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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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Wow. Nice group!
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JAMESC41001 wrote: Sat Sep 12, 2020 1:17 am Wow. Nice group!
Thanks Jay. Those ebonies sure do make a classy quartet. :D
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jxr1197 wrote: Sat Sep 12, 2020 1:14 amebony.jpg
Are these 2OTs?
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edge213 wrote: Sun Sep 13, 2020 1:26 amAre these 2OTs?
They are an earlier pattern from the Cut Co days. The later Schrade Walden 2OT is identical but with smooth bone scales and no half stops. The knives in the pic with ebony covers are 2202's. The cocobola version was a 2201. Bone covers 2203 and cell covers made it a 2204.


L to R: 2201 - 2202 - 2203 - 2204 Those patterns are all spear blades. If it's got a clip add 3/4 at the end of the pattern number.
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jxr1197 wrote: Sun Sep 13, 2020 2:33 am
edge213 wrote: Sun Sep 13, 2020 1:26 amAre these 2OTs?
They are an earlier pattern from the Cut Co days. The later Schrade Walden 2OT is identical but with smooth bone scales and no half stops. The knives in the pic with ebony covers are 2202's. The cocobola version was a 2201. Bone covers 2203 and cell covers made it a 2204.


L to R: 2201 - 2202 - 2203 - 2204 Those patterns are all spear blades. If it's got a clip add 3/4 at the end of the pattern number.
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Copy, thanks for the education.
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jxr1197 wrote: Sat Sep 12, 2020 1:14 amebony.jpg
Your Washington Jack collection never fails to impress. The ebony quartet looks great! ::tu::
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My grail Schrade Walden Uncle Henry 885
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My completed set of Staglon 49ers
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Schrade Wostenholm that belonged to Irv Trachtenberg . . . Eric, maybe you knew him???
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jxr1197 wrote: Tue Sep 15, 2020 7:20 pmgaffs3.jpg
Beautiful fishing knives! ::tu:: :D

Could you explain to me what the large hooks are for? ::shrug:: And while I'm at it, what are the small hooks on bird knives for? ::shrug:: :mrgreen:

Thanks for your time! ::handshake:: :D
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TPK wrote: Tue Sep 15, 2020 7:33 pm Could you explain to me what the large hooks are for?

The hook is a gaff and the story I’ve read about these is that it was an idea concocted by Uncle Henry and Ted Williams during a fishing trip. They were made in the mid 50s but it wasn’t a success. There were issues about its legality in fresh water plus if you tried to hook anything larger than a sardine you just might lose the fish and your knife. In all I think less than 1000 were made.
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jxr1197 wrote: Tue Sep 15, 2020 7:55 pm
TPK wrote: Tue Sep 15, 2020 7:33 pm Could you explain to me what the large hooks are for?

The hook is a gaff and the story I’ve read about these is that it was an idea concocted by Uncle Henry and Ted Williams during a fishing trip. They were made in the mid 50s but it wasn’t a success. There were issues about its legality in fresh water plus if you tried to hook anything larger than a sardine you just might lose the fish and your knife. In all I think less than 1000 were made.

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Ok Thanks for the info. ::handshake:: I never would have guessed it was a gaff. ::tu::
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Good stuff and great info! Here is something you may find interesting. SCHRADE had an art department and things were done kinda old fashioned way compare to today. They would overlay pages of art in layers to move things around and eventually arrive at the finished product.
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JAMESC41001 wrote: Tue Sep 15, 2020 10:53 pm Good stuff and great info! Here is something you may find interesting. SCHRADE had an art department and things were done kinda old fashioned way compare to today. They would overlay pages of art in layers to move things around and eventually arrive at the finished product. 51A904B9-A63D-4C95-B8DD-0A872B71C16A.jpeg41980330-3683-48F5-B75A-44B31DEE0CC1.jpeg641D8B43-BA98-4906-BA49-9FE4B4E70991.jpegFD039AFE-8A9E-4957-AA36-B56D4364FB32.jpeg
That's a great piece of Schrade ephemera! Great to preserve how they did it "back then".

I note that the finished flyer is a 1989 publication so that's likely one of the last examples of that style of cut & paste editing. Photoshop 1.0 came out in February 1990 for use on Apple's Macintosh computers. It was less than a thousand bucks when first released.
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JAMESC41001 wrote: Tue Sep 15, 2020 10:53 pm Good stuff and great info! Here is something you may find interesting. SCHRADE had an art department and things were done kinda old fashioned way compare to today. They would overlay pages of art in layers to move things around and eventually arrive at the finished product.
Neat!
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Thanks guys.
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I guess old habits died hard at the old factory. Here is one from 94.
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JAMESC41001 wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 1:34 am I guess old habits died hard at the old factory. Here is one from 94. 0FED890B-E090-4B37-8C1B-32593F11CB66.jpeg045A9E34-E33B-4A7B-BB35-A64198C3060B.jpeg0D5F5CCC-33F7-4932-A44A-383D88D9D52D.jpeg
Thanks for posting this one too! They are very cool pieces of Schrade history.
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You bet, glad you guys appreciate the history like I do. These are part of my uncle henry collection.
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For the psychonaut Berserker in all of us, a Jimmy Sabo customized 7OT grouped with a custom abalone 498S and a pearl 877. Flashy!
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bladecollectorr wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 10:36 pm For the psychonaut Berserker in all of us, a Jimmy Sabo customized 7OT grouped with a custom abalone 498S and a pearl 877. Flashy!
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jxr1197 wrote: Tue Sep 15, 2020 7:20 pmgaffs3.jpg
Now there’s something I never even knew existed! I’ve re-worked a few Kabar T33’s with the gaff hook but have never seen a Schrade with that configuration.
Thanks for posting those!
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edge213 wrote: Tue Sep 22, 2020 3:29 am
bladecollectorr wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 10:36 pm For the psychonaut Berserker in all of us, a Jimmy Sabo customized 7OT grouped with a custom abalone 498S and a pearl 877. Flashy!
7OT - 877 - 498S pearl group x1200.jpg
I love this picture dude!
Thanks David! I'm glad you enjoyed seeing it.
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Jeffinn wrote: Tue Sep 22, 2020 12:41 pm Now there’s something I never even knew existed! I’ve re-worked a few Kabar T33’s with the gaff hook but have never seen a Schrade with that configuration.
Thanks for posting those!
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Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
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Everything pictured is from the 1930's or 1940's (except for the lapel-pin). I've read this book countless times. The Williams Wabler spoon originally belonged to my grandfather.

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