Dating 2 Schrade Trappers

LC · Post by LC » Sat Apr 07, 2007 10:08 pm

Was wondering if any Schrade Collectors could date these 2 Trappers the brass bolster one is mine the other one belongs to a friend on another forum

Both trappers have Schrade + U.S.A. LTD. on the tang of Clip Blade

Thanks LC

stockman · Post by **stockman** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 11:59 pm

Are the bolsters brass? I have a Schrade Walden carpenter whittler that the bolster turns brassy looking after it lays for a period of time. It will polish back to normal with little work. I was told that the content of the nickle silver was some different on some of the Schrades.

Stockman

El Lobo · Post by **El Lobo** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 12:55 am

Hi LC,

I can't really "Date" either knife, but I can say your knife looks like a Ducks Unlimited 296 Trapper...minus the etch and shield. They were still being made up until the closing.

The other knife looks like a TN River Trapper or a WC296, sold at WalMart and other stores, with nickel silver bolsters, but the handles look more like DU handle material, rather than the Crimson Birch usually found on these.

When did you folks acquire these? If recently, they could be parts knives, finished up out of the many truckloads of "work in progress" parts and knives.

The top knife is a WC296...

Maybe someone else can add a bit.

Bill

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 1:43 am

El Lobo; "your knife looks like a Ducks Unlimited 296 Trapper...minus the etch and shield."...

You did it again EL. I have seen many on E-Bay about a year ago.
All sold with out boxes or white boxes with out the DUCK.