All About Pocket Knives

Meridian_Mike wrote:Well heck yeah, that is just too cool. They must have had a shield made so they could use the Cope parts they had made up.
Glad you posted that one!

Thanks
Mike

I think you're right about the custom shield on that one. That is the only COPE spinoff I've seen and know nothing about it. I think I saved that pic from ebay? The oval Schrade shields on the Skoal spinoffs I believe came from the 1997 Heritage collection. But I don't know which came first, the Skoal SMKW spinoff knives or the Heritage knives. From the info you posted, Skoal came out in '95. Did Schrade use a custom SMKW shield on their '97 Heritage? Or did SMKW use the Heritage shields on their SFO spinoff? Maybe Schrade found a way to unload a bunch of spare Skoal parts on SMKW? I've seen the oval shield used on other oddball knives too. More Schrade curiosity. LOL

Yep, lots of questions there.
A knife with a Copenhagen shield had to be bought by the tobacco company and marketed through them (I would think). As an example, If there was 10,000 parts knives produced and only 5,000 bought by the tobacco co., then Schrade had a lot of material to try to find a use for.
That was my thinking for using the Cope shaped shields.
Must not be very many out there...... Your pic is the first I have seen.

Mike

I got my first Skoal knife on the way.
It is a SK194 Trapper.
Still need several more to put a collection of these together. If y'all want to help...
Take a lookie here...

viewtopic.php?f=26&t=59710

Mike

I believe there were only 500 of these made...this one is S# 418

Oh WOW....
That is a really cool one! Never would have figured they would have made a dog gone fillet knife!
Thanks for adding to the thread!

Mike

I thought you might want to add these Skoal Bandit knives to your list. The wood appears to be birds eye maple. First time I have seen these.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/223311772109?ul_noapp=true

Dang sure does look like Birds Eye Maple....... Man, those are some nice ones.
Thanks for adding to the thread!

Mike

I have the SK#5, SK# 194, SK#36, C#5, C#194, and C#89 and these special lids. In this particular promotion we got all the knives offered. None have ever been used or carried, all in original cardboard boxes. I’m not a guy that typically believes in safe queens on my guns etc, I think it’s the fact that these were part of my Dad that I keep them like I do.

Nice collection and a great keepsake!

New to forum, bought a Schrade Copenhagen 72-OT, Black Delrin Handle's, Copenhagen shield, Copenhagen Etched Blade. Usually Schrade Copenhagen and Skoal knives are tang stamped COPE USA or Skoal USA, this example is marked Schrade over USA 72-OT. Also in all my Blade forum research I can find no mention of a Copenhagen 72 (72-OT Dog Leg Jack), nothing on all the lists of COPE & Skoal knives made by Schrade posted on forums by members, although plenty of information on the Skoal SK-72. Also no information can be found on Google searches about a Copenhagen 72 version, except for the one I just bought on ebay, it shows up on PicClick site if you Google Schrade Copenhagen 72-OT, red background behind knife. Sorry am new and haven't learned to post pics, but you can Google it and see knife till I learn how. Need help finding out why I can find no info on a Copenhagen 72-OT anywhere

Well, here is one that just couldn't cope...

I picked it up for a friend/co-worker who likes brass and needed a desk knife at work. Blank shield, normal (as nearly as I can tell) sheepsfoot blade and no "Cope" stamp on the main/clip. The seller (flea market) had it priced below well-used standard 80Ts.

It is great for the new owner - pull is SAK-like so it's easy to use, useful assortment of sharp (did I mention sharp?) blades, unique enough to identify as hers, and interesting enough that she feel a bit special when the guys at work see and remark on it.

NICE find!

I like those odd balls!