Craftsman Knives

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.

This forum is dedicated to the knives that are the legacy of this company. This forum is not the place to discuss the replica knives currently being imported using the Schrade name.
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Jerry, those handles are synthetic, right ? Knife made by Camillus but this exact handle material is not present on Camillus branded knives. I think it is only found on the Sears knives ?
And, about the Barlow with sheepsfoot master, with "USA" on the tang, it was made in USA. Possibly an older Imperial ? I'm strictly guessing, could of been Camillus or Schrade.
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kootenay joe wrote: Fri Jan 24, 2020 5:11 pm
And, about the Barlow with sheepsfoot master, with "USA" on the tang, it was made in USA. Possibly an older Imperial ? I'm strictly guessing, could of been Camillus or Schrade.
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That's what I was hoping for. I sure was hoping that the "USA" was a good enough indicator of made in the US....
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Thanks Mike,

All youse guys have such great collections Im just glad to contribute the couple that Ive picked up along the way. BTW the Black Skinned folding hunter was my Grandfather's. Found it unused in the bottom drawer of a tool chest he had after his passing. He left us in 79' so I'm assuming he bought it not much before that given the age of the packaging. I was 12 in May the year when he passed in April. I tell myself he was gonna give it to me that autumn before my first rifle deer hunt. Even if he wasn't gonna give it to me its a good story to tell my grandkids anyway when they get old enough. :mrgreen:

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"Dunlap" was a line of Craftsman knives that were less expensive than the top of the line "Sta-Sharp" knives. I think the Dunlaps were the same knives but with cheaper handles; i.e. also made by Camillus. Some of the Dunlap knives are marked "High Carbon/Steel" on the master tang and some are marked "Dunlap/USA".
Here are 2 Dunlap knives, a 3 3/8" EO Jack and a 3 5/8" Cattle knife.
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Here are three Sta-Sharp 3 5/8" Cattle knives, two 4 blade and one 5 blade. All have been well used but their strength and character are just as present as ever. These are strong work knives.
Imagine walking into a Sears store in the late 1930's or early '40's and seeing a display of Sta-Sharp knives all new and shiny. What a treat it must have been.
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Here are two 4 blade Stockman knives, 3 7/8" & 3 3/8". I really like this 4 blade Junior Stockman. It almost has sunk joints. Good looks and strength all in a 'small package'. Very hard pattern to find. I think it was not a big seller. It should have been. I think it is one of the best Sta-Sharps.
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I like that spiral punch ::tu::
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kootenay joe wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2020 12:43 am Imagine walking into a Sears store in the late 1930's or early '40's and seeing a display of Sta-Sharp knives all new and shiny. What a treat it must have been.
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Even knife shopping from home was fun back then.

Here's a link to where I posted loads of knife listings from Sears Christmas catalogs. There are many Imperial, Schrade and Camillus knives.

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kootenay joe wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2020 12:43 amImagine walking into a Sears store in the late 1930's or early '40's and seeing a display of Sta-Sharp knives all new and shiny. What a treat it must have been.
kj

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Well, I got that Barlow cleaned up. It has steel liners if that means anything. (WWII time maybe?)
Here is is cleaned up and ready to go to town....
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Those are some NICE knives Roland...
I REALLY like the 5 blade model.

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He is my "Old Crafty" Barlow..... the counterpart of the above Sheepsfoot Barlow.
It has a 9548 number on it.
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Your "Crafstman/USA" Barlow has bone handles, correct ? It could well be a Camillus made knife. Definitely not an 'off shore' knife. It's an older USA knife, and a nice one too.
Yes, a 5 blade Cattle knife is very collectible and a bit rare. Powerhouse of a knife, thick liners, stout knife.
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kootenay joe wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2020 1:09 am Your "Crafstman/USA" Barlow has bone handles, correct ? It could well be a Camillus made knife. Definitely not an 'off shore' knife. It's an older USA knife
Yep, it does have bone handles. Thanks for the insight on the maker Roland.
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Mike, are you sure they're bone? It looks like delrin to me.

Either way I would bet that it's an ulster made knife, made in the time that schrade and ulster were in the same factory.
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KnifeSlinger#81 wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2020 3:18 pm
Mike, are you sure they're bone? It looks like delrin to me.

Either way I would bet that it's an ulster made knife, made in the time that schrade and ulster were in the same factory.
Yep, they are bone. My ole sorry pictures make it where you can't really tell. There is a coat of some sort of finish on top of the bone.
You can definitely tell when you hold it in your hand.
Now, the Old Crafty is delrin....

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Meridian_Mike wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2020 3:25 pm
KnifeSlinger#81 wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2020 3:18 pm
Mike, are you sure they're bone? It looks like delrin to me.

Either way I would bet that it's an ulster made knife, made in the time that schrade and ulster were in the same factory.
Yep, they are bone. My ole sorry pictures make it where you can't really tell. There is a coat of some sort of finish on top of the bone.
You can definitely tell when you hold it in your hand.
Now, the Old Crafty is delrin....

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My mistake, I quoted you thinking you were talking about the old crafty being bone.
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KnifeSlinger#81 wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2020 4:49 pm
My mistake, I quoted you thinking you were talking about the old crafty being bone.
Ain't no problem....
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KnifeSlinger#81 wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2020 3:18 pm Mike, are you sure they're bone? It looks like delrin to me.

Either way I would bet that it's an ulster made knife, made in the time that schrade and ulster were in the same factory.
Paul, are you asking about the Barlow with sheepsfoot master or the one with a Clip blade ?
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kootenay joe wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2020 5:10 pm
KnifeSlinger#81 wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2020 3:18 pm Mike, are you sure they're bone? It looks like delrin to me.

Either way I would bet that it's an ulster made knife, made in the time that schrade and ulster were in the same factory.
Paul, are you asking about the Barlow with sheepsfoot master or the one with a Clip blade ?
kj
I messed everyones mind up by posting up the 2 Barlows so close together.

Yep, the first with the sheepsfoot is bone.
The 2nd "Old Crafty" is delrin....

I think we all agree....
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Thanks Mike ::tu::

kootenay joe wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2020 5:10 pm
KnifeSlinger#81 wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2020 3:18 pm Mike, are you sure they're bone? It looks like delrin to me.

Either way I would bet that it's an ulster made knife, made in the time that schrade and ulster were in the same factory.
Paul, are you asking about the Barlow with sheepsfoot master or the one with a Clip blade ?
kj
I was asking about the old crafty with a clip. Mike and I were talking about different knives. Little bit of confusion there on my part.

I do believe both of them are ulster made.
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I posted this Craftsman razor dispenser already but somehow I missed a really interesting detail on it. The address and phone number on the packaging is Schrade's NYC address and phone number. They really were joined at the hip for a while.
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I received this Craftsman 9494 today, my seventh.
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The only Craftsman pocket knives I have that aren't pattern 9494, are these two.
A SCHRADE, WALDEN, CRAFTSMAN 855, first four pictures and
a CRAFTSMAN 8472, the last four pictures.
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Nice Crafts-MEN Skip....
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