What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

Dan1892 said:
Looks like you're right. I searched Schrade TRT and found an old post from 2009 that shows an old Schrade ad. Apparently made for Wal Mart!
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Yes, the knife shown in this thread above is a Schrade TRT 96 trapper. Here's write up on them I did some time ago.

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"Here is my recommendation. 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."
 
Modoc ED said:
Yes, the knife shown in this thread above is a Schrade TRT 96 trapper. Here's write up on them I did some time ago.

"
"Here is my recommendation. 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."
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Thanks Ed. That is interesting stuff. I still also find it interesting that Schrade had these 2 trapper models (the 296 and the 293) that were both pretty big at 3 7/8 and 4 1/8. Did they offer a small or mini trapper? I don't think I've ever seen one.
 
Dan1892 said:
Thanks Ed. That is interesting stuff. I still also find it interesting that Schrade had these 2 trapper models (the 296 and the 293) that were both pretty big at 3 7/8 and 4 1/8. Did they offer a small or mini trapper? I don't think I've ever seen one.
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Never say never but no, I don't think they made them as a small/mini trapper. These were made at the very end of USA built Schrade knives perhaps as the doors were just inches away from closing.
 
Modoc ED said:
Never say never but no, I don't think they made them as a small/mini trapper. These were made at the very end of USA built Schrade knives perhaps as the doors were just inches away from closing.
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I can't fault anything about mine - smooth action, no blade wobble, well centered blades, no spring gaps, springs are flush in the open and closed position, really nice bone and jigging, etc. So for such a late run, the quality was really high.
 
Mini Hunter that resides in my pack along with a Sak Evo-Grip 10 [ sportsman ] and Buck Mini Spitfire.
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Dan1892 said:
Thanks Ed. That is interesting stuff. I still also find it interesting that Schrade had these 2 trapper models (the 296 and the 293) that were both pretty big at 3 7/8 and 4 1/8. Did they offer a small or mini trapper? I don't think I've ever seen one.
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Here's a picture of one of mine with the packaging I mentioned in the write up.

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Dan1892 said:
Looks like you're right. I searched Schrade TRT and found an old post from 2009 that shows an old Schrade ad. Apparently made for Wal Mart!

Schrade TRT

http://cgi.ebay.com/SCHRADE-WALDEN-TENNESSEE-RIVER-TRAPPER-USA-MINT_W0QQitemZ200404339219QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2ea9078a13#ht_500wt_956 The box is the real article, but is the knife? This box should have a knife with bone handles and an etched blade that says Schrade...
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They are nice knives. I have one as well and it finds its way into my pocket a lot.
Amir Fleschwund said:
I thought this old info was interesting. Ever since I bought a 293Y Trapper new back in the ‘70s, I have loved that pattern.

At some point several years ago, I tried to find other Schrades in what they called the Serpentine Jack pattern. This SW catalog from 1954 is a great reference.


Notice that every knife of that pattern, except the Fisherman’s Knife, which I do not have, is called a Serpentine Jack. One blade or two, secondary long spey or pen, SW called them all Serpentine Jacks. View attachment 2051620

Another little surprise was that what I had always called a Whittler, the 804, shown above is the one Ron~ Half Stop gave me, alongside the Craftsman version, was called a Mechanic’s Knife.

And the 163 I’m using today was called “Rope or Hawser Knife”.

And whether it’s a mistake or just an alternate spelling, they called the wood scales on my Linesman’s Knife Cocobola, instead of Cocobolo.

And for a bonus off topic picture, this is my gym membership. View attachment 2051621
I received another truckload of woodchips the other day. Local arborists need a place to dump the chips, and I use them, so win/win. (Much to the delight of Mrs Fleschwund🫣).
My tractor is winterized in my shed, so wheelbarrow work is called for.
And Grandpa’s awesome and ancient old wheelbarrow needed all new wood. So I had a two inch thick plank of Northern Ash we milled from a tree on my property, so I ripped 2x2 handles out of it. The smaller pieces I cut from walnut, also from my friend’s sawmill.

So I’m moving ten or twelve barrows full every day as a way to get in shape. 🤪
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The best type of gym membership. Cost is right and no machine or machines can provided the workout that physical labor provides.
Modoc ED said:
Yes, the knife shown in this thread above is a Schrade TRT 96 trapper. Here's write up on them I did some time ago.

"
"Here is my recommendation. 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."
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Nice write-up
Dan1892 said:
I can't fault anything about mine - smooth action, no blade wobble, well centered blades, no spring gaps, springs are flush in the open and closed position, really nice bone and jigging, etc. So for such a late run, the quality was really high.
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True, for as late in the business run the quality is there or at least it is on mine
 
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