Contract knives. A Challenge!

[upnorth]

Schrade made knives for a lot of companies. I just received this Challenge HJ in answer to my ad in Knife World, sight unseen, and ran to my Schrade roll as soon as I got home. Sure enough, there is a very strong resemblance to the Schrade below it. I love it when that happens!!
I'll do some more comparing, but I'll let the pictures speak here.
Happy New Year to ALL!
Charlie

[sunburst]

Happy New Year Charlie,

Fine looking pair of harness Jacks you got there..

[jonet143]

cool pattern charlie. they do look like brothers.

happy new year!

[ratlesnake75]

Cool knives, Who made them? You think schrade made the challenge or the other way around?? Those punch blades look different also, never seen them before(might be a giveaway if we could see those punches on other knives? Thx Mark

[ratlesnake75]

After closer examination those punches look exactly like the pile of punches on the other topic PUNCH BLADES--from the walden factory--Interesting

[upnorth]

Can you bump up the PUNCH BLADES thread, rattlesnake??

[ratlesnake75]

Yes sir, I sure will---Great comparison

[upnorth]

Cool knives, Who made them? You think schrade made the challenge or the other way around?? Those punch blades look different also, never seen them before(might be a giveaway if we could see those punches on other knives? Thx Mark

I am pretty sure Schrade made the Challenge HJ for that company.

[ratlesnake75]

What is also appealing to me as to that challenge harness jack is there is 2 steel pins and 2 brass pins, according to levine's guide and goin's this could have been an import from sheffield England NOT schrade made??? Any thoughts on this from you---Thx Mark

[upnorth]

I noticed the pin difference also Mark. I can't explain it, but I am sure those knives were both made on the same machinery, and likely in the same place.