Well..... I bit.... hook, line and sinker... LOL

[Meridian_Mike]

I thought I had an unusual 58 OT at first. It was advertised as a "Vintage Old Timer stockman knife, Ulster Knife Company". I always look at the Ulster OTs on the bay, looking for nice examples I can add to my collection. ANYWAY..... This one sure did look unusual. The blade complement was wrong. Hmmmmmm, I got it for a good price...... $11 shipped.
Well, this morning AFTER paying...LOL.... I took a GOOD LOOK at this guy. THAT IS WHEN... I see the rocker pin. Not factory and not at all put in very well.
It's a cobbled together knife. Oh well..... I think I will try to clean it, tidy up the rocker pin and carry it. I just hope the blades fit the wells good.
The seller was "theknifeorder" and if that is someone here.... no foul, all is good. I just got an inexpensive lesson. I NEED to examine these "looks too good to be true" knives a little better in the future.

Here she is.....
(Don't laugh...)

And the most telling...... check out the rocker pin....

[glennbad]

Don't beat yourself up too bad, we've all been fooled like that. Sometimes more than once...

[jerryd6818]

Up front, I freely confess I know little to nothing about Old Timers, especially the stockman pattern so please don't judge me too harshly on my question. Did Schrade ever make an Old Timer with a spear main blade? I don't recall ever seeing anything but a clip main blade in them.

[Meridian_Mike]

Did Schrade ever make an Old Timer with a spear main blade? I don't recall ever seeing anything but a clip main blade in them.

I don't ever recall seeing any Old Timers with a spear main blade. This is probably going to be an Ulster knife with the Old Timer sides on it... (???)

I guess I need to try to find out which Ulster this was... is.... was....

[doglegg]

I wish my mistakes were only $11.00 ones.

[Doc B]

Amen, to that, Doglegg

[jerryd6818]

Even the $10 & $11 mistakes add up. Ask me how I know.

[rea1eye]

We have all been down this road. At least you have a knife you can sharpen and carry
everywhere under any conditions. If you lose it (god forbid) a little less tears will
be shed.

Bob

[1967redrider]

What's wrong with an $11 EDC knife? I know it's not what you expected but the price was right and I would use it any day. It would be a nice conversation piece to show and talk about with your knife buddies.

[Jeffinn]

Even the $10 & $11 mistakes add up. Ask me how I know.

LOL! I think we’ve all got a box of “good deals” laying around. Mine usually end up being parts knives (which essentially means that I can’t bring myself to throw them out so I pack them away for some “future use”).

[Meridian_Mike]

What's wrong with an $11 EDC knife?

Well, nothing is wrong I guess.... I just thought I had snagged myself an Ulster mistake. What I got was somebody's attempt at a shoe box assembly of parts. No where on it does the knife actually say "58 OT" even though it is an Ulster with a set of Old Timer handles.

Like I said..... no foul..... Just me saying I need to pay more attention when I buy so I will know what I am getting before the money leaves my hands....

(Just thought y'all might like to learn from my boo-boo...)

[BatJak]

Even the $10 & $11 mistakes add up. Ask me how I know.

How DO you know?

[jerryd6818]

Even the $10 & $11 mistakes add up. Ask me how I know.

How DO you know?

Would you like to see the pile that makes my point?? Here's two recent purchases (last couple of weeks). Bought one and then as a test to see if what I thought was true, I went back to the well and got another. It was true. They both have sloppy half-stops. There are others which preceed these two but these were handy and fresh in my memory. Ten bucks apiece including shipping.

Gave one to my buddy today.

[BatJak]

That was awful nice of you, Jerry

[jerryd6818]

Thanks Allen. The 1st Sgt said that was a good move. I was just being the guinea pig so no one else would make the same mistake. It's my altruistic side coming out.

On the bright side, I was showing them to my buddy yesterday and he was admiring it so I offered one to him. He took it but then he's a train guy and not a knife guy.