Fish Knife I picked up, need help with strange blade

Paladin · Post by **Paladin** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 3:56 pm

Guys, I need a little help with a strange blade on a fisherman's knife I bought this weekend. I have to admit I am not a great fan of the pattern, but it is a Schrade Walden, made for Sears. Plus the scaler blade is more like a bone saw and there is a 4 inch rule marked out on the scaler blade. All I could guess is that it might be for bream or crappie, though 4 inches would be a small crappie.
I'll post a photo and welcome any insight.

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 3:58 pm

what info are you looking for exactly?

Paladin · Post by **Paladin** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 4:04 pm

What is the purpose of the strange looking saw blade. It sure is a strange scaler if that is the intent. Seen one like it before?

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 4:06 pm

many of the walden fish knives of the day had those types of scalers, just a different style I guess. Man always has to experiemtn try different things, experiement, it's in thier nature

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 4:07 pm

No, but I use a similar type blade to cut through the back bone of large fish. That's the only thing I use the knife for.

Many fish don't need a scaler, I just use a hose nozzle spraying the fish from tail towards the head to make scales come flying off.

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 4:09 pm

fish scaler, hook disgorger and bottle opener. some scalers have bigger teeth but they are made for stll made to clean fish. the shield is a hook sharpener. cool old knife.

Ringmaster · Post by **Ringmaster** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:41 pm

Wish I had a quarter, for every one of those that's been accidentally dropped in the lake !

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:53 am

I am not sure just an idea ok.

Could the saw teeth be used to cut the size of a bobber down ?
And the scale 4" be used to measure the bobber.
Some old fisher men use only cork or wooden bobbers.
They would trim them down in the boat to fit the bait.

Any one else ever heard of this ?

Ringmaster · Post by **Ringmaster** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:21 am

Maybe it's the camera, or maybe it's just me...but the scaler blade appears to have been "re-done", post-factory. For what reason, only the person that did it could say.

Notice how the blade doesn't look "full" ? That's just "one more guess"....

JR

upnorth · Post by **upnorth** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:06 am

Ringmaster wrote:Maybe it's the camera, or maybe it's just me...but the scaler blade appears to have been "re-done", post-factory. For what reason, only the person that did it could say.

Notice how the blade doesn't look "full" ? That's just "one more guess"....

JR

The ruler scale makes it easy to tell! Is there a full inch starting the ruler??

Paladin · Post by **Paladin** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:03 pm

Yep, full inch and not messed with in any way,,