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Here is my last Scrimshaw with before & after pictures. From researching the name on the back I could only find that it was a metal company. However, I was unable to find the same company logo.
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What's your latest Schrade? START DATE 8/12
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I really like the one with white on the grips below the Checkered Flag one I think it's Uncle Henry
I see a couple in that box that I might like to own and I do recognize the old timer. Here's a couple of before and after pictures of one I got a couple of months ago. Another nicer than this one sold on the bay a week or two ago. Just too rich for me or I would have another one. And my Ulster Stainless.
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After some cleaning and polishing. I may do more.
Ulster Stainless BSA
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Yes, quite a variety and a few that didn't show in the picture like an XT4 and a LB-1. Oh and the pair of LB-5's? One has NS bolsters and the other brass. There is also a wood covered DE and a not-too common 24OTX with it's titanium nitride coating. Three Barlows, two are Ulster Old Timers and one is the Craftsman marked sibling of the same Ulster knife. The two bone covered trappers with threaded bolsters are kinda neat. TRT-98's? Tennessee River Trappers for Walmart?
I'll sort and clean and decide which to put up in the exchange after I figure out reasonable prices. I am not offering for sale here because of rules and because I haven't really had quality play time with them yet!
I'll sort and clean and decide which to put up in the exchange after I figure out reasonable prices. I am not offering for sale here because of rules and because I haven't really had quality play time with them yet!
I had to choose between a one year only Schrade Demo knife made in 1982 or an Ulster pre-'73 Demo knife with the pin punch on the screwdriver. I wanted them both but the bidding went high on the Schrade, so I settled for just the Ulster. I just wish that it had the 'Ulster-48' stamped on the bail like I have seen on others. Don't know if the '48' is the model number or the year it was made since the year of manufacture is stamped on many of these demo knives. I've done some reading about 'Demo' knives and found them interesting.
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I had to choose between a one year only Schrade Demo knife made in 1982 or an Ulster pre-'73 Demo knife with the thumb stud on the screwdriver. I wanted them both but the bidding went high on the Schrade, so I settled for just the Ulster. I just wish that it had the 'Ulster-48' stamped on the bail like I have seen on others. Don't know if the '48' is the model number or the year it was made since the year of manufacture is stamped on many of these demo knives. I've done some reading about 'Demo' knives and found them interesting.
Is that US as in US Army? That thumb stud would be usefull on lots of different SAK tools.
As in US military. There are some examples out there of specific branches of the military, but most just say US. USMC was on the first knives made in the early '40s by Camillis and Kingston. Kingston was a collaboration with Ulster and Imperial, originally to make knives for the military and didn't last very long. The pin punch was removed from military specs in 1973 and Ulster stopped making the Demo knife in '72 or '73. It's an ugly duckling but it interests me I guess because it was/is in service for a long time and as a plain useful tool, it was favored by the men who used them. Now they have Leathermans.
You might find this blog post about 'demo' knives interesting.
http://www.donrearic.com/demoknife1.html
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Built like a tank and hard to kill. The weak spot is the backspring temper. A lot of broken springs are seen if one looks. I keep one in my canoe drybox. A complete maker mark set is a challenge to assemble. A complete date set is a nightmare.
I would think, from the little I have learned about them so far, that it would be a nightmare to collect a 'full' set of these knives and take alot of time and patience. They were made by several makers and there are at least 3 or 4 editions with differing military specs through the years and different labeling. Like USMC, USN, USAF AND US. Brass liners, stainless liner, pin punch screwdriver on knife blade end and then on opposite end, and then no pin punch. And then there are the year of manufacture tang stamps. Some have them and some don't. Some are stamped with the manufacturer's name and some aren't. But some guys are giving it a shot. As you were adding your post, I was adding a link to a blog post to my previous post in case anyone wanted to read it.
The Demo Knife, by Ken Cook
http://www.donrearic.com/demoknife1.html
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I am posting this picture I saved of the Schrade version for the Schrade collectors. My information is that Schrade only made this Demo knife in 1982. Military designation Mil-K 818. It shows the date on the tang which was most common on these knives. My Ulster does not have a date stamp and can only be generally dated because Ulster stopped making them in '72 or '73 and the pin punch was discontinued in '73.
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The more I dig into these knives, the more confusion I find. Seems odd too that Camillis was making demo knives during the '80s. Begs the question, WHY? Did Schrade get a contract with the military that they couldn't fulfill and subbed it out? Who knows? That stuff drives me nuts. Is it a Schrade or isn't?.....Well, that depends.
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The more I dig into these knives, the more confusion I find. Seems odd too that Camillis was making demo knives during the '80s. Begs the question, WHY? Did Schrade get a contract with the military that they couldn't fulfill and subbed it out? Who knows? That stuff drives me nuts. Is it a Schrade or isn't?.....Well, that depends.
Ask Phil Gibbs. Both were Baer companies.
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Picked up the two bladed 250T (USA of course) today in as new condition but without the belt pouch or box. Been looking for one of these.
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I like the black one, although it not a Schrade pouch.
Try all about pocket knives.com and search for sheath in for sale.
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I did a fleabay search and one guy appears to be selling Schrade leather belt pouches. I'll try the site you mentioned also. Thanks.
I used a 250T for years as my primary field knife. Don't know what happened to that knife but it has been through a lot in 20 years of use. It could in fact turn up when I go through boxes of stuff that seems to keep growing. Boxed up four book cartons of books in the last week to make room on my book shelves rather than having them for decorations so to speak. Read all of them.
I used a 250T for years as my primary field knife. Don't know what happened to that knife but it has been through a lot in 20 years of use. It could in fact turn up when I go through boxes of stuff that seems to keep growing. Boxed up four book cartons of books in the last week to make room on my book shelves rather than having them for decorations so to speak. Read all of them.
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