Schrade 34OT -what kind of blades are these?

[rea1eye]

I picked up this Schrade on ebay and after some cleaning ( note: blade have already been
buffed out by seller) I noticed that normally where the sheepfoot and spey blades sits are some
unusual blades.

If you did an educated guess, do you think Schrade put these blades in or did the
previous owner grind them/replaced them? The pins look like they have never
been taken out but I am not an expert.

Note: where the sheepfoot blade should sit, the nail nick is not accessible unless
you move the other blade first. This gives me reason to believe the blades have
been replaced but maybe Schrade was closing the plant and just threw in everything
to complete a knife?

Thanks,

Bob

p.s. tang says Schrade NY USA 34OT

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[Old Hunter]

A Schrade USA Swindon-Key bolster is not easily disassembled; my guess is the blades were well worn from use and reshaped into usable shapes. OH

[ea42]

Defintely well worn, Schrade didn't vary the blades on regular stock OT's. The kick on what was the sheepfoot has been taken way down to accommodate the re-ground tip resulting in it being too low when closed.

Eric

[tongueriver]

Defintely well worn, Schrade didn't vary the blades on regular stock OT's. The kick on what was the sheepfoot has been taken way down to accommodate the re-ground tip resulting in it being to low when closed.

Eric

I agree. It is just a worn-out knife.

[Reverand]

Agree with the others: all three blades show a lot of wear.
You can sand down the top of the frame to get to a sunken nail nick sometimes. An old worn warrior like this one can still be a good knife. Those old blades can carry a great edge, and sometimes the wear can make them more useful!
I often use this tiny sliver of a blade on this old rehandled Queen to remove broken keys from locks at work. I have found nothing that can dig in there and catch the edge of a key better than this blade!

Your Old Timer looks like a great EDC to me!

[garddogg56]

Well used with a story