A 1984 Schrade 34 OT SS knife, is for sale on eBay. Any comment or information on these un-finished knives.
The seller lists, the "handle is made of wood". The un-finished handles are "red bone".
At the listed price of $188.99 , the seller must think he has some thing very special.
I also have an un-finished 34 OT SS, that I payed $12 for, about 4 years ago.
My knife is in "mint un-finished condition", and one handle and side is finished. [not like the rusty "near mint condition" knife shown.]
About 2 years ago a seller on eBay, had some of these un-finished 34 OT SS, and was asking $35 each for them.
The listing states:
SCHRADE WALDEN 34 OT S.S. "Silver Anniversary" UNFINISHED KNIFE (!)
A beautiful, extremely rare vintage SCHRADE WALDEN 340T S.S. "Silver Anniversary" Stockman in excellent to near mint, unused, unsharpened condition and perfect working order! The bolsters are made of Sterling Silver. This knife is "unfinished" which means there is no Anniversary blade etching, no shield and the handles are not polished. A fellow collector told me that very few of these came directly from the Schrade factory, probably unfinished prototypes. The handles are free of cracks, chips and/or dings. The blades have their factory edges and strong snap. The whole knife has a slight, wonderful patina. It has never been cleaned or even polished. This outstandingly rare beauty is an authentic, fantastic collectors piece and difficult to find in this almost perfect condition. Please refer to our detailed photos. You won't be disappointed!