What is Your Latest Old Schrade?

[KnifeSlinger#81]

You’ve been busy bladecollectorr, very nice.


Unused 2 3/4” 808 jr stockman in peachseed bone. However, this one has no pattern stamp, instead being stamped stainless. It also has no liner stamping like these usually do. A most excellent little knife.

[Meridian_Mike]

That is a real beauty Paul.

[Dan In MI]

A most excellent little knife.

I agree wholeheartedly.

[doglegg]

And beautiful as well.

[tongueriver]

Those are nice little knives, Paul; I know that you have some other fine examples to go with this one.

[KnifeSlinger#81]

Thanks Guys.

[Ivoryman]

Man, that's great bone. The color, the jigging, wow. Lost art or something because you never see killer bone or jigging like that anymore. Least I don't on recent knives. Congrats.

[luckydog64]

Nice knives bladecollectorr and knifeslinger. Thanks for showing. I love that Weck and that 808.

[bladecollectorr]

You’ve been busy bladecollectorr, very nice.


Unused 2 3/4” 808 jr stockman in peachseed bone. However, this one has no pattern stamp, instead being stamped stainless. It also has no liner stamping like these usually do. A most excellent little knife.

Thanks! You landed a real sweet one too. I really like those tiny stockmans and yours is about as nice as they get.

[ObsidianEdge]

Great knives over the past few pages. Here's one I picked up a while back. Kept meaning to try for better pictures but just never got around to it.

[tongueriver]

Delightful jack! SCCO rules!

[doglegg]

Great knives over the past few pages. Here's one I picked up a while back. Kept meaning to try for better pictures but just never got around to it.

Mike, that is a pretty fabulous looking old knife. Thanks for sharing.

[ObsidianEdge]

Thanks fellers. Got one more on the way.

[Ivoryman]

Great knives over the past few pages. Here's one I picked up a while back. Kept meaning to try for better pictures but just never got around to it.

Another set of beautiful bones. Keep them coming all, great show around here. Can't believe someone now-a-days isn't trying something like peach seed jigging. Fabulous piece.

[tongueriver]

8173 3/4. Identical shields on both sides of the knife. Weird. Not the earliest Schrade jigging but much earlier than the peachseed that commands raves. I think this jigging is pretty darn nice too. Oh... It just so happens that I have another example with condition a little down from this one that I could release.

[doglegg]

Beautiful old knife tongueriver. And a very tempting offer.

[GSPTOPDOG]

I just pulled this one out to start carrying... it was packed away "for ever and a day"

[Dan In MI]

I just pulled this one out to start carrying...

Looks like it's in fabulous shape, too. I have a little Schrade pen with those tang stamps that is making its way back to me...

[Lama]

Here’s an Easy Opener Jack I snatched at an auction a couple of months ago. It’s interesting not only because of its condition. I could only find the pattern in a 1926 catalogue, but it has the Schrade Walden NY tang stamp from the late 1940’s - 1950’s. It’s only stamped on the mark side of the main blade. There is no pattern number or other markings on the other tangs. At 3 5/8”, with an ebony handle, shield, and end cap, it most closely matches the #2012 pattern from that catalogue. I couldn’t find any listings of Easy Openers that size from later catalogues. Additional information would be greatly appreciated.

[TPK]

I just pulled this one out to start carrying... it was packed away "for ever and a day"

Very nice looking knife TOPDOG!

[TPK]

Here’s an Easy Opener Jack from the late 1940’s - 1950’s.

Beautiful EO Lama!

[bladecollectorr]

More fine knives guys! Thanks for posting!

...At 3 5/8”, with an ebony handle, shield, and end cap, it most closely matches the #2012 pattern... Additional information would be greatly appreciated.

To my eyes, that looks more like a cocobola (cocobolo) #2011. Gaboon ebony heartwood is jet black like piano keys but it could be either.

As far as the tang-stamp goes, I have a similar mystery regarding a Schrade Walden stamped lobster pattern knife that never make it into the Schrade Walden catalogs. The stamp is exactly the same as your knife. My working theory is that these are "transition" knives completed during a period when Schrade Walden was using up old Cut. Co. parts to turn them into money. Note that my knife is dated "1950". I might be wrong as the day is long.

[Lama]

My knife is either light ebony or dark cocobolo. I haven't seen enough Schrade wood handles to make an informed judgement. I am fairly certain the handle pattern matches either #2011 or #2012 from the 1926 catalogue.

Looking at your knife, Bladecollector, I wonder if the engraved dates are commemorative, maybe the 25th anniversary of L W Inc.? 1950 falls within the "Schrade Walden, NY" stamp's timeframe. I've seen lobsters used as advertising and commemorative knives. The one you have is in great condition.

[Ivoryman]

Here’s an Easy Opener Jack I snatched at an auction a couple of months ago. It’s interesting not only because of its condition. I could only find the pattern in a 1926 catalogue, but it has the Schrade Walden NY tang stamp from the late 1940’s - 1950’s. It’s only stamped on the mark side of the main blade. There is no pattern number or other markings on the other tangs. At 3 5/8”, with an ebony handle, shield, and end cap, it most closely matches the #2012 pattern from that catalogue. I couldn’t find any listings of Easy Openers that size from later catalogues. Additional information would be greatly appreciated.

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Great looking knife, beautiful wood and bet that feels fine in hand. Love a good TDrop EZO. Congrats.

[bladecollectorr]

My knife is either light ebony or dark cocobolo. I haven't seen enough Schrade wood handles to make an informed judgement. I am fairly certain the handle pattern matches either #2011 or #2012 from the 1926 catalogue.

Looking at your knife, Bladecollector, I wonder if the engraved dates are commemorative, maybe the 25th anniversary of L W Inc.? 1950 falls within the "Schrade Walden, NY" stamp's timeframe. I've seen lobsters used as advertising and commemorative knives. The one you have is in great condition.

I'm sure you are on the right track. I've seen a lot of pics of both and the cocobola was often just like your knife and the ebony just like piano keys with little to no colour variation. Here's a nice pic of some ebony knives:

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I'm positive the engraved date commemorates the 25th anniversary of L.W. Inc. I think it most likely that the knife went to the original owner right before or right after the engraving went on it. It wasn't sold before late 1946 and likely not after 1950 either. People don't tend to order expensive commemorative knives for last year's events or one 4 years into the future. They get handed out at the time of the celebration.

Thanks for your comments on my knife. Schrade Walden stamped tons of (different pattern) lobster knives but in 12 years of scouring the internet I've only seen two Schrade Walden stamped 2-1/4" lobster pattern knives. The other one was pearl and heavily used. I'd love to see more! That's why I scour the internet lol