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Sharpfinger 502 & 1520
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The 152OT Old Timer Sharpfinger is the base production model. The 502SC (sometimes seen as SC502) is a Scrimshaw edition of the same pattern. A few of the 502 pattern blades were bought after the closing that had no scrimshaw applied to the faux ivory delrin handles, and some even received standard brown sawcut delrin handles. In that case, only the tangstamp is different between the two. Some of each were made in 1095 Carbon steel, some in Schrade+ stainless steel, so even that can't be counted as a difference.
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Thanks Codger for the explanation and welcome -
The model I bought was supposedly manufactured in 1979, stamped 502SC and comes with a deer scrimshawed on the handle and 1095 Carbon steel. Should make a good Roo skinner.
I own a few Schrade fillet knives and they have proved to be excellent tools and great value for the money. I'm sure their will be others to add to my working collection.
The model I bought was supposedly manufactured in 1979, stamped 502SC and comes with a deer scrimshawed on the handle and 1095 Carbon steel. Should make a good Roo skinner.
I own a few Schrade fillet knives and they have proved to be excellent tools and great value for the money. I'm sure their will be others to add to my working collection.
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I was going to mention the whitetail deer scrim of '79, but you did not state that yours actually had one. Like I said, many were released at the end without the scrimshaw. That was a finishing step that could be left til last so as to only have to stock one knife for many designs. And many there were. It was a very popular pattern within the scrimshar American Wildlife series, and was also used in private issues by companies with advertising on them, and even the U.S. Olympic comittee. They would make a very interesting pattern collection in and of themselves! Most of the earlier scrims were designed by Frank Georgianni (I always misspell his name, sorry LT, Frank!) a truly talented artist at Schrade, now retired. LT632ret may even have the die for this scrimshaw. Steel dies were made from the original artwork and hot pressed into the delrin, then the image was inked. I have one of that very issue, the only scrimshaw I own, and it is quite handsome. And the pattern makes a most excellent addition to a hunters carry. I bought the base model Sharpfinger not long after they were introduced back in 1974 and have used it as a large game skinner and small game & fish butcher ever since. I companion it with the larger 165OT for big game. I am quite partial to these carbon steel blades!
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Thanks again Codger, your a wealth of information.
I am also interested in other Schrade's that utilise 1095 Carbon steel, but is proving difficult to qualify what steel is being used. Is their a quick reference site that outlines which model numbers used which steel.
From your personal experience, did Schrade do a good job on the heat treat on 1095?
I am also interested in other Schrade's that utilise 1095 Carbon steel, but is proving difficult to qualify what steel is being used. Is their a quick reference site that outlines which model numbers used which steel.
From your personal experience, did Schrade do a good job on the heat treat on 1095?
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Tucked away in the archives of this collector's forum is the wealth of information, not me. Learn to use the search function, and how to visit the archives. A major portion of what I know about Schrade knives and the people behind them came from THIS SITE. And from reference resources these folks opened my eyes to.
As a generalization, the Old Timer knives were 1095 (and their scrimshaw counterparts), and the Uncle Henry line was stainless until the late eighties, early nineties. Then it gets muddled as they began using stainless on Old Timers not marked as such. Of course, the stainless mark was "SCHRADE+".
A blade carrying that mark is nearly always stainless. But all stainless blades are not marked as such. According to a factory source, the stainless stock became cheaper to use and store than 1095, and theybegan a gradual changeover for most of their patterns. The only reference (so far), besides this site which has information of the various Old Timer and Uncle Henry patterns (production models) is Robert Clemente's book. A few others discuss special and limited editions. So far there is not an exhaustive reference on Schrade knives. No Stockman, there is not such a website unless you count this one.
I do not pretend to be an expert in metalurgy, so the question of the heat treat is to me a difficult one. I own and use their knives in 1095 from many years timespan. Occasionally I find one a bit harder than the norm, and a bit softer too. For the most part, they were quite consistant as far as I can tell.
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As a generalization, the Old Timer knives were 1095 (and their scrimshaw counterparts), and the Uncle Henry line was stainless until the late eighties, early nineties. Then it gets muddled as they began using stainless on Old Timers not marked as such. Of course, the stainless mark was "SCHRADE+".
A blade carrying that mark is nearly always stainless. But all stainless blades are not marked as such. According to a factory source, the stainless stock became cheaper to use and store than 1095, and theybegan a gradual changeover for most of their patterns. The only reference (so far), besides this site which has information of the various Old Timer and Uncle Henry patterns (production models) is Robert Clemente's book. A few others discuss special and limited editions. So far there is not an exhaustive reference on Schrade knives. No Stockman, there is not such a website unless you count this one.
I do not pretend to be an expert in metalurgy, so the question of the heat treat is to me a difficult one. I own and use their knives in 1095 from many years timespan. Occasionally I find one a bit harder than the norm, and a bit softer too. For the most part, they were quite consistant as far as I can tell.
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