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

[ea42]

Roland, it seems I cut my fingers more when setting up for "photo shoots" than I do at any other time.

Craftsman! I'd completely forgotten that angle! The shield shape would certainly make a lot of sense for that one.

Eric

 

[thawk]

At the risk of a Red Cross call. I left the blades in the blade wells, but found some interesting blade differences. And they did it without and with those catch bits for both blade grinds.

First the covers:

Schrade Walden Bone (sabre), Craftsman Staglon (flat), Schrade Walden Delrin (flat), Tennessee Delrin (sabre), Heritage Bone (flat)

No doubt the Tennessee Whittler takes the cake for a husky blade. Pretty sweet fit too.

They put a pretty nasty grind on that series! :thumbup:

On this set of knives, from top #1 and #3 both had the same SCHRADE / WALDEN / N.Y. U.S.A as Charlies example.

I have seen pictures of this pattern with SCHRADE / WALDEN / N.Y. and true to form, they did not have the pattern stamp 804 on the pile side. No idea of the blade thickness on the clip.

 

[waynorth]

Nice group, and educational.
The presence or absence of catch bits does not depend on the grind, only the blade thickness, apparently.

 

[rprocter]

Hal, you da "Whittler Dude"; excellent display. interesting it's the more recent ones with the thicker blade stock. i did not know Tennessee was Delrin.
i'll be checking mine in about 48 hrs to see if i have any variations besides what you have shown us.
roland

 

[thawk]

Hal, you da "Whittler Dude"; excellent display. interesting it's the more recent ones with the thicker blade stock. i did not know Tennessee was Delrin.
i'll be checking mine in about 48 hrs to see if i have any variations besides what you have shown us.
roland

Yeah Roland, the Tennessee and Kentucky Whittlers were a part of the short lived "Simulated Haversion Canal" Delrin. I've read that series was made with authentic Schrade Cut Co Parts too, but of course that was on Ebay.

 

[delmas2nd]

got these two in. i am for one very happy with them. the 171 UH will take a lot of work sharpening but hey all we have is time. the 127 UH is in pretty good shape. question: is this the largest knife with that type of locking device for the blade?

 

[brady806]

nice uncles there delmas---love those big frames
----brady

 

[Codger_64]

That 171UH is a fistfull, isn't it? Do you have one of the first production yet?

 

[ea42]

Delmas, nice finds!!! I do believe that is the largest modern Schrade with a liner lock, although the old Cut. Co. Fisherman's Pride was a hefty 5" long.

Great pics Hal, sure does answer some questions.:thumbup: I'd completely forgotten about the Tennessee model, and now that I'm finally looking at the memo, it appears that possibly that's the knife that they were referring to, saber grind and all! Here's a quote, it's from November 26, 1974:

"804 Revised...This knife will be made to utilize leftover parts from the old Schrade 804. Pocket blade will be .150" thick to match the two .072" springs without using catch pieces. A new number will be assigned to this knife and stamping will be decided later. New covers will be needed, probably an ivory base dyed brown. Don is already working on these samples. The covers will probably be sawcut and the shield has not yet been determined. The blade will be ground full saber."

Eric

 

[Rusty1]

Check one on the 974 thawk! another look at the blades on the 8041 they seem to of made Two styles of blade one flat and the other with an almost no existant swedge.

Russell

 

[Rusty1]

I was looking at the differences between my 804/8041 models. In the picture below, the lower knife(S-W) 804 It would seem the blades used to be longer, hence at end where the main blades lays down there is a "V" groove to accept the longer main blades. I had seen this when I got the knife and assumed at the time that the backspring came up further through the center of the bolsters. You can see though on all three knives the backspring is in the same place. Anyone seen this on other 804's?

Russell

 

[thawk]

I was looking at the differences between my 804/8041 models. In the picture below, the lower knife(S-W) 804 It would seem the blades used to be longer, hence at end where the main blades lays down there is a "V" groove to accept the longer main blades. I had seen this when I got the knife and assumed at the time that the backspring came up further through the center of the bolsters. You can see though on all three knives the backspring is in the same place. Anyone seen this on other 804's?

Russell

I have not seen that longer clip with the V notch, on the 804's Russell, and I've not seen the cut outs like that one has either. Cool example. :thumbup:

Is that dark black peachseed bone or stagged composite? Is a Schrade Walden NY USA? I'd like to see a frontal of that one when you get a chance. The 85 8041 of mine has the swedge.

 

[Rusty1]

I'd like to see a frontal of that one when you get a chance.

A used piece but almost all there. Black plastic peachseed jigged. Tang stamped Schrade Walden NY only. I never took a pic of the other side of the knife, but the small blades are stamped Schrade Walden NY as well.

Russell

 

[thawk]

I'd like to see a frontal of that one when you get a chance.

A used piece but almost all there. Black plastic peachseed jigged. Tang stamped Schrade Walden NY only. I never took a pic of the other side of the knife, but the small blades are stamped Schrade Walden NY as well.

Russell

Thanks Russell, I was curious if that one was one of the older Waldens. Are the secondary blades stamped? There are catalog entries that say just "stagged" not bone stag, and a Cut Co that says "Fibestos". I have a 272 stamped like yours with that same handle material.

 

[Rusty1]

thawk, the secondary blades are stamped the same as the main.

Russell

 

[rprocter]

Rusty, i have 1 just like that. v groove in center liner, jigged black plastic handles with cut-outs both sides, crest shield, saber grind, no pattern #, all blades marked.
roland

 

[DaveT63]

It's been a while since I've posted anything here, so I'll put a couple in over a couple of posts.

In keeping with the whittler patterns you all have been showing, I recently picked up this old Ulster 3021. It's a EE whittler pattern, kind of, I guess. Main blade is a spear, secondary blades are a pen and a NAIL FILE? It has the split back spring, and really pretty jigged bone handles, although, as you can see, the back has a chunk out of it. But I felt it was still worth the $13 I gave for it.

I also picked up this old stockman with a punch.

 

[DaveT63]

A few more, and sorry about the poor pictures.

Here is an 805 with the KON-KAV blade etch.

A Masonic lobster (giving to my girlfriend's son for his birthday next month since he was recently initiated into the local Masonic Lodge.

A flea market 877UH.

A (presumably) Georgia Bulldogs SFO 123OT.

And a blue handled Water Rat dive knife. I don't see these pop up too often, it seems the black and the orange are much more common. But I also picked up one new in the clam pack like two days later, so when I get dive certified next month, I'll strap this one on.

 

[brady806]

neat rusty, saw a couple there i nearly hit on!

 

[thawk]

Dave - Good to see you back. Is the stockman with the punch a 4" frame? No number on the back, right? And the KON-KAV, what are the handles on that one? I like that old Ulster too.