What is Your Latest Old Schrade?

Schrade Cutlery Company was founded in 1904 by George Schrade, and his brothers Jacob and William Schrade. In 1946 Imperial Knife Associated Companies, (IKAC; an association of Ulster Knife Co and Imperial Knife Co) purchased controlling interest in Schrade Cut Co and changed the name to Schrade Walden Cutlery. In 1973 the name was changed to Schrade Cutlery. In 2004 Schrade closed due to bankruptcy.

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When you find a nice old Schrade, please post it here!!
This small collection just arrived, and I thought it would be an opportune time to start a thread with it, in our new Legacy forum!

Peachseed bone, nice condition, a friend in Texas found these for me! I picked them up on Tuesday;
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Nice Bunch Charlie!
Love that easy opener! ::tu::

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Hey Charlie.... very very nice group there.
Heres a lil "wad" ive been assembling the last mos.
Check out that odd punch blade.
What is that thang??,,,, like a carpenters' countersink blade?

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Nice bunch Dave! You have a typesetter's knife. They did it two ways;
a dedicated blade, or by grinding a leather punch narrower at the tip.
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Here is a typesetter's knife I have had for a while now.

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Looks in nice condition, Ray!
Did you go to the show in Tennessee?
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Thanks, and yep! I made it to Tennessee. Had a fine time and saw a lot of really good folks. Sold a little 'stuff' and bought a lot of great old Eye Brands at the auction.
You posted a nice selection of old Schrades here. I think I have seen them before.

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Paladin wrote:Thanks, and yep! I made it to Tennessee. Had a fine time and saw a lot of really good folks. Sold a little 'stuff' and bought a lot of great old Eye Brands at the auction.
You posted a nice selection of old Schrades here. I think I have seen them before.

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I can't imagine where you would have seen them?? :mrgreen:

The old Eye brands are nice looking knives!
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Here is my latest SCHRADE WALDEN OLD TIMERS.
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Nice to score a whole case full, Randy!! ::tu::
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Yes sir this one is a keeper! Yall keep the pics posting , The knives are looking good!!
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Here's a lil darlin CUT CO fresh to the Blister family.
Man those scales are hanzome ..
and has the STOUTEST springs ive ever felt..
Needs a trip to Muskrat Mans' shop for a bail...
Hope this cant be contrued as "cleaning" the knife....

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Nice Jack, Mr. B!!! The bails are pretty simple on most Schrades.
I just got this one from the 'Bay. That's my temporary lanyard - deserves something nicer, but I couldn't quite get it out of my watch pocket easily without one.
Love a good sheepfoot blade, and this one is little used.
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BTW, how long is that Jack Blisterman??
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Its jus a lil ern...... 3 3/8
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It is a big deal when you find a nice old Peachseed bone Jack from Schrade!
And, some of the beautiful (yet scary) Celluloid handled Jacks, can give you the warm and fuzzies!! :)

But what about simple and functional Wood handled Jacks? These single blades are light and slim, but capable of work way beyond their size. They snap like the big boys, every one of them, and have nice utilitarian finishes. And they look good.
Schrade at its simplest, but not at its least!!
Two Schrade Cut Cos on top, or at right, the other three are Schrade Waldens.
These aren't my latest, but I haven't seen them in a long time. Out for a little oily wipedown!
Notice anything unusual??
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I'll take a stab.

The long pull on the "half" hawkbill knife seems unqiue to me in addition to the fact that is a hawkbill frame with a very nice rattail bolster but it has a single sheepsfoot blade with quite a nice swedge. At first glace I took it for a rope knife, but the etch proves the fact. I havent looked at any "wonda" edge knives lately but the serrated 175 seems to have finer serrations than other "wonda edge" knives i've seen.

Now this is 100% speculation but i'll say the one on the far right has been cleaned, the finish isn't quite like the others, seems a bit coarser, and the bolster has been buffed carelessly with the blade open and has resulted in an uneven finish on the blade becuase of accidental overbuff.

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muskrat man wrote:I'll take a stab.

The long pull on the "half" hawkbill knife seems unqiue to me in addition to the fact that is a hawkbill frame with a very nice rattail bolster but it has a single sheepsfoot blade with quite a nice swedge. At first glace I took it for a rope knife, but the etch proves the fact. I havent looked at any "wonda" edge knives lately but the serrated 175 seems to have finer serrations than other "wonda edge" knives i've seen.

Now this is 100% speculation but i'll say the one on the far right has been cleaned, the finish isn't quite like the others, seems a bit coarser, and the bolster has been buffed carelessly with the blade open and has resulted in an uneven finish on the blade becuase of accidental overbuff.

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Not bad!
That's the only Schrade I've seen with that fine saw edge! Wonda-edges are much coarser. I wonda'ed if anyone would see that edge.
I think the only cleaning has been done with Walker Wax or the equivalent. I get more shadow at the edge of the scanner, but I think that blade hasn't been ground again. The swedges look consistent, as does the texture. The bolster looks better in other views as well. Much crisper.
Pics and scans can be real good, but in-hand is the best.
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upnorth wrote:Notice anything unusual??

All of them have a unique handle pin placement. :wink:
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Were these ole Challenge Fly Locks somehow related to G Schrade?
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MrBlister wrote:Were these ole Challenge Fly Locks somehow related to G Schrade?
Yep, I believe George Schrade bossed over the Flylock division at Challenge Cut. Co. They're George's invention, patent #1258150.
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that clip blade is a looker, I dare say I've not seen something like that before ::tu:: :mrgreen:
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Darksev wrote:that clip blade is a looker, I dare say I've not seen something like that before ::tu:: :mrgreen:
Clip blades are indeed unusual on teardrop Jacks. You almost always see a spear blade!
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Not to mention you don't see many Schrade teardrops without a big 'ol shield, fantastic group Charlie!! ::tu:: ::tu::

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Thanks Eric!!
My latest Teardrop is the one on the right. It's got all the bells and whistles; a shield, cap bolster, bone handles and an easy open cutout!
I thought it would be interesting to picture a group from plainest to fanciest.
At left, the simple one blade from the above picture, then next, one with a shield and an extra blade. Third one gets a cap. Fourth gets the EO notch. Then we go to jigged bone, and lastly, the works!!
A lot to collect in one pattern. Multiply that by the number of patterns, and your life's work is cut out for you!! :mrgreen:

I wonder if they were all made with a clip blade??? :shock: :shock:
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