rexstubbins wrote:Found a Schrade 881Y in new old stock condition. Original oil still on the joints. Thinking it's circa 1975 but not completely sure. No bar code on the box and supposedly 881Y pattern started 1973.
Any ideas on year of manufacture. Also any ideas on blade material? Stainless?
Very nice find. The 881Y pattern was made long before 1973, earlier handles were celluloid and the main blade had a match strike pull. Yours is probably mid 70's due to the NY before USA. That stamp was used for a short time post walden. That's a rough guess as I'm no expert. The blades are 1095.
djknife13 wrote:Stopped at the little junk/sport shop where I find a lot of knives today on a material run and picked up a Benchmade auto (9051BK AFO 11)mint in box with sheath, a SOG marked Trident elite assisted open, appears to be a auto rescue type knife (I don't know squat about modern tactical knives) and a Buck 110 2 dot for a little over $100. I know enough to know that's a good deal. ___Dave
Dave you did VERY well, that benchmade alone is a $200+ knife. And it's not serrated, a huge plus in my book.