"XX" engraved tang Schrades

Maybeso · Mar 31, 2006

Greetings all!
I have 3 Schrades (106OT, 33OT, 833UH) all with a "XX" engraved over the model number on the tang. Can anybody tell me what this means?
Thanks in advance!

Codger_64 · Mar 31, 2006

Those are reject markings. Sometimes the company name was ground off, sometimes lined thru with a chisel, sometimes "X"'d, and sometimes the tangstamp was ground off altogether.
Welcome to the forum!

Codger

redshanks · Mar 31, 2006

Dos Equis Schrades.

Maybeso · Mar 31, 2006

Thanks Codger 64.
I'm guessing these markings change the value of the knives a bit.

Dos Equis!

Gotta like that!

Codger_64 · Mar 31, 2006

For most collectors, it kills the value. For a few that specialize in these rejects, it increases. They are interesting, and it is sometimes a challenge to compare them to a production QC approved knife and find the flaw. Some later rejects were not marked at all, and it takes a good eye to see the problem. Or not.

Codger

textoothpk · Mar 31, 2006

I always love seeing that pic, Mike.
Phil

Codger_64 · Mar 31, 2006

Some errors are more apparant than others, eh?

Upstream · Mar 31, 2006

Don't let the xx bother you to much, they will still make great user knives. This old reject has served me will for last fifteen years.

olddogdakota · Mar 31, 2006

I've seen uncles,old timers,and hertige bone handles
with XX on the tang,I had customers that sold at gun shows
and swap meets,and ofcourse I had a large business in
mexico,and they loved the seconds,you sell them for 50%
less.they always released them in large amounts.camillus
destroyed their seconds,queen would eletro etch the blades(1981-1985)
with " SECONDS" on the blade.western would stamp a"2".
all the companies had seconds.it's business.