What's your latest Schrade? END DATE 8/12

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"J. Duffy", closer to the Pointer than the pheasant, v. small letters, only seen with a 9x loupe. No date that i can make out but i think these were issued in 1996.
roland
 
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Schrade/Walden/Stainless Fish knife with pre Delrin handles ? i.e. 1950's knife ?

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Still havin' fun Schradin', roland
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Roland, I extracted this comment from my notes on that 2 bladed fishing knife. It is definitely Delrin.:
Larry Vickery (lrv): “This is a model 209. Looks like it was made with and without a shackle/bail. Appears first in 1972. Appears in both the 73 catalogs (S/W and Schrade) Don’t see it again after 73. Shipped about 7000 without a shackle and 6500 with between 1972-74.”
Sometimes referred to as “Old Lunker.”
 
Thanks for the Lunker correction. To me it looks more like whatever the plastic was before Delrin, very dull. But it's good to know the facts !
roland
 
Anyone know anything about this shrade knife? Found it in a box when moving. I believe my dad has a few more but I'm not sure where he acquired them (he worked at a thrift store for awhile and stumbled across some random stuff). I do have the box it came in as well (just a standard Schrade box). It says Old Timer 94OT Large Trapper on it.


 
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Anyone know anything about this shrade knife? Found it in a box when moving. I believe my dad has a few more but I'm not sure where he acquired them (he worked at a thrift store for awhile and stumbled across some random stuff). I do have the box it came in as well (just a standard Schrade box). It says Old Timer 94OT Large Trapper on it.


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I believe that is a knife made in China for the new owner of the Schrade trademarks, not a Schrade.
 
Hal that's a beautiful 219. It's one of my favorite Schrade patterns and this is the only one i have ever seen in bone and it's Peachseed too ! Terrific find. You are a Master Bone Hunter.
roland
 
This 3 15/16" Stockman with this type of jigged bone (Rodgers ?) and this etch "Craftsman 9470/Forged Steel" appears in the 1948 Sears catalogue.
I don't know if it is a Schrade-Walden or Camillus but think it is worth showing here.

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roland
 
This 3" Pearl Sunfish Lobster could be ordered with an emblem shield for various lodges and organizations.
This one has an Elk head and "B.P.O.E.". Perfect walk & talk. Beautiful knife.

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roland
 
rprocter said:
This 3 15/16" Stockman with this type of jigged bone (Rodgers ?) and this etch "Craftsman 9470/Forged Steel" appears in the 1948 Sears catalogue.
I don't know if it is a Schrade-Walden or Camillus but think it is worth showing here.

roland
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I'm thinking it is an Ulster pattern.
 
Really nice Rogers bone on that Craftsman 9470. Do the extra long pull, or rounded shape on the sheepsfoot mean anything as to who manufactured the knife? What are your clues on that knife Michael? I always have a tough time making a definitive ID on knives from this era.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/706140-USA-Craftsman-Knives?p=7716146#post7716146

Another example of the same knife. Not in agreement on the 1960's dating. I think the Craftsman 9470 was peachseed Delrin by that time.
 
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The visual cues are direct comparisons with blade and frame shapes of Ulster Craftsman knives made during the 1940's-'50's when Camillus made no Craftsman knives. "Craftsman" as applied to pocket and sheath knives was a marketing development of Baer and Dunlap after he left Camillus where "Dunlap", "Sta-Sharp" and "Kwik-Kut" were developed as marketing names by the same pair. Camillus did not use that name on their Sears knives for quite some time. Thus the earlier ones were definately Ulsters. Also you can compare the blades with the archived Ulster (D. Devine) photos plates pre-Baer on COSRUS site. The visible bolster pins tell that the knife is pre Swinden patent. Very little bone was used by Ulster/Schrade Walden after the advent of Delrin in 1960-61.

http://collectors-of-schrades-r.us/ULSTER/pages/UK-53-3.htm

http://collectors-of-schrades-r.us/ULSTER/pages/pl24.htm

Don't forget this valuable resource when doing research.

ETA: Sales records from 1959 indicate 19,155 of the Sears #9470/Ulster 98 being shipped. The 9470 pattern is still listed and illustrated in the Fall/Winter 1965-66 Sears catalog. Handle material isn't mentioned but I would wager that it was derlin. Er... Delrin.
 
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just got this one in. it is my favorite pattern sold by Sears. Craftsman 95206 with 4 pins.
 

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Lay it beside an LB-7 and look at the front bolster angle of both. The Camillus curves and the Schrade is straight. Side by side, you will notice other differences as well.

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Thanks Michael, for the information on the Ulster made Craftsman 9470. I had checked both of those very plates on the Collectors sites early this morning prior to posting. You have taught us well!
 
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