wirejacks

[Ridgegrass]

Very interesting. Nice group. Thanks, J.O'.

[joeradza]

'Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.'

[New_Windsor_NY]

'Perfection....."

BEAUTY joeradza!

[doglegg]

Very knice my philosopher friend.

[joeradza]

Very knice my philosopher friend.

I wish I was that insightful Skip. It's by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

[New_Windsor_NY]

Very knice my philosopher friend.

I wish I was that insightful Skip. It's by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

joeradza, that was doglegg.

[joeradza]

Very knice my philosopher friend.

I wish I was that insightful Skip. It's by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

joeradza, that was doglegg.

I should've used a translation app.

[Papa Bones]

'Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.'

Sweet!!

[New_Windsor_NY]

Today I've added this GEO. SCHRADE, single blade, wire frame/handle pocket knife to my collection. I am calling this particular pocket knife "The Mutant." I was doing my normal scrolling through page after page of pocket knives, looking for any type or pattern that I collect. This pocket knife made me do a double take and a pretty loud, W.T.F!! Something about it didn't look quite right. So, I bought it. Now that I have it and can examine it more closely, I'm 99.99% sure that the blade is from a completely different Schrade, non-wire frame/handle pocket knife. Maybe it's a wire frame/handle pattern pocket knife that I'm not familiar with, but I doubt it. I have compared it to every Geo. Schrade wire frame/handle pocket knife that I have. I can eliminate the Geo. Schrade, Scout utensil kit knives, as none of them have a nail nick. I can eliminate the Geo. Schrade pocket knife with the fish scaler on the spine. I can eliminate the Geo. Schrade pocket knives with the shorter handles, such as the hawkbill pruner. Also, the nail nick on this blade is very short/small (3/8") compared to the other nail nicks. It's obvious that the blade has been reshaped. Yes, it's ugly, it's grotesque and it's a welcome addition to my collection. So, what Geo. Schrade pocket knife was this blade originally a part of?

Here are my other other wire frame/handle pocket knives for comparison.
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=3137&start=435#p846269

[TPK]

Today I've added this GEO. SCHRADE, single blade, wire handle pocket knife to my collection. I am calling this particular pocket knife "The Mutant." I was doing my normal scrolling through page after page of pocket knives, looking for any type or pattern that I collect. This pocket knife made me do a double take and a pretty loud, W.T.F!! Something about it didn't look quite right. So, I bought it. Now that I have it and can examine it more closely, I'm 99.99% sure that the blade is from a completely different Schrade, non-wire frame/handle pocket knife. Maybe it's a wire frame/handle pattern pocket knife that I'm not familiar with, but I doubt it. I have compared it to every wire frame/handle pocket knife that I have (not the Scout utensil kit knives). I can eliminate the pocket knife with the fish scaler on the spine. I can eliminate the pocket knives with the shorter handles, such as the hawkbill pruner. Also, the nail nick on this blade is very short/small compared to the other nail nicks. It's obvious that the blade has been reshaped. Yes, it's ugly, it's grotesque and it's a welcome addition to my collection. So, what Schrade pocket knife was this blade originally a part of?

Here are my other other wire frame/handle pocket knives for comparison.
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=3137&start=435#p846269

Maybe, the blade got broken off and someone reshaped what was left of the blade.
Just guessing.

Beautiful knife Skip! LOL! Hey, it's original right? Nice find my friend!

[New_Windsor_NY]

Maybe.....

Thank you Tom.

[Papa Bones]

Today I've added this GEO. SCHRADE, single blade, wire frame/handle pocket knife to my collection. I am calling this particular pocket knife "The Mutant." I was doing my normal scrolling through page after page of pocket knives, looking for any type or pattern that I collect. This pocket knife made me do a double take and a pretty loud, W.T.F!! Something about it didn't look quite right. So, I bought it. Now that I have it and can examine it more closely, I'm 99.99% sure that the blade is from a completely different Schrade, non-wire frame/handle pocket knife. Maybe it's a wire frame/handle pattern pocket knife that I'm not familiar with, but I doubt it. I have compared it to every Geo. Schrade wire frame/handle pocket knife that I have. I can eliminate the Geo. Schrade, Scout utensil kit knives, as none of them have a nail nick. I can eliminate the Geo. Schrade pocket knife with the fish scaler on the spine. I can eliminate the Geo. Schrade pocket knives with the shorter handles, such as the hawkbill pruner. Also, the nail nick on this blade is very short/small (3/8") compared to the other nail nicks. It's obvious that the blade has been reshaped. Yes, it's ugly, it's grotesque and it's a welcome addition to my collection. So, what Geo. Schrade pocket knife was this blade originally a part of?

Here are my other other wire frame/handle pocket knives for comparison.
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=3137&start=435#p846269

That is the Vintage Ultra Rare Limited Edition Custom Toe Cutter Wirejack. That's why the blade is short and shaped like a big toe. I believe it could be the short nail nick Clip blade. You had a photo with two and one of them had a smaller nail nick if I remember correctly.

[New_Windsor_NY]

That is the Vintage Ultra Rare Limited Edition Custom Toe Cutter Wirejack. That's why the blade is short and shaped like a big toe. I believe it could be the short nail nick Clip blade. You had a photo with two and one of them had a smaller nail nick if I remember correctly.

Smitty, thank you for your input but I have no idea what you're saying. I don't have another wire-jack that looks anything like this one, the blade, not the handle. The blade tip "should" sit lower in the handle, not up like it is. I don't have another wire-jack with a 3/8" nail nick. I just measured all of the nail nicks on the other wire-jacks and each one measured just a hair over 5/8" in length. All of my wire-jacks are pictured at the provided link and are all individually featured throughout this topic.

The link.
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=3137&start=435#p846269

[Papa Bones]

That is the Vintage Ultra Rare Limited Edition Custom Toe Cutter Wirejack. That's why the blade is short and shaped like a big toe. I believe it could be the short nail nick Clip blade. You had a photo with two and one of them had a smaller nail nick if I remember correctly.

Smitty, I have no idea what you're saying. I don't have another wire-jack that looks anything like this one, the blade, not the handle. The blade tip "should" sit lower in the handle, not up like it is. I don't have another wire-jack with a 3/8" nail nick. I just measured all of the nail nicks on the other wire-jacks and each one measured just a hair over 5/8" in length. All of my wire-jacks are pictured at the provided link and are all individually featured throughout this topic.

The link.
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=3137&start=435#p846269

I must have been mistaken on the size of the nail nick. To me in this photo you posted the top wirejack the nail nick looked smaller to my old eyes.

[New_Windsor_NY]

I must have been mistaken on the size of the nail nick. To me in this photo you posted the top wirejack the nail nick looked smaller to my old eyes.

Sorry, I was editing my previous post when you posted yours. It must be an optical illusion. I could maybe see a 1/16" or 1/32" difference in overall nail nick length, but not a 1/4" difference.

[Papa Bones]

I must have been mistaken on the size of the nail nick. To me in this photo you posted the top wirejack the nail nick looked smaller to my old eyes.

Sorry, I was editing my previous post when you posted yours. It must be an optical illusion. I could maybe see a 1/16" or 1/32" difference in overall nail nick length, but not a 1/4" difference.

Well.....no matter. As long as your satisfied with it, that's all that really matters.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Well.....

Thank you Smitty. I will continue my investigation.

[joeradza]

Today I've added this GEO. SCHRADE, single blade, wire frame/handle pocket knife to my collection. I am calling this particular pocket knife "The Mutant." I was doing my normal scrolling through page after page of pocket knives, looking for any type or pattern that I collect. This pocket knife made me do a double take and a pretty loud, W.T.F!! Something about it didn't look quite right. So, I bought it. Now that I have it and can examine it more closely, I'm 99.99% sure that the blade is from a completely different Schrade, non-wire frame/handle pocket knife. Maybe it's a wire frame/handle pattern pocket knife that I'm not familiar with, but I doubt it. I have compared it to every Geo. Schrade wire frame/handle pocket knife that I have. I can eliminate the Geo. Schrade, Scout utensil kit knives, as none of them have a nail nick. I can eliminate the Geo. Schrade pocket knife with the fish scaler on the spine. I can eliminate the Geo. Schrade pocket knives with the shorter handles, such as the hawkbill pruner. Also, the nail nick on this blade is very short/small (3/8") compared to the other nail nicks. It's obvious that the blade has been reshaped. Yes, it's ugly, it's grotesque and it's a welcome addition to my collection. So, what Geo. Schrade pocket knife was this blade originally a part of?

Here are my other other wire frame/handle pocket knives for comparison.
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=3137&start=435#p846269

Hi Skip. It looks like a large clip point blade that was shortened for some reason. The tang stamp is correct. If you look at the nail nicks of the two large frames the angle matches that of the clip point and if you count the number of jumping marks to the right side of the nick to the pivot they line up.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Hi Skip.....

Thank you joeradza. I understand what you're saying. But what keeps bugging me is the length of the nail nick on the knife in question is only 3/8", compared to all the other nail nicks that measure just a hair over 5/8" in length. I'm not going to dwell on it any longer. It's odd looking, but I like it. Thank you VERY much for your input.

[joeradza]

I must have been mistaken on the size of the nail nick. To me in this photo you posted the top wirejack the nail nick looked smaller to my old eyes.

Sorry, I was editing my previous post when you posted yours. It must be an optical illusion. I could maybe see a 1/16" or 1/32" difference in overall nail nick length, but not a 1/4" difference.

It's hard to tell Skip but they don't look perfectly lined up, but then again I'm sure there is a certain amount of variation in all knives.

[joeradza]

Skip to my eye the nail nick on the shortened blade appears cut off. I tried to measure the distance from the right side of the nick to where the clip starts to dip and they are virtually the same.

Edit. On further examination the nick doesn't appear to be cut off. Hmmm?

[New_Windsor_NY]

It's hard to tell.....

The picture was just for a rough, general comparison. But the tape measure doesn't distort. I measured every single nail nick on every single GEO. SCHRADE pocket knife I have and they are all just a hair over 1/4" longer than the one in question. This is why I think the blade is from a non-wire frame GEO. SCHRADE knife. Anyway, no more......

Ahhhh, the wacky world of pocket cutlery. Thanks again.

[knifegnome]

Got this off the bay, Wire Jack Pat 9-21-26. Etched "The Kemper Thomas Co" Cincinnati , Ohio back blade "Advertising Specialties Calendars & Signs.
Does anyone know when they stopped using this tang stamp?

[New_Windsor_NY]

Got.....

Scott, check this out. It's very interesting and "should" answer any question(s).
Oh, nice find also.
http://collectors-of-schrades-r.us/arti ... 20Jack.pdf

[Papa Bones]

Got this off the bay, Wire Jack Pat 9-21-26. Etched "The Kemper Thomas Co" Cincinnati , Ohio back blade "Advertising Specialties Calendars & Signs.
Does anyone know when they stopped using this tang stamp?

Nice find there Scott. Congrats