schrade knives

[crbauhs]

what do you guys miss most about schrade knives. and particular pattern that you were fond of? i know i loved the fit and finish on my schrades and that they used good materials. that and the fact that they were one of americaS Oldest companies. its a pity that we are out another great brand of cutlery

 

[jim preston]

Brown sasw-cut Delrin. I'm sorry, but I loved the way that stuff looked.

Also cheap, carbon steel knives avaliable almost anywhere.

 

[Bufford]

I carried a Schrade Deer Slayer and a Schrade Sharpfinger for years. When I got into knifemaking, Schrade did rub off on some of my work.

 

[crbauhs]

ya the sharp finger is great. and the saw cut delrin...well i have some right here next to me

 

[mnblade]

Growing up, Schrade was really THE knife company as far as I was concerned. A 33OT Old Timer Middleman Jack was probably my first quality knife and I carried it from 7th grade until some scumbag stole it from my dorm room my freshman year of college. I have a replacement 33OT that was my grandfather's and I carry it from time to time. GREAT knife! It saddens me too that there are no more real Old Timers. At the same time, I do what I can to let folks know that at least Case is still producing a line of quality American made carbon steel folders.

I also had an LB7 lockback that I toted quite a bit. I still have one just like it, also was my grandfather's (I should point out that he never carried either of these knives as he came back from the Battle of the Bulge minus one arm and thus wasn't much for folders).

 

[Yosemite Sam]

As I just eulogized in another thread:

I've picked up several OTs in the past year and have to agree. Excellent working man's knives, never very much money. I can't believe how finely finished these little knives are considering how little they cost. We really did lose an institution when this company went away in 2001.

I too really like the saw cut Delrin. I'd rather have this material than a lot of the badly colored, burnt, really oddly jigged bone I've seen. Even some of their blade shapes are interesting, such as the little pen blade on the 34OT. Just picked up one of these in a junktique shop this weekend.

FWIW, with a little careful shopping you can still pick up many USA OT patterns on a certain auction site for less than you'll pay for a new Case, for instance...

-- Sam

 

[crbauhs]

ya sam i know that. its just s shame that such a great company wen away and we have to resort to the bay to get those quality knives. i thank heavenst hat case is still here, and buck. if either of those go away then it wont be long till every knife is made in china. gerber, winchester, camilus, schrade, and a few other companies are all gone...

 

[Todd A]

and particular pattern that you were fond of?

All of them!!!!!!!!!!

I do need alot more though.

 

[ahgar]

there were several patterns i really liked
the sharpfinger
the drop point sharpfinger
the little caping knife that looked like someone broke a sharpfinger
and just about all the multiblades, especially the large hunter models with 2 blades. but the best thing about schrade was that you could get a really good knife for much less than case or buck. i really miss that.

 

[thawk]

I like the stockman...

And the pocket hunters...

Kind of partial to Uncle Henry's...

Even the little ones ...

Or the folksy ones...

And the strange ones

Especially anything with those peachseed handles ...

But the yellow ones were sweet too...

I know, I got a little carried away. They made a lot of great knives in a lot of patterns for over a century. Not too late... you don't have to miss out. :thumbup:

 

[Blues]

Hmmm, maybe Knifeville is in Kansas? :thumbup:

 

[sixgunner455]

the little caping knife that looked like someone broke a sharpfinger

The Little Finger. I got one off ebay last month. It still has the factory edge, finish, and no rust. Sweet little knife, I always wanted one as a kid.

I really, really like the sawcut delrin. Don't know why, because I love jigged, dark dyed bone, but I have always liked that delrin. Says, real, working knife to me. Bone is nice, fancy, pretty. Brown sawcut delrin housing a blade of 1095 carbon steel is, get dirty, get to work, get'r done.

 

[d.parker]

THawk, That's quite a collection of Schrades. Congrats!!

 

[xbxb]

I carry this one on the weekends a great knife 61OT

 

[thawk]

I carry this one on the weekends a great knife 61OT

That has to be one of the best patterns they had. A real beauty.

 

[sm2]

Thanks to everyone posting pictures!

I miss so much about the Old Shrade line.

One of my favorites was the Shrade Walden pen knife, about 3" closed with the long nail nick with serrations and the bone...
I've struck many a match on that nail nick, whittled, cut fishing line, cut a lime, or lemon , and cut a chocolate for a lady as to not mess up her lipstick.
Oh, and cut that "stupid tag" on this "stupid dress" for this "stupid" adult thing where a little lady has to use them manners around all them adults. "Aw man! How am I supposed to play chase in these "stupid shoes".
*grin*
Yeah, I got memories...

One could purchase a quality knife for the lesser monies spent over other brands , and have a good looking user.
A user that was easy to maintain, as the edges stayed sharp, and it did not take much to touch one up.
These were sharp out of the box, all we did was strop on pants leg, and use the darn things out of the box.

Take a look at the nail nicks in the pictures above. These nicks were deep, meant for using, not looking at. Some are long, some have serrations where one can strike a match, and note where some are located, allowing easier opening with control.


IF one needed a gift, for lady or gent, a Shrade was a "good one" and the recipient knew it was, and they knew it did not cost as much as other brands, still they did not care, it was a "good one, its a Shrade".

Funny, the same old Old Timer, Uncle Henry , Yellow or Bone that was used during the week, was still a dress knife on Sundays, and nobody snubbed down seeing one use one at a Wedding or some other gathering.

We lost Shrade...
I think we lost some values, ethics, morals , honesty and the like about the same time too.

Sad.
Just plumb sad all the way around...

 

[mckgreg]

I gotta agree with you SM2. We lost them and hence a part of ourselves in exchange for money. I guess it makes the ones that are still out there more dear to the heart. But I still wonder, what has it done to us?
Greg

 

[sm2]

I mean no disrespect in what I am about to post.
I suspect this was the way it was with others growing up around various parts of the country, with various brand names too.

When I was a kid, a Imperial or Shrade was the "play" knife or "user" knife.
A kid , boy or girl, might have a "nice" knife like a Case, Hen & Rooster, or Boker for instance, still the "good knives" were taken care of, and Imperials and Shrades are what kids got to carry.

This is the way for me and kids growing up where we did.
I mean it was a big deal for a kid to show up at school and Show-n-Tell his/her new Hen&Rooster, Case, or Boker, they had gotten over the summer, or for a B-Day, or during the Holiday break and the Fat Guy In Red Suit and left one coming down the chimney.

Imperials, and Shrades are what we carried to school, had in pockets playing, doing yard work, chores, and doing "stuff".


Now we have all these "new knives" that "cost a lot of money" and they have funky bone that is done incorrectly, the fit and finish is awful, the back-springs are not worth a flip, some are difficult to sharpen...

Kids done growed up, and now are on the prowl for them knives they used to be allowed to use, to save and take care of the "good knife".

If we knew then, what we know now...
*yep*


Sidebar: Between Rup, Todd, sunnyd, and waynworth, and some of the rest of you folks, I am about to have a conniption fit over wanting some Imperials and Shrades I don't have....but I did.

 

[crbauhs]

man you guys are killin me with these stories. for me knives are something frowned upon. if we carry one on campus we'll get in trouble. i love the stories from "the good ole days." if i dont find my 34OT that i recently lost, im gonna have to buy another. i love schrades. they have such good f&f its not even funny, especially for the price. i wish buck or someone would buy back schrade. then id be happy again.

 

[sm2]

Do away with schools and use the money to get us the knives of yesteryear like Shrade , back into production I say.

I mean lets face it folks, how good a eJukaTion can a kid get in a sKoOL that that does not allow knives in school?
Not to mention they don't have BB Guns and Ben Pearson archery stuff for kids to use on school grounds either.

I assure you, kids will work real hard to learn, knowing if they do, they will get to go out and shoot BB Guns, or Archery.

You have a contest between kids of the same grade, for Spelling Bee, or anything and the prize is a Old Timer pocket knife...
And those kids will bust butts to win that knife for themselves and their class.


Tradition runs deep in the South.
A kids first dove meant a kid got a pocket knife.

Who knows how many of those Old Timer knives we gave to kids on that first dove hunt.
Just the small two blade pen knife, but that knife meant the world to a kid.
Rite of passage, memories and kids have these knives that remind them of folks that have since passed on.