all knives,( which come to think of it are wedges and inclined planes ) then forks, then spoons ( they can be sharpened ). The final solution is all heavy items starting with rocks I say ban rocks lets confiscate them all. That way people will never have to bear the burden of responsibility of there actions. A rock is only a rock and a sock is only a sock it is only a weapon when you put the rock in the sock and hit someone over the head and in 26 years working in NYS correctional facilitys I have seen many people hit with such an item but, upon investigation I have never found one instance where this happened with out human assistance. Sorry ( there I go veering off on a tangent again) what I mean to say is I like pawnshops. LT
 
Thanks guys.I'll have to find a few more of the old ones.Great group
and great forum.
BTW;Lt you are one informative knifenutt.
:)

Randy
 
glennbad, you brought up some good points. (lol).

I guess my hangup with pawnshop knife purchases is because initially I collected mostly tactical knives (which was the type of knife I would be buying there).

Recently, however, my purchases have leaned toward small utility knives and slipjoints. Your analogy with rescuing a cat or dog from an animal shelter got me sold on pawnshop searches. Thanks.
 
I have two pawnshops on my usual knife scavenging route. I find much better buys there than at the couple of antique shops also on that circle of shops and such that I visit.

Hey, would this make a good topic for a thread? Where do we find our treasures? I think I'll try. I very much enjoy this particular forum here.

Phil
 
It's nice to see a little traffic here lately.

You know what might be a neat thread (probably already done), find a schrade treasure and post it.

There are so many older (and newer) ones out there, real beauties, and not all of us would get to see them (actually, I think LT has them all :D )

Maybe we could describe how we got it, how much we forked over for it, and post a pic if possible. I don't have a good digital cam myself, but want to get one. This would be a good way to practice with it.

Just a thought...
 
These are a few of my favorites I believe I may have posted a similar pic in the past. These are all Schrade cuts or Schrade Waldens. I just put this on since they are pretty to look at. LT
 
Downright awesome LT. Are the displays yours as well? You could charge admission!

;)

El Lobo
 
Strangly enough a museum in Walden is a reality and should be open this year. The building, renovations and all funding are in place and many of my knives will be part of the displays since I am quite involved in the project. Yes the displays are mine if you send an email address I will send some pics you might enjoy. It is to much to put on the site, LT
 
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