The (New and Improved) old school Schrade thread

Codger,
Thanks for the pictures and the clarification, That is very helpful.
Is your whazzit an early version of the 61OT?

Thanks again,
Dale
 
Codger_64 said:
Here is your "Old School" whazzit for the day. I know. Do you?


Codger
Click to expand...

Hard to tell from the pic, but it looks like an 896K .

Glenn
 
Codger,
Does clicking on the picture and looking at your description tell us?
:o
Nice knife.
TTYL
LArry
 
lrv said:
Codger,
Does clicking on the picture and looking at your description tell us?
:o
Nice knife.
TTYL
LArry
Click to expand...


Dang, I didn't even think of that... but I was right! :p

Glenn
 
This is a typical eBay pic of a knife I recently bought. As you can see, it does not have the "K" handle scales, but what looks like a different jigging of Staglon. I do not know jigging styles well enough to know the name of the style which it was trying to immitate, but I have seen it before, just not in Staglon, and not on this knife pattern number. The 896K is listed as far back as the early fifties with "K-Horn Celluloid" (later called "K-horn plastic") handle, and at the same time as the 895 with "Bone Stag" handle. There is even a note of an older number, 8964K. Later, an 896Y is mentioned. The 896K survived until the early 1980's. Maybe this particular knife was a "box filler" at the end, or maybe a proto mule for that jig style of Staglon.

Codger

(PS- if you hold your forehead to the pic on the monitor like Karnac's envelope, all this info will come to you.)
 
lrv said:
Codger,
Does clicking on the picture and looking at your description tell us?
:o
Nice knife.
TTYL
LArry
Click to expand...
Cheater!
Remind me to give obsure names, or my ex's phone number next time!
Codger
 
PS- if you hold your forehead to the pic on the monitor like Karnac's envelope, all this info will come to you.
Click to expand...

I thought that was how us N.E. folk get sunburns and the only thing that comes to me is a ringing in my ears and its leaves a nice smudge on my screen too.
and, and, and...
TTYL
 
I’m drowning in my own drool here…. You guys certainly have some fine examples – thanks for sharing..

And Glenn –
Just given some of the examples (Kamp-King thread for example) you have posted, you have an envious collection and obviously are a well adept “Hunter-Gatherer” !!!…. IMHO!!

dannyb

glennbad said:
.... "snip" ....

I don't really have that many pristine pieces. They're all usually used in some fashion. As you know, I key on the Walden open stock and the SCC patterns that are out there. When you see a mint or near mint one come up, you end up selling you first born to afford it. And that just doesn't fit my budget, so I gather what I can.

Well anyway, those are nice knives you all are sharing.

Don't forget, I do yard work...:p

Glenn
Click to expand...
 
Well, thanks for the compliment, but there are others here with far more impressive collections than I have. I just grab what I can at a price I can almost afford.

I have a long way to go, and I feel like I'm losing ground because while I'm looking at the older stuff, the new stuff to collect is getting old before my eyes, so while I should be buying that new stuff now at a good price, I'm not.

Oh well, it's a fun race, and great people to run it with. It's nice to think that someone 'values' my choice in collectibles, while most might consider them junk.

Glenn
 
OOOOPS, wrong thread, from opening too many windows, read a post in one and pressed the reply button on another...

Edited to put in a meaningful reply.

...what model and pattern was Schrades most sucessful and sold the most...
Click to expand...
I feel that both the 8OT and the 34OT must have sold a lot, but somehow I tend to believe more on LT's comment about the 8OT being the top seller (whether it is from sales figures or just his intuition or whatever) rather than the comment on Schrade's site which was likely for advertisement. what does "#1 selling" mean anyway?, does it refer to all variants of the 34OT in total sales (assuming that figure is known) or maybe it sold the most in a single year and the advertisement people decided to call it "#1".

Luis
 
He he, It happened to me in the Political forum too some time ago.

I edited with some comment that I wanted to make anyway... Luis
 
Not so old but from 1983 or 4
Here is 5 of my 3rd Generations.
C648, SS648, C642, C641, C628
 

Attachments

  • C648-1.jpg
    C648-1.jpg
    13.6 KB · Views: 7
  • SS648-1.jpg
    SS648-1.jpg
    11.4 KB · Views: 4
  • C642.jpg
    C642.jpg
    14 KB · Views: 6
  • C641-sheath.jpg
    C641-sheath.jpg
    14.2 KB · Views: 6
  • C628.jpg
    C628.jpg
    13.8 KB · Views: 5
and the rest
Knife case was sent by a very good friend.
TTYL
Larry
C627, SS627, Case inside and out.
I have left out the SKCF knife on purpose...
 

Attachments

  • C627.jpg
    C627.jpg
    15.9 KB · Views: 4
  • SS627.jpg
    SS627.jpg
    13.2 KB · Views: 4
  • 3rd-Gen-Knife-case-i.jpg
    3rd-Gen-Knife-case-i.jpg
    17.4 KB · Views: 9
  • 3rd-Gen-Knife-case-o.jpg
    3rd-Gen-Knife-case-o.jpg
    8.1 KB · Views: 9
Thanks for the pictures Larry. They will go in my 3rd Generation file.
I try & keep some pictures of some of the things I want to get.
Good stuff!


Dale
 
Codger_64 said:
No, it is not an H-15. It is a 138. A 144 looks similar as well, but they have different guards, grinds, and handles.


Here is the original ad art... easier to see the grinds.

Codger

(Edited to insert more detailed I.D. pics)
Click to expand...
=========================================
Guys,

Here's an H-15 that was still in the cellophane sleeve.
Has some dried oil on the blade.
Sharpening instructions/guarantee was folded around the blade and oil-soaked.They mention Staglon handles.
Box opens at the top and doesn't have a model #.
Blade is stamped on the obverse side:

Schrade - Walden
N.Y. U.S.A.
H - 15

h154


I lightened the picture slightly to show more detail.
I haven't touched the blade,except to wipe it down with a soft cloth.

Maybe one of you fella's can date it.

Ron
 
Pre-1973 1/2 is the best I can do with that info. A scan of the instruction sheet might help more. Sometimes they showed other models that they were trying to promote when that knife was made. Details like that can get you in the ballpark. For instance, if they showed a 152OT, it would be just before the change to Schrade Cutlery Corporation. If it showed a 41OT, it would be 1971-73. A 165OT would be post '66, etc., etc. I look for the latest pattern introduced in those displayed. Now, you know they made the H-15 from 1959 through 1975, and some will be seen with the Schrade USA stamp. Those are obviously easier to date.

Codger
 
A bit of headscratching with my Sharpfinger narrows the date to 1959-1969 from what you have shown me. I could tell you how I did it, but then I'd have to...

Codger
 
You need an Imperial too. And a Higgins. Then you would have most of the tangstamps as well. The Imperial has extra spacers on each end. Then you need one of each in stainless. And one with a Wonda-Wood handle. And a post '73 with the black spacers. And the.....

Codger :thumbup:

PS - Check the guard on your Craftsman compared to the H-15 posted above!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top