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Has anyone heard of this brand? I found this old kinfe
Just wondering anyone knew anything about it.
Just wondering anyone knew anything about it.
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Schrade?
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Assuming your not joking, yeah Schrade was one of the biggest names in American pocket knives. Went under and are made
in China now. Yours is a "trapper" model, appears to be Americsn made, with stainless steel blades from the "+" symbol on the tang.
in China now. Yours is a "trapper" model, appears to be Americsn made, with stainless steel blades from the "+" symbol on the tang.
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No I'm not I know nothing about knives lol one of the blades is broken is that easily replaced or not worth it?
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Unless it has some deep sentimental value, it is not worth repairing IMO. Theh made so many, that even though they are made in China now, the American made ones are not that rare on Ebay or flea markets.
The tip of the clip blade. Regrind that blade then use the knife for the next few decades.
If the thing has no sentimental value, there are many who'd buy it. Gonna make you rich? Not even close but those nice old American Traditionals have a following. Even with the broken tip, somebody would pay money for that. Because of the collectability of knives, this forum's rules forbid non-paying members for soliciting values of knives. I would guess that knife is in otherwise very good shape, somebody used it to pry open something small like of tin of something or other, snapped off a few milimeters of the tip, and tossed it in a drawer. If I owned it, I would just fix the tip with a file and carry on...literally.
In fact, a friend of mine from college had a knife not unlike that. Did the same thing, broke off the tip prying the metal plug out of a can of Coleman fuel. He said he had done that all the time and it suddenly broke. I asked him a few questions and in the end I repaired his knife by filing a little screwdriver tip on it rather than a new point. He continued to use that knife for years like a Swiss Army knife. Kept the sharp part sharp and used the tip as a screwdriver.
In fact, a friend of mine from college had a knife not unlike that. Did the same thing, broke off the tip prying the metal plug out of a can of Coleman fuel. He said he had done that all the time and it suddenly broke. I asked him a few questions and in the end I repaired his knife by filing a little screwdriver tip on it rather than a new point. He continued to use that knife for years like a Swiss Army knife. Kept the sharp part sharp and used the tip as a screwdriver.
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