The LONE RANGER's Own Schrade Harness Jack

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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The LONE RANGER's Own Schrade Harness Jack

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Owned by John Hart, with a COA...Schrade Cut Harness Jack:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Schrade-Walden ... SwnTdaDHjR
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Hey, that's cheaper than his five blade sow belly Case Classic
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That's pretty cool. I loved the Lone Ranger tv show as a kid and still watch reruns today. I even have my wife watching them.
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I saw that too, and am still wondering if it's legitimate. What do you all think?
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KnifeSlinger#81 wrote:I saw that too, and am still wondering if it's legitimate. What do you all think?
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John Hart played as the Lone Ranger for a short about the end of the series after a contract dispute with Clayton Moore.
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John Hart was indeed a knife collector. Here is a 10-year old AAPK post about one of his knives: viewtopic.php?t=14496.

Another Hart knife: https://thelargecloset.ecrater.com/p/84 ... nger-owned.

Here are a couple of BF posts on this topic: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/hi- ... y.1444090/ and https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/a-b ... a.1045534/.

If you Google "pocket knife owned by Lone Ranger" you can find a number of them that have sold at various times.

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I have never seen anything allegedly owned by him that was anything more than a very 'ho-hum' edc knife that I would not pay ten dollars for. Maybe if it was owned by a famous President of the United States from the 19th century. Maybe not. I am not a personality cult worshiper. This kind of stuff really is a head-scratcher. The OP knife referred to is a sad worn-out knife to begin with. ????? What?????? ::barf::
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This is a tough emotional call.
I agree w/ MrWatch in that Mr. Hart was really not the Lone Ranger, at least not to me...
Just call the knife a "franchise piece", and value it from that aspect.

Then as TongueRiver states it is not a great old knife. Maybe 30 bucks on Fleabay.

Finally I have to wonder who owned any of the knives I now own.
Some of mine go back to 1800 give or take a few years. I'm not so sure that a known previous owner really makes a difference unless you are the type that values the owner over the item, and then it could be a napkin or a shoe lace.

I'm going to read those links that Deo-Pa posted tho just for the information.

I don't know how I feel about such items. ::shrug::
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There have been a ton of knives owned by Mr. Hart (the "other" Lone Ranger) sold on fleabay over the last few years by a man liquidating Mr. Hart's "stuff" for his widow's estate.

I've been tempted for a few of the knives offered, but the price was always a little too steep to justify picking them up. ::td::

Now, if they had been Clayton Moore's knives or one of Jay Silverheel's, all bets would be off. :D

Mr. Hart had a lot of roles after his 1 season (1952-1953) stint as the LR, but the only other one I ever remember is his "The Adventures of Captain Africa", which was 15 movie house serial episodes that was kinda like a cross between The Phantom and The Lone Ranger.

I would jump on his CA knife in a heartbeat. IIRC from the 2 serial episodes I ever saw, CA's knife was similar to some of the Tarzan "bowies".
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In my opinion the previous owner of a knife should have little to no effect on the value of the knife, perhaps unless the previous owner was a very prominent historical figure that had a noticeable effect on the world as we know it.

This knife just isn't worth much in it's condition, even though it's a scarce pattern.
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KnifeSlinger#81 wrote:In my opinion the previous owner of a knife should have little to no effect on the value of the knife, perhaps unless the previous owner was a very prominent historical figure that had a noticeable effect on the world as we know it.

This knife just isn't worth much in it's condition, even though it's a scarce pattern.
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KnifeSlinger#81 wrote:In my opinion the previous owner of a knife should have little to no effect on the value of the knife, perhaps unless the previous owner was a very prominent historical figure that had a noticeable effect on the world as we know it.
I think this is a very fair statement.
To one person Mick Jaggers pocket knife may be a million dollar piece but I wouldn't care at all.
Now if Teddy Roosevelt's knife came up, that would have value to the majority of collectors.

Yeah... I like your opinion on this Slinger. ::tu::
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americanedgetech wrote: Now if Teddy Roosevelt's knife came up, that would have value to the majority of collectors.
It did, about A year ago on Rock Island. Sold for a little over $450,000.
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Holy Mackerel! I' gonna look that up.

Well, point made. :)

Edit:
Amazing! Do you happen to remember the date? Sept. 11 2016 (9-11) Ironic...
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