Codger_64
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I first see the #881 listed in my 1953 catalogs though, no doubt, this 4" three bladed Premium Stock knife traces its roots to earlier Schrade Cutlery Company patterns. The base #881 with stagged bone covers is listed along with the #881Y with Maize (yellow) plastic covers from the 1954 Schrade Walden listing. The old SCC number referenced in the 1953 ans 1954 catalogs is #8815, and it is called Premium Stock Knife, Texas Pattern, with the classic clip, sheepfoot, and spey blades, nickle silver shield and bolsters, brass linings, large blade polished one side. By 1961, the stagged bone of the 881 had been replaced by Unbreakable Staglon.
The last catalog appearance for these two patterns was in 1986, when they were dropped from the ever-thinning open stock line. In that last year of listing, slightly less than 6,000 each of the 881 and 881Y were shipped. Other than the remaining 3,500 881Y shipped in 1987, only a few warranty replacements were shipped the next few years. In 1991 although it did not appear in the regular catalog, Schrade made a one year only run of about 20,000 of the 881, shipping 18,000. The remaining 1,800 knives shipped the next year. There was not a second run of the 881Y pattern that I could find, so its last year of production was 1987.
Here is an example I recently acquired and described thus:
Here is a nice old Schrade pocket Knife that I found in Papaw's basement. It dosn't look like it was used but It does have some rust on the bottom-(see picture) and on the inside where the blades fold up. I don't know how old it is. It probably could be polished up to look like new. The clear plastic box with paper insert is marked 881Y on the flap.
Someone want to take a crack at the date on this one? Is it a Taylor, Camillus, Bear, or Schrade-Walden?
Michael
The last catalog appearance for these two patterns was in 1986, when they were dropped from the ever-thinning open stock line. In that last year of listing, slightly less than 6,000 each of the 881 and 881Y were shipped. Other than the remaining 3,500 881Y shipped in 1987, only a few warranty replacements were shipped the next few years. In 1991 although it did not appear in the regular catalog, Schrade made a one year only run of about 20,000 of the 881, shipping 18,000. The remaining 1,800 knives shipped the next year. There was not a second run of the 881Y pattern that I could find, so its last year of production was 1987.
Here is an example I recently acquired and described thus:
Here is a nice old Schrade pocket Knife that I found in Papaw's basement. It dosn't look like it was used but It does have some rust on the bottom-(see picture) and on the inside where the blades fold up. I don't know how old it is. It probably could be polished up to look like new. The clear plastic box with paper insert is marked 881Y on the flap.
Someone want to take a crack at the date on this one? Is it a Taylor, Camillus, Bear, or Schrade-Walden?
Michael
