Schrade vs. Shcrade-Walden

[dewman]

Can anyone give me a quick tutorial on Schrade vs. Schrade-Walden?

Which came first....which is considered more "collectable", of better quality, fit and finish, etc.

Thanks

Dewman

[orvet]

dewman,
This is probably a question better ask in the Knife Lore forum. LT in the Knife Lore forum is an expert on Schrade.

You can find quite a bit about Schrade knives in the Articles & Research Section here on AAPK. http://allaboutpocketknives.com/schrade ... /index.php

Another great resource is the Collectors of Schrade's web site: http://www.collectors-of-schrades-r.us/
Do checkout Larry site. Use a regular contributor here on AAPK, a heck of a nice guy, and has done a wonderful job with his web site. You will find a ton of information about Schrade's there.

A quick rough chronology of the names used:
Schrade Cut Co was used from 1904 until about 1946.
Schrade Walden was used from approximately 1946 to 1973.
Schrade was used from 1973 until 2004.
It is sort of a progression of names used by the same company as ownership changed & mergers took place.

I hope this helps,
Dale

[Gr8Scout]

Dale is certianly correct about the name progression.

As for the highest value; depends. I'm selling USA made Schrades (1973-2004) as fast as I can find them while the market is still a little hot. Unreal prices some of them still fetch. But what I'll spend real money on for my own collection is the old Schrade Cuts.

phil

[muskrat man]

Dale pretty much covered it all but let me add that the schrade walden and schrade cut co knives tend to take and hold a better edge than the newer ones marked Schrade or Schrade +