Schrades fixed blades

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I have a few Schrade knives for sale. All are NIB except as noted. Pictures are stock pictures from my files because I don't have a working camera. Prices include USPS Priority shipping with delivery confirmation. Payment by USPS money order or Paypal thru a trusted third party.

I really, really hate to add this, but for this sale due to urgency, I ask that buyers be in the continental U.S. only. Subsequent sales will open up. I have collector friends worldwide whom I trust and admire and will be happy to do business with international buyers at some time in the future.


1. Schrade Cutlery Sharpfinger NIB in brown woodgrain box with papers, some box wear, includes clear blade sleeve, clear sheath polybag, enclosed leather lanyard still in factory position under sheath retainer strap, as new original sheath with earliest style choil retainer strap (pointed strap end), some slight surface corrosion on the (NS?) snap. The blade has the earliest style (Full seriff 1) typestyle on the tangstamp, some slight factory oil marks, no spotting or corrosion that I can see. Excellent condition for a 30+ year old carbon steel production blade. Price $65 OBO.

2. Imperial Schrade Sharpfinger NIB in tan box w/ white sleeve. This is like the "Sharp Idea" box, but after they dropped that logo and added "SCHRADE TOUGH" logo to the side (indicates post-'94), original papers copyrighted 1998, some box wear, includes fiber blade sleeve, clear sheath polybag (leather lanyards were deleted by this time), as new original sheath with late style handle retainer strap. The blade has the late style (top seriff 1) typestyle on the tangstamp, no spotting or corrosion that I can see. Excellent condition for a 12+ year old carbon steel production blade. Price $65 OBO.

3. Schrade Cutlery Sharpfinger NIB in brown woodgrain box without papers, some box wear, includes clear blade sleeve, clear sheath polybag, enclosed leather lanyard still in factory position under sheath retainer strap, as new original sheath with earliest style choil retainer strap (rounded strap end). The blade has the earliest style (Full seriff 1) typestyle on the tangstamp, some slight factory oil marks, no spotting or corrosion that I can see. Excellent condition for a 30+ year old carbon steel production blade. Price $65 OBO.

4. Schrade Sears Craftsman #21627 American Eagle Collection Bowie (same blade pattern as the Schrade Walden Buffalo Bill BB166), Gaucho sheath with broken snap male side, some brass tarnish on the guard, otherwise as new, no box or papers. Further description from my research:

While it was most usual for Schrade Walden... and later Schrade Cutlery... to first make and sell a production knife under their own name and then later sell it as an SFO, the 166 pattern was an exception.

In 1967, Schrade Walden produced a unique 12" Bowie style knife. That year 1,572 of them were shipped to Sears Roebuck & Co. as their #21627. Over the next six years nearly 10,000 more were sold to Sears for a total of 11,334 knives. 166SR was Schrade Walden's name for the version of the 166 that they made for Sears Roebuck, specifically for the American Eagle Series. The first Sears number was #21627, and the number for the last lots in 1972 and 1973 changed to #73603. That the details of the knives with these two numbers are the same is assured by the SW pattern number of both (P#3027) and the SW name for both (166SR).

These knives had a sawcut Delrin Old Timer style handle with brass and brown Delrin spacers separating it from the nickle silver birdshead pommel, and the symmetrical flat oval guard was composed of three layers, a brown Delrin spacer separating two outer brass plates. This same design theme was used on the 141SR American Eagle sold as the 41OT in 1971-1973 but with a standard style one piece guard. These Craftsman 6 7/8" hidden tang blades were stainless steel and featured a 3/16" x 2 1/8" fuller groove on each side of the 7" clip blade. The tangstamp on blade left was “Craftsman” over “U.S.A.” read from the blade tip. The 166 was a Sears Craftsman before it was a Schrade Walden BB166 Buffalo Bill.

Price $75 OBO

5.,6. Two Schrade LB-7 NIB, with papers, sheaths, these are three pin knives in the gray "Sharp Idea" boxes. Prices - $50 each OBO

I'll gladly answer questions about these knives or arrangements for payment and shipping through PM or email.

Codger (Michael)

 

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If there is no interest in these knives by this coming weekend I will withdraw them. If you are interested but don't like my posted price, make me a reasonable lower offer off the board. The worst that can happen is that I will decline your offer.