The Radio, Electrician, and Lineman's Knife

Messing around the house and got an obscure like in this thread and I’m using my TL-29 today.

It was nice to see some of the larger collection of Electrician Knives.

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Mine is definitely carbon steel of some sort, because it’s got some pepper. I find it very useful or maybe I just want it to be, because I love pocket knives.
 
veitsi_poika said:
Naturally I did all that research for a reason... I've got a couple ;) The two Ulster Knife Co ones have U.S.N. stamp on handles and the Schrade Cut Co / Ulster Knife USA have TL-29 stamp on the handles. I think I have seen a few that have TL-29 on the shield but I would think after awhile they found it as a waste of metal to be sending into war. I find it interesting that the Schrade Cut Co is the only one with steel liners / lock and the others have brass but it does note in the spec that many were made with brass. That was the main reason for my research on these knives because I doubted the ones that had brass but that document leads me to believe that the U.S.N. ones are the real deal. The Schrade Cut Co is an awesomely made knife with full snap on open / mid / close... when it snaps shut I can hear the original cutlers saying "go win us a war" :thumbsup:

- Kevin (V_P)

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Great info and the knives are stunning.
Great collection!
 
IMG_2615.PNG IMG_2614.PNG IMG_2613.PNG I found this Schrade Walden 204 a while back and was really surprised at how good of condition it was when I received it. Was a little surprised I got it for the price I did. I was hoping to get some confirmation on what I think it is. If I understand my research properly it is from 1950 to 1959 and possibly has Cocobolo scales. Am I correct or am I missing something?
 
PAL Blade Co. WW2.

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Lostball said:
View attachment 817898 View attachment 817897 View attachment 817896 I found this Schrade Walden 204 a while back and was really surprised at how good of condition it was when I received it. Was a little surprised I got it for the price I did. I was hoping to get some confirmation on what I think it is. If I understand my research properly it is from 1950 to 1959 and possibly has Cocobolo scales. Am I correct or am I missing something?
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Very clean knife! :thumbsup: I like it!
If it says Schrade Walden then it must be manufactured after 1973. Before that it would be stamped Schrade Cut Co.
 
Lostball said:
View attachment 817898 View attachment 817897 View attachment 817896 I found this Schrade Walden 204 a while back and was really surprised at how good of condition it was when I received it. Was a little surprised I got it for the price I did. I was hoping to get some confirmation on what I think it is. If I understand my research properly it is from 1950 to 1959 and possibly has Cocobolo scales. Am I correct or am I missing something?
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LB- Yes on the cocobolo and the year is between 1948 to 1973... Mark and I had a couple of DM's back forth on the Schrade-Walden tang stamp years. We came to the conclusion that Schrade Cut Co was before 1946 and Schrade-Walden from 1946-1973. I think in the early 70's they closed the Walden, NY plant and eventually phased out the Walden part of the stamp in 1973.

The electrician knives are fun to collect because 1) they are a useful knife to have handy when working in the garage/basement and 2) they are typically inexpensive. Your Schrade-Walden was an awesome find!

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- V_P
 
veitsi_poika said:
LB- Yes on the cocobolo and the year is between 1948 to 1973... Mark and I had a couple of DM's back forth on the Schrade-Walden tang stamp years. We came to the conclusion that Schrade Cut Co was before 1946 and Schrade-Walden from 1946-1973. I think in the early 70's they closed the Walden, NY plant and eventually phased out the Walden part of the stamp in 1973.

The electrician knives are fun to collect because 1) they are a useful knife to have handy when working in the garage/basement and 2) they are typically inexpensive. Your Schrade-Walden was an awesome find!

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Thanks VP. I was pretty sure of what I had but I really appreciate the confirmation. As I have stated before, I know just enough to be dangerous. I really like your 204 as well. Like you said, they are quite handy to have. I kind of like the ones without the bail a little more.
 
veitsi_poika said:
Here's a single blade NYKC I posted in the "Old Knives" thread and was asked to present here a well. I refer to as the "Knob & Tube" electrician's knife LoL :D

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Splendid Kevin !! Thank you for taking the time to do this. This knife really belongs here so the aficionados can enjoy it and find it easily for future reference. It's such a unique knife. :thumbsup::thumbsup: I wonder what Eric's documents call it?;)
 
Bought this new in the early 1970s. Used it pretty hard for a while then stuck it somewhere for a few years. Still solid with no slop whatsoever. Not sure who the mftr is but got it at Sears (Craftsman). A buddy had one like it made by Robeson. Probably should clean it up a bit.
This thread got me carrying again. Thanks.
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Can any of you guys tell me what the round cutout in the blade is for that so many of these have? Simply do access the nail-nick? Or any functional thing? Being a taught electricican I can't really make sense of it
 
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