wlwhittier
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- Jan 21, 2013
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This has obviously not been well cared-for...but it's still very sharp. The spine shows multiple impact dents, there's a bit missing at the tip, an' most of the spots on the blade wouldn't polish out if attempted, leaving minor to moderate pitting The grip sooks like Masonite, judging by the fibrous fractures at the butt end in pic 3. The rivets appear to be aluminum, total weight is 5 oz; the tang is ~0.200" thick. There is no marking at the ricasso, nor the usual metal insert on the grip. I tend to doubt Schrade would offer seconds like this, so I'm hoping some of you can say whether any of the above indicates early production, or perhaps even that mine is a knock-off of the original. As always, Thanks for lookin'!
