TRAPPER TUESDAY

I've been busy with family matters for several days, but now I can start catching up.
Moore Maker linerlock trapper, made by Queen (thanks, ED):
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- GT
 
Tidbit of hitory about the Schrade TRT96 Tennessee River Trapper. One of the last knives to come out of the Schrade factory before they shut their doors for good in the USA . Some of you might want to copy and paste it in your Knife/Trapper files/folders.

"A Schrade TRT-96 Tennessee River Trapper, a "late in the game" SFO made exclusively for Wal-Mart.

Per Codger_64 - "Imperial Schrade Cutlery had developed a deep vendor relationship with Wal-Mart resulting in several SFO knives not available except through Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores. One such special order knife was an upscale version of the 296 pattern, the TRT96 Tennessee River Trapper. Production specs included: 4 1/8" OA length, 2 Stainless Steel Blades (3 3/8" full turkish sabre style clip, 3 5/16 spey), Scotch brite double header finish, Acid Etched;Schrade Super Sharp; logo, Genuine jigged amber bone handle; Cat-tailed / threaded and polished bolster and cap, special design gift box. Tangstamp was;SCHRADE+; over; U.S.A. LTD.; The production schedule sent out in January of 2003 called for product rollout by April of 2003 with 5-7,000 pcs., and an additional 2,000 pcs due by the end of that month, for a total initial order of 7-9,000 knives, and a projected total order of 25,000 pieces. Actual production records have not surfaced (and perhaps never will), so the final number produced is not known."

Note: These knives were 100% made in house at the Schrade factory in the USA just before Schrade closed their doors in the USA. What's interesting is that the packaging/boxes for these Schrade TRT-96 Tennessee River Trapper knives were made in China.

These can still be found for MSRP or less. Quite often far less. And the quality is tops." Note they were commissioned with no shields. Really lets the jigging flow uninterupted.

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The two I have.

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Modoc ED said:
Tidbit of hitory about the Schrade TRT96 Tennessee River Trapper. One of the last knives to come out of the Schrade factory before they shut their doors for good in the USA . Some of you might want to copy and paste it in your Knife/Trapper files/folders.

"A Schrade TRT-96 Tennessee River Trapper, a "late in the game" SFO made exclusively for Wal-Mart.

Per Codger_64 - "Imperial Schrade Cutlery had developed a deep vendor relationship with Wal-Mart resulting in several SFO knives not available except through Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores. One such special order knife was an upscale version of the 296 pattern, the TRT96 Tennessee River Trapper. Production specs included: 4 1/8" OA length, 2 Stainless Steel Blades (3 3/8" full turkish sabre style clip, 3 5/16 spey), Scotch brite double header finish, Acid Etched;Schrade Super Sharp; logo, Genuine jigged amber bone handle; Cat-tailed / threaded and polished bolster and cap, special design gift box. Tangstamp was;SCHRADE+; over; U.S.A. LTD.; The production schedule sent out in January of 2003 called for product rollout by April of 2003 with 5-7,000 pcs., and an additional 2,000 pcs due by the end of that month, for a total initial order of 7-9,000 knives, and a projected total order of 25,000 pieces. Actual production records have not surfaced (and perhaps never will), so the final number produced is not known."

Note: These knives were 100% made in house at the Schrade factory in the USA just before Schrade closed their doors in the USA. What's interesting is that the packaging/boxes for these Schrade TRT-96 Tennessee River Trapper knives were made in China.

These can still be found for MSRP or less. Quite often far less. And the quality is tops." Note they were commissioned with no shields. Really lets the jigging flow uninterupted.

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The two I have.

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Thanks to you posting photos of these, I located one last year. They are great knives.
 
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