What is Your Latest Old Schrade?

[kennedy knives]

My Oldest ones

Very cool

Thanks I kind like them

[BFORSE]

My Oldest ones

Awesome, those are beautiful!

[kennedy knives]

My Oldest ones

Awesome, those are beautiful!

Thanks very much

[Ivoryman]

My Oldest ones

Great line up of rare beauties. Didn't know Schrade had a Bridgeport, Conn era. learn something every day here.

[kennedy knives]

My Oldest ones

Great line up of rare beauties. Didn't know Schrade had a Bridgeport, Conn era. learn something every day here.

Thanks that one came from a guy who told me his uncle carried it in world war 2 in the Pacific

[Ivoryman]

The WW2 back story is great too. Love stuff with history when you know some details. More meaningful. Thanks for sharing.

[KnifeSlinger#81]

Schrade walden 974 3” congress. Nice old knife, early Walden stamp and some great peachseed bone. I am fortunate to have a box for this pattern as well, they make a nice pair.

[tongueriver]

Well done, Paul.

[doglegg]

Knife and box excellent individually and super together.

[tnorton]

NICE PAIR INDEED

[KnifeSlinger#81]

I picked up a couple of schrade cut barlows, a scarce 115S single blade with peachseed bone and a more common 2157 two blade with sawcut bone.

[KnifeSlinger#81]

This one came in yesterday, an early schrade walden 810.

[peanut740]

Paul

[doglegg]

Paul, sweet acquisitions.

[TPK]

Those are some beautiful finds Paul! Congrats Buddy!

[TPK]

I picked up a couple of schrade cut barlows, a scarce 115S single blade with peachseed bone and a more common 2157 two blade with sawcut bone.

Hey Paul,

Was over here commenting your finds and I thought I'll go check the bay & See if there are any Schrades around. Thanks Buddy! Look what I found!

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[KnifeSlinger#81]

Thanks for comments guys.

[TPK]

Hello Schraders,

The first knife from my weekend spending spree showed up today. It's an old Schrade Walden 808. The Tang stamp is pretty worn and hard to read. Especially the "Walden" is hard to read. But it reads...,

SCHRADE
WALDEN
NY USA
On the reverse side "808"

David, "rustyoldknife" was kind enough to send me some pictures of Schrade Tang stamps so that I can date this knife between 1948 and 1973. Thanks for your help in that David!

It was very crudy & had very little snap but 20-30 min. of cleaning & oiling the joints & springs & I am now the proud owner of a nice 808 HOK. The whole knife cleaned up real well. Blades are worn but have no wobble & the scales are in great condition. They don't appear to be bone or derlin. The snap is not great but it did come back enough to make me very happy about my purchase. Here are some before and after pictures. First off, 5 before pictures. Followed by 5 after pictures.

Thanks for looking friends!

[Benton629]

Thats a really sweet knife, Tom.

Thanks for sharing it.

[tongueriver]

Just got back to town and this was waiting for me. And the glass was not broken! Took the Goodwife and I at least 20 minutes to unwrap it. Too bad I don't have any knives to put in it.

[mumblypeg]

Outstanding!

[doglegg]

It looks awfully good even empty. I bet you find a few things to put in it. Excellent!

[bladecollectorr]

So glad that treasure arrived safe! That's like a Schrade pulpit. Worthy denizens will be sanctified.

...Too bad I don't have any knives to put in it.

You should try Schrade collecting! I hear it's a "thing".

Something tells me some dry humour was involved in that lamentation. Your collection is outstanding.

[cody6268]

Just got back to town and this was waiting for me. And the glass was not broken! Took the Goodwife and I at least 20 minutes to unwrap it. Too bad I don't have any knives to put in it.
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That's the place where I'd put the best of the best in my collection. It looks great!

Meanwhile, I'm currently using a generic pouch with Schrade embrodiery, made by Taylor that'll hold about two dozen. It's literally the only thing by Taylor in my collection.

[tongueriver]

Thanks for the kind words!