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I like that cell pattern, I believe it's Smoked Pearl Pyralin. :thumbup:
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I like that cell pattern, I believe it's Smoked Pearl Pyralin. :thumbup:
When a good opportunity arises to wade into scout/camp/utility/military knife collecting I take advantage of it. I just got this Ulster Army Engineers knife yesterday. MAN! They put strong springs on these things! I can barely open it even after working some oil into the joints. It dates from 1944 and up when they started using the safety can opener. It's the nicest one I've ever seen. But I don't get out much....
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Thanks. I'm getting that '44 date for the safety can opener from a forum poster who claimed he got it from a knife book. I didn't know the timeline of the tang stamp. I had been guessing that it was a stamp used by Baer for a short time after acquistion and before the USA showed up on the tang. I have no idea how long Ulster made this knife with it's blade configuration and placement, nor do I know if Ulster was responsible for the Engineers knives that were only marked 'MADE IN USA' or 'USA'. Guessing about those ranges from Camillus to Imperial to Ulster to Western and maybe others. I do know that Ulster's involvement with these knives pre-dates the safety can opener and that's about it.
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Definitely a nice knife! You have one main blade, one cap lifter/screw driver combo, a leather awl, and a can opener. What more did you need back then?
I don't profess to be an expert of any kind, but that style can opener seems mighty old.
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Here are a couple of the Butter & Molasses cell handled Schrade Walden NY stamped pocket knives from the late 40's or early 50's that have survived the test of time so far. When these were a Cut Co pattern, Schrade Cut Co marketed them as Brown & Cream Pyralin, then Schrade Walden called them K-Horn.
Very different cuts of the cell pattern on first glance.
Similar though, if you compare the backs and fronts. This older cell shows several distinct colors.
This is a fairly uncommon 898 pattern, much like the 899 with a spey and punch blade. Very slim profile. A more common 896K would be the blade combination of turkish clip, with sheepsfoot and spey. 3 9/16" closed. Stamped 898 on back of tang. One blade stamped.
The 234K. No cutout for the pen blade. 3 5/16" closed. One blade stamped, no stamp on back.
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I have read that "not all cell was unstable" but the problem is you cannot tell which is stable. The examples Hal shows are at least 50 years old, so these are likely to remain stable.
My understanding is that in the manufacturing of celluloid exact formulas had to be followed. A sloppy batch became the less stable celluloid. Maybe the yellow cell was the hardest to get right ?
If there is another explanation i would like to hear it.
kj
My understanding is that in the manufacturing of celluloid exact formulas had to be followed. A sloppy batch became the less stable celluloid. Maybe the yellow cell was the hardest to get right ?
If there is another explanation i would like to hear it.
kj
That is the nicest 898 that I have seen. It looks just like one that just sold on ebay that I had been watching. Lucky you!
Wanna get that sick feeling in the pit of your stomach? Check out this completed listing from ebay this month that sold for a paultry $30. Listed as "Schrade Walden NY USA Knife". Or did you get this one too? A little tarnish remover and that one would look almost new!
Oh yeah! Give us a look when you get it cleaned up a little. It's a nice one for a real nice price! Good for you!
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Interested in how that 898 is marked on the front of the blade. Nice pickup. Mine has been cleaned up. It must have had some carbon staining at one time.
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Looks good to me.
Boy, I guess! That is a really nice unique 898! I'm happy for you, nice grab. Thanks for posting.
I'm waiting for this one to come in the mail. It's a restoration project for me to see how well I can clean up the blades. I like these knives. Now if USPS can find my house. In following the tracking I see it has taken 5 days to get from southern California to Michigan. Only problem with that is, I live in Wyoming. USPS overshot my address by 1,400 miles. Now, I assume, it is on it's way back to Wyoming. They once sent me another knife from Ca. to Wy. via Maryland. An inefficient government run operation, to say the least.
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