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The (New and Improved) old school Schrade thread
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Hmmm....I want to hear more of that Imperial story, but that would make me an accomplice. And, I have an alibi for that night, Larry....
This next little gem is a SW #760, 3 1/8" closed. I love the swirl pattern on it, it looks like candy. The previous owner must have liked steel wool, caused he cleaned behind this lttle fella's ears real good. I would like to restore a little sheen to it, but then again, I don't want to do it any more harm.
And here's a SCC fob knife....no story. I hope 'NS' isn't missing it too much. Maybe NS stands for 'Not Sharpfinger', or 'New & Shiny'. I bet it means 'Never Sell'. Not to worry, little guy, you're safe with me...
2 1/4" closed, I would say this pattern # would be a S8609SSGoldShac...'S' meaning scissors, '8' for 3-blade, '60' for Lobster pattern, '9' for misc handle, 'SS' for stainless, 'Gold' for......well, gold, and 'Shac' does not mean it belonged to a basketball star, obviously it stands for shackle.
Sorry about the ramble, gang, this is the first one of these I actually decoded...
Glenn
This next little gem is a SW #760, 3 1/8" closed. I love the swirl pattern on it, it looks like candy. The previous owner must have liked steel wool, caused he cleaned behind this lttle fella's ears real good. I would like to restore a little sheen to it, but then again, I don't want to do it any more harm.
And here's a SCC fob knife....no story. I hope 'NS' isn't missing it too much. Maybe NS stands for 'Not Sharpfinger', or 'New & Shiny'. I bet it means 'Never Sell'. Not to worry, little guy, you're safe with me...
2 1/4" closed, I would say this pattern # would be a S8609SSGoldShac...'S' meaning scissors, '8' for 3-blade, '60' for Lobster pattern, '9' for misc handle, 'SS' for stainless, 'Gold' for......well, gold, and 'Shac' does not mean it belonged to a basketball star, obviously it stands for shackle.
Sorry about the ramble, gang, this is the first one of these I actually decoded...
Glenn
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Here Glenn you have been carrying the ball on this thread for some time. I just grabbed the first row of Schrade cuts. Sorry I havent had time to clean a couple any way I tried to stay with similar patterns and size ( that is why they were in the same row in the 1920 glass etched display case.) ( which I believe you have seen.) When I get a chance I will pull out another group of a different pattern or style..
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Hey Rich,
Thanks for busting out those old beauties...
Here is my next selection:
This may not be an exact match, but as close as I can come. A SCC #8729 GOLDshac, 2 9/16" closed. The catalog pic shows the engraving block on the left side, and lists the gold as 10K fill. Mine says 12K. Interesting.
Next up is a SW 295K, serpentine jack pattern, 3" OAL, with those nice butter and molasses handles. The main blade is short from alot of use, but a nice piece none the less.
Glenn
Thanks for busting out those old beauties...
Here is my next selection:
This may not be an exact match, but as close as I can come. A SCC #8729 GOLDshac, 2 9/16" closed. The catalog pic shows the engraving block on the left side, and lists the gold as 10K fill. Mine says 12K. Interesting.
Next up is a SW 295K, serpentine jack pattern, 3" OAL, with those nice butter and molasses handles. The main blade is short from alot of use, but a nice piece none the less.
Glenn
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The maker is one of my sheath customers and I have quite a few of his knives. He really does neat work with great fit and finish..................and his name is.............Gary Hicks of Tuscola, Texas. I was particularly pleased to add a dolled up 162 to my collection. Thanks, Larry, for posting the pictures.
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Here are a few more Schrade Cut Co's. All made prior to 1946 I reiterate this because finding this vintage and pattern of knife especially in this condition is today, getting rare. From right to left they are 2 single bladed large hunter folders ( 1104 ) I believe. one with lanyard bottom bolster hole. Going left are two fish scaler filed fishermans Pride large barlow pattern fishing knifes one with a liner lock and the other with the Schrade embossed top bolster. Both with easy open notch. to the left of that is a regular large barlow and the far left is a Schrade cut version of a large two bladed folding hunter. All are in genuine bone and original. 5 of these are in original unused condition. All are correctly tang stamped even though that may be difficult to see in the pictures. LT
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The Cutco's are on my list of knives to search for this next summer. I don't have even one yet, but appreciate the style and materials of these true classics. With no knife shows around me, and the flea markets being junk oriented, my search source is eBay pretty much. I will some day have a representitive sampling of most of the Schrade generations, hopefully in less than fifty years.
By the way, how is the library display going? Did the community receive it well? Any news coverage?
Codger
By the way, how is the library display going? Did the community receive it well? Any news coverage?
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Hi I was just informed the press release will be around a Jan 13 . Then there a couple of other things happening with it. A walk through for some old employees and a couple of other things. Who knows Mike it seems like it is going OK, hopefully the coverage ect will help. I just ran into two guys who just got back ( from Iraq) one was an officer in my outfit I was his CO on the job. The other is a doctor a major whos MO is rehabilatative therapy ( he was and is now back at West point ) 2 years he was over there. He is a major. I used to take him and his kid fishing on the prison property ( normally not allowed pretty good fishing ). He was fine It was me who kept welling up. However I lost it when he said that the first question these kids asked was how soon before they could go back. I passed out a few Schrade knives said thankyou for the sacrifices they had made it sure did not seem like enough.
That prison pond was amazing it was the Superintendents ( ie warden ) personal fishing spot ( years ago when they were under full maintenance and were kind of like feudal kings ) I remember years ago when they hired me for overtime my job was to watch the limos come in and eschort the VIP guests to the ( while armed ) fishing hole where they fished and drank then after about an hour or two the fish ( specially stocked bass nothing under 5 lbs) . They ( the vips) were then brought to the Wardens residence. Where a specially picked gang of inmates cleaned the fish and packed them in steirofoam ( spelling?) coolers. The party goers went inside to partake of the Supts personal wine cellar ( wine made from his grape garden ( one of seven gardens he had as well as stables and kennels ). All manned by inmate labor with officers on overtime supervising. His personal civilain maid on state overtime did the food prep. All baked goods prepared fresh in the prison bakery ( and brother they better be still warm when they got to his residence after the outside roundsman picked them up) He the outside rider officer would be radioed to report to the baker to pick up the supts goods. If you were slow and it arrived cold could spend several years on horse patrol midnight to eight and in January in Upstate NY if you fell off that horse you might not be found until May. Any way all the party goers seemed to have a good time I know the governor did when I saw him being helped to his limo. Never say that there is no such thing as an honest politician or political appointee. They are around you can always tell an honest one they have maggots in there eyes and there lips have finally stopped moving. LT. PS I seem to have veered a bit off the original tangent. So what else is new.
That prison pond was amazing it was the Superintendents ( ie warden ) personal fishing spot ( years ago when they were under full maintenance and were kind of like feudal kings ) I remember years ago when they hired me for overtime my job was to watch the limos come in and eschort the VIP guests to the ( while armed ) fishing hole where they fished and drank then after about an hour or two the fish ( specially stocked bass nothing under 5 lbs) . They ( the vips) were then brought to the Wardens residence. Where a specially picked gang of inmates cleaned the fish and packed them in steirofoam ( spelling?) coolers. The party goers went inside to partake of the Supts personal wine cellar ( wine made from his grape garden ( one of seven gardens he had as well as stables and kennels ). All manned by inmate labor with officers on overtime supervising. His personal civilain maid on state overtime did the food prep. All baked goods prepared fresh in the prison bakery ( and brother they better be still warm when they got to his residence after the outside roundsman picked them up) He the outside rider officer would be radioed to report to the baker to pick up the supts goods. If you were slow and it arrived cold could spend several years on horse patrol midnight to eight and in January in Upstate NY if you fell off that horse you might not be found until May. Any way all the party goers seemed to have a good time I know the governor did when I saw him being helped to his limo. Never say that there is no such thing as an honest politician or political appointee. They are around you can always tell an honest one they have maggots in there eyes and there lips have finally stopped moving. LT. PS I seem to have veered a bit off the original tangent. So what else is new.
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Can always count on Rich for a good story...:thumbup:
BTW, I almost never see any hunters with the SCC stamp. In fact, yours are the only one I have seen. Were they that rare, or was there some other factor in their scarcity?
As with a lot of old knives, they get well used and sharpened down to nothing. Obviously, a full bladed sample is extremely rare, and a mint one even more so.
Nice selection, LT. I'd like to add a one blade barlow to my accumulation. I'll have to keep my eye open for one.
Thanks.
Glenn
BTW, I almost never see any hunters with the SCC stamp. In fact, yours are the only one I have seen. Were they that rare, or was there some other factor in their scarcity?
As with a lot of old knives, they get well used and sharpened down to nothing. Obviously, a full bladed sample is extremely rare, and a mint one even more so.
Nice selection, LT. I'd like to add a one blade barlow to my accumulation. I'll have to keep my eye open for one.
Thanks.
Glenn
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They used to come up on ebay once in a while. Sometimes they would sneak through at a good price since a lot of people did not realize what they were and often they were not in great shape. However as with most of mine they were given or sold to me by people who got them from the factory. They have gone nuts in value. I know one dealer who has one used barlow and one used 1104 he wanted like 350 each and the were far from mint. The biggest factor is that they are just so old sometimes that is lost on people when they see a lot of them in a large group all looking new. It is more effective to see them one at a time but when there are a bunch you really have to post a few at a time to wade through them. it is a pleasant problem to have. The most difficult of these to find I believe are the fishermans pride ones. I was surprised to find two the liner lock and regular version. The others are rather rare as well. I have all these in early Schrade Walden ( except the fishermans pride which I have not seen in Schrade Walden ) as well. in bone. LT
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This is an interesting little knife, the two smaller blades are stamped Schrade Walden, on one side and Stainless Steel on the other side. The larger blade is stamped Schrade Cut.Co. Walden N.Y. with Stainless Steel on the other. How they could make stamps so small is a wonder to me.
