Schrade 972 Stag Congress Unicorn

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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Re: Schrade 972 Stag Congress Unicorn

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Here is one that I have, also has the milled brass liners.
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knifeaholic wrote:Here is one that I have, also has the milled brass liners.

Steve, glad to see another one pop up, they are great looking Congress knives.
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Terrific knives John and Steve. Great information Eric. Love the discussion.
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The O.P. knife has the same type of stag that i have seen on other SCC and early S-W knives. The stag on Steve's knife above does not look like Schrade stag that i have seen previously.
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Roland I wouldn't doubt the legitimacy of that knife at all, it's just a LOT more pocket worn.

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I agree with Eric.
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Thank you Eric & Paul. I very much appreciate your confirmation of this as Schrade stag.
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Finding an existing thread on Schade stag is about as tough as finding one of the knives. The 972 is a beauty and the OP stumbled upon his pretty much the same way I found my stag congress - it was an auction listing that cruised under the radar. My last second bid was exponentially higher than what the knife sold for.
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Beautiful Schrade Cut Co knife but not a "congress". It is a 4 blade senator, a top of the line knife and often the most expensive pattern sold.
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Re: Schrade 972 Stag Congress Unicorn

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jxr1197 wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2020 7:16 pm Finding an existing thread on Schade stag is about as tough as finding one of the knives. The 972 is a beauty and the OP stumbled upon his pretty much the same way I found my stag congress - it was an auction listing that cruised under the radar. My last second bid was exponentially higher than what the knife sold for.

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Beautiful Jason, great buy, stag Schrade's just don't become available all that often, I expect most are buried deep in collections.
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Re: Schrade 972 Stag Congress Unicorn

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Beautiful knives guys. You teaching this old dog new tricks. I've never seen, nor did I know that Schrade Cut Co made any stag handled knives. Especially with this jimping. Now I will have to keep my eyes open for sure.
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