Dave Thinkstoomuch
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I find genuine well-matched stag handled knives ultra appealing. Naturally I've been after some of the sweet stag SFO's that Schrade made up for U.S. Tobacco but they are pretty hard to find and tend to go for more than I like to spend. The stars aligned correctly and I was able to grab two of the stag sets from the same seller. He worked for UST when these were being made and had squirreled them away when he got them.
The first set is a tile topped display, 5OT and money clip set. It came with no cardboard box or paperwork. The second set is a "UST3GS - Fisherman's gift set, 167UH & 885UH w/ burnt stag handles, Copenhagen shields, Copenhagen blade etch, lasered wood display box w/ bass boat scene, Ship 11/9/92 - 500 pcs." to quote Codger. It came fully complete with outer cardboard box, paperwork, plastic bag for 885UH, and cardboard blade-protector plus tiny cork for 167UH.
All three knives were covered in liberal amounts of gummy factory oil. The Fisherman's Set had never even been opened until I prompted the seller to do so. When I received it the cork had never been removed from the tip of the fillet and the stockman was glued with the ancient oil inside it's original plastic bag. This stockman was so gummed up with factory oil the blades were stuck together.
I used WD-40 and the tip of my finger to gently wash away the old oil and these knives are just beautiful now and work perfectly. I mentioned that the stag has to be "well matched" to get my A+ rating and I am glad to say that not only do the knives match themselves but they make for a very nicely matched set of three as well.
Nice "family photo"!
The Copenhagen shield's are the same on all three knives:
The first set is a tile topped display, 5OT and money clip set. It came with no cardboard box or paperwork. The second set is a "UST3GS - Fisherman's gift set, 167UH & 885UH w/ burnt stag handles, Copenhagen shields, Copenhagen blade etch, lasered wood display box w/ bass boat scene, Ship 11/9/92 - 500 pcs." to quote Codger. It came fully complete with outer cardboard box, paperwork, plastic bag for 885UH, and cardboard blade-protector plus tiny cork for 167UH.
All three knives were covered in liberal amounts of gummy factory oil. The Fisherman's Set had never even been opened until I prompted the seller to do so. When I received it the cork had never been removed from the tip of the fillet and the stockman was glued with the ancient oil inside it's original plastic bag. This stockman was so gummed up with factory oil the blades were stuck together.
I used WD-40 and the tip of my finger to gently wash away the old oil and these knives are just beautiful now and work perfectly. I mentioned that the stag has to be "well matched" to get my A+ rating and I am glad to say that not only do the knives match themselves but they make for a very nicely matched set of three as well.
Nice "family photo"!
The Copenhagen shield's are the same on all three knives:
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