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I finally received this 104 in the mail, I didn't really notice from the picture, but the pen blade is definitely stainless. I remember reading somewhere about Schrade switching to stainless secondary blades at some point in time, but my googling skills are not producing results. Does anybody know a time frame for this change? I'll post pics after cleaning it up in a bit, but right now its stuck in an apple. There was some minor pitting on the main blade (as expected), and after sanding I want to induce patina to blend the black spots with the now shiny blade.

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Where did you get the information that schrade ever switched to stainless secondary blades? I've never heard of such a thing. What makes you suspect the pen blade is stainless?
 
That's the thing, I don't remember where I read it. The main as you can tell is completely patina-ed/rusted, the backspring has a deep patina, and then you have this completely shiny pen blade with a blanket of rust that fairly easily rubbed off with my fingernails before I even touched oil to it, rust that formed with absolutely zero stain/patina. The powers of observation are strong on this one, but I suppose technically I'm guessing... to be sure I just stuck it in the apple. In 10 minutes I'll let you know for certain :D
 
I think Case made some stockman knives in CV, but with stainless spey blades marked, "For Flesh Only".

Sorry I don't remember anything about Schrade's doing it, though.
 
It's possible it could be stainless, but it would have likely been a factory error. Possibly an end of days schrade. End of days (or EOD) refers to the final production of schrades in ellenville, ny after they went bankrupt. The employees were instructed to put together whatever fits, so many strange amalgamations came from that.
 
Schrade was transitioning some/many/most Old Timer knives from carbon steel to stainless just before the closure. But...

It's equally likely that your knife simply has a blade that was originally intended for a Schrade, Imperial, or Uncle Henry knife. As the factory closed they were, literally, making knives out of any parts that fit in an attempt to get as many out the door before it was padlocked.

But even before the bankruptcy and factory closure, Schrade had a long history of mix-matching parts. :)
 
Most likely an EOD knife. According to the Schrade Collectors, mixed blades are not that uncommon from about a year or so before the plant closed.
 
TheChunk91 said:
It's possible it could be stainless, but it would have likely been a factory error. Possibly an end of days schrade. End of days (or EOD) refers to the final production of schrades in ellenville, ny after they went bankrupt. The employees were instructed to put together whatever fits, so many strange amalgamations came from that.
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Yes that what I believe you got was a 2004 end run one.
 
Well, after 15 minutes in the apple, it is definitely stainless. I like that it may be an EOD production, makes it unique a way. Pics as promised:

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I'm not done with it, but its ready to go in my pocket tomorrow :)
 
I have 4-blade small stockman with only the main blade stainless. I think it goes back to the early 80s though.
By the way, the guys in the Schrade collectors' forum are a flabbergasting source of information.
 
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