sharp finger

Folks, Mewolf is a friend from my MSN site, and a knifaholic, and a wandering member of the forums. I gonna try to get him a sharpie for his wilderness adventures. Stay tuned!

Codger
 
It's OK Toby. eBay is a public event. And I am willing to bet my favorite 165OT Woodsman that more than a few sharpfingers were made between 1974 and 2004!

Codger ;)
 
I know.I lost two a couple of months ago to Katrina.I hope someone finds them and puts them to good use.Great knives are made to be used.Toby
 
Hmm... I can't tell if the blade has been used and sharpened, or if the closeup pictures are showing the jagged Schrade-factory edge that my NIB 152OT also came with...

The sheath definitely looks worn and stained. I'd give a dollar or two for it if I saw it at a garage sale, then I'd give it away to someone who would actually use it.

Item 6583744942 is a NIB USA-Schrade 152 OT with a buy-it-now price of $34. That's too high if you ask me, but being NIB it is worthy of being added to someone's "collection" or "accumulation".

Just my thoughts on the 152, and used knives in general.

Best Wishes,
and good luck to all the bidders!
-Bob
 
Thankyou guys for respecting the bid. I don't know if you noticed, but he just reached a milestone of 100 posts on BFC with this one. Since it is my fault that he has been bitten by the knife bug, and since it was his Birthday, and since he is an avid outdoorsman, I thought this might be an excellent way to help him celebrate!

This auction gives us a rare opportunity for a close pre-bid look at a knife. The seller went to a lot of trouble to get very close detailed pictures of the blade in ressponse to a question that he was not sure of the answer to. And it gives me a chance to enlighten those who might be seeking a Sharpfinger for their own collection or use. Please bear with me a moment.

First, the sheath. It has some grime, but not much compared to an average user. The stitching appears to be maybe bunched and worn a bit, certainly not mint, but bot worn out either. The choil keeper strap with a large snap head and white stitching designates the sheath as one of the early editions. This is the first style, and was only used for a few years before they changed to a handle keeper strap, tan, brown, or black stitching, and a smaller snap head. I'd rate the sheath as "excellent", based not only on condition, but rarity. If it were a later, more comon type, it might rate only "very good". The whitish discoloration is likely mildew, easily removed.

The picture of the tangstamp tells me a lot. The "1" has upper and lower seriffs, showing me that the knife matches the sheath. It is also a very early production. Circa 1973 - 1975. This makes it a bit more collectable to me. And adds somewhat to the perceived "value". The blade shows some very light rust colored spots near the choil, a bit of frosting, and a few very light scratches, but the longitudinal crocus finish is still there. This is common for an older sheath stored carbon bladed knife. The shots of the blade final grind reveal the original grind marks beneath the fine angular marks of a light stoning. The tip may well be chipped, or just produced that way. The knife, IMHO, has not been used, but it's proud new owner way back around our Bicentennial, tried his hand at improving the edge, then the knife became a drawer queen, never seeing it's intended use. All in all, I'd rate the knife, given it's age and material, as near mint. It was purchased well under value. Without box and papers, thong, I'd say $45 approximately. Well more than the combined final $20.50 cost.

The knife Bob posted is a horse of a different color. The box reveals it to be very late production. Betcha a donut it is stainless. It is, however, as the seller claims, an Ellenville Schrade, but I doubt I would personally give the $34.99 plus $7.50 shipping, a $42.98 price tag, not including the payment means. That, to me at least, is overpriced. Especially since the sheath has two color flaws (if not cuts or scratches) and the knife appears to have polishing compound, or something on it and is lightly scratched, near mint+ at best.

Toby, keep your eyes peeled, and you'll get your Sharpfinger. You are right, if ever a knife begged to be used, this pattern is it! And thanks for the help getting Mewolf's knife! I had been watching it for myself since it was listed, but I'd much rather see a Schrade owner/user in need get a good knife indeed!

Codger
 
You're a good guy, Mike.

Toby, how bad were your loses during Katrina? More than just knives, certainly. You have our sympathy.

Phil
 
Well, you know, it's just the forum way, Phil. What goes around, comes around. You have helped me as well, as has Larry and the others. And Redshanks (William) just helped me to score an orange handled mint Woodsman/Deerhunter with a buyer swap. This is one I have tried to get for quite a while, usually overpriced, at least by my perceived idea of it's value. This is the spirit of cooperation that makes this forum click like no other, as displayed by our new member Toby's contribution. Very likely, someone will soon come to the fore and help him get his sharpie as well.

Codger
 
Mewolf,Congratulations on your milestone.
Sorry to hear about your Katrina losses,hope all is well.
I don't have a Sharpfinger either,currently,having traded it away.
 
I figured 9 days at deer camp might help wean me from this forum.No luck there.
Two packages came for me while I was gone,and the wife asks, "More knives ?"
I know that I'm a conservative old coot and I always figured the Sharpfinger was something out of Buck Rogers.Codger's repeated praise of this model now has me wondering.:confused:
Did they make the Sharpfinger with a decent stag handle?
 
Yas. Gennie european stag, Staglon, Bone, custom woods, even a Damascus bladed example. Red, white, blue, orange, black Delrin, and plenty of guys can pop some 10,000 year old mammoth tusk on them for you. Seven is a lucky number for Sharpfingers. So is seventeen, twenty seven.....

Codger :D
 
leatherbird said:
Mewolf,Congratulations on your milestone.
Sorry to hear about your Katrina losses,hope all is well.
I don't have a Sharpfinger either,currently,having traded it away.
I thank you all!! Leatherbird, Toby is the one that got hit , and yes I hope all is well with him. Codger is gonna get his shiny penny , and probably some homemade things from me to. I've been kinda knife crazy most of my life but I had the urge quietly tucked away til Codge ole buddy riled it up again, bless his heart. I am a wanna-be maker too but am not ready to dive into it too deep yet. Picked up a 300# Trenton anvil a few years back and I can hear it ring , callin me every once in a while. After I get a roundtuit I plan on makin a pipe forge. Anyone got a roundtuit out there? Opinel#8 is my best friend right now and I hav'nt found anything it won't do that I ask it too. Like I always say though, how many knives do I need? One more, the answer is always one more. Thanks again guys

Wolf//Kent
 
Good luck on it Toby! I almost bid on it until I saw your handle there. It is a nice one and a keeper!

Codger
 
On another post, Codger, suggested I look into getting, what else, a Sharpfinger. Well, I'm taking his advice, and I've got some questions.

Forgive me if these have been covered else-where, I am a beginner at Schrade knives.

What is the difference between the Old Timer and Old Henry lines? I have from a untrustworthy source that the Old Henry line is of higher quality, true?

There are two knives very similiar to the 152. The 150, which is larger, and another one called 502cr? (That designation may not be exactly right.) I can not tell the difference between the 152 and the 502, can anyone explain this?

I've browsed a couple of threads here, before I starting writing this, and there doesn't seem to be any hard bias against any of the steels the Schrade used. I do detect that the early carbon blades are a slight favorite. Earlier Codger gave us some clues that might lead me to a carbon blade. One piece of data I don't have - What would the early boxes, the one containing a carbon blade, look like?

Thanx, it has been a pleasure browsing around here. Folks have shown a knowledge and passion.

Lunumbra
 
Well, after reading the thread, I went back and looked at the Sharpfingers on eBay. At least one (6587369834) has a sheath with the older style snap. It is a little difficult to tell the condition of the blade. The sheath also looks . . . . well used.

Lunumbra
 
lunumbra said:
On another post, Codger, suggested I look into getting, what else, a Sharpfinger. Well, I'm taking his advice, and I've got some questions. Forgive me if these have been covered else-where, I am a beginner at Schrade knives.

Beware of anyone who claims to be an eggspurt! We, here in the forum, have done varying amounts of research, and it never fails that new details surface just when we think we have the production of this pattern pegged.

lunumbra said:
What is the difference between the Old Timer and Old Henry lines? I have from a untrustworthy source that the Old Henry line is of higher quality, true?

The Old Timer and Uncle Henry lines both are quality knives. The Uncle Henry line has slightly fancier handle scales, and Schrade+ stainless blades, wheeras historically, the Old Timer line used high carbon 1095HC cutlery steel. Now this, we have found, is not always a hard and fast rule, as Schrade began a running changeover to all stainless in the late '90's. The Old Times scales are usually brown sawcut textured delrin, resembeling burnt bone. The Uncle Henry scales usually are "Staglon" delrin, colored and textured to resemble genuine stag. Most, but not all of the Old Timers have a counterpart in the UH line. Most, but not all of the Uncle Henry line have counterparts in the Old Timer line.

lunumbra said:
There are two knives very similiar to the 152. The 150, which is larger, and another one called 502cr? (That designation may not be exactly right.) I can not tell the difference between the 152 and the 502, can anyone explain this?

The Sharpfinger, 152OT, is the base knife pattern for several variants. The 15 OT (note it is a 15, not 150 T!) Deerslayer is a predecessor patented by Henry Baer (early '60's), and the inspiration for the smaller 152OT Sharpfinger. Varients such as the scrimshaw line had normally white delrin handles with artistic imprints designed by Frank Georgianni beginning in 1976, and used pattern numbers 502SC, 205SC. Several other varients exist, including ones with Uncle Henry Staglon scales, genuine stag scales, bone, wood and ...er...uh... well, it has always been a popular pattern and has been used for many special issues and privite special orders like the ducks unlimited, and the Master Mechanic MM152, and a stainless Old Timer the 512OT

lunumbra said:
I've browsed a couple of threads here, before I starting writing this, and there doesn't seem to be any hard bias against any of the steels the Schrade used. I do detect that the early carbon blades are a slight favorite. Earlier Codger gave us some clues that might lead me to a carbon blade. One piece of data I don't have - What would the early boxes, the one containing a carbon blade, look like?

The surest way to get a carbon blade, if that is your preference, is to get one still in it's woodgrained box. FIrst the slip-top, then the fold down. Most of the tan boxed knives are carbon steel, but not all. They did begin making stainless blades somewhere around 1997. Unboxed knives are cheaper and easier to find. Some small pepper spots on the exposed tang, a seriffed "1" in the 152 stamp, and an original sheath with a choil keeper strap instead of the later handle keeper strap are also pretty positive clues. The Scrimshaw knives are usually carbon steel as well. The knife linked in the beginning of this thread is a carbon steel first production years.

That said, there is nothing wrong with the stainless versions, and many people do prefer them. The worst that happens if you buy a Sharpfinger that is stainless and you seek carbon is that you have to get another one. Kinda like potato chips!

lunumbra said:
Thanx, it has been a pleasure browsing around here. Folks have shown a knowledge and passion.

Lunumbra

You are quite welcome.

Codger
 
Codger;
It is good to have you around.
We need you to look at some folders too.:D
 
Codger ain't got no time for no stinkin' folders. He's too busy dressing ducks with his 156OT! :D

lunumbra, you might take a look at the 156OT as well. It's a nice fixed blade pattern in carbon steel. The 156OTs have been hard to find for a while, but there's a recent influx on eBay because Schrade factory stock was liquidated to various vendors. Once these dry up, my guess is that they'll be harder to find once again.
 
Gots woodduck, pintail, and mallard breast in the oven! Saffron rice is cooking, and orang marmalade is waiting! Tomorrow night, I butterfly a deer tenderloin (with a 152OT, 140OT to slice off the sinew) add onions and white peppered gravy, fix squash and sausage cassarole, and crescent rolls with fresh butter.

Makes my tongue slap my ears trying to get at it!!

Codger
 
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