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Well I had one in my bag and just checked the blade edge on my Empire jack. Spectacular!

This is pre-Delrin so by my definition it goes into this thread. Non-catalog 881, new and unused. Mother-of-toiletseat celluloid on mark side and sort of a creamy celluloid on the pile side. Evidence of a little gassing at some point (my guess is a long time ago). I keep it opened and away from the other children. Tang-stamped SCHRADE over WALDEN over N.Y.U.S.A. on mark side and no pattern number on pile side.

That's a really nice one, I never get tired of schrade stockmans. I have the same knife (used) in bone, it was hard to find a pattern but I found mine as an 879 I think. It's the same as an 881 except the round threaded bolsters.

Mother of toilet seat - that's the best thing I've heard all week!

KnifeSlinger#81 wrote:That's a really nice one, I never get tired of schrade stockmans. I have the same knife (used) in bone, it was hard to find a pattern but I found mine as an 879 I think. It's the same as an 881 except the round threaded bolsters.

You are right; it is an 879; I knew that; had a brain fxxt.

Great 879. Im not a fan of that handle material but that knife is exceptional. I picked up this knife a couple months ago but have not had a chance to take any good pics. This is a quick cell phone pick while everyone in the house is pre occupied.

Was the last one in. Schrade Walden N.Y. USA
Been a month or more but I have been working on it.
Getting it to look better and cut!

JAMESC41001 wrote:Great 879. Im not a fan of that handle material but that knife is exceptional. I picked up this knife a couple months ago but have not had a chance to take any good pics. This is a quick cell phone pick while everyone in the house is pre occupied. image.jpg

That one is looking pretty minty, and these old Walden and CutCo 293s and 294s, are in my opinion two of the nicest renderings of a trapper sold by any company and any vintage. Really an excellent knife; thanks for showing it.

Just got this 895, 1957 to 1960. The seller told the world it was Delrin, but I had a hunch... It paid off this time.

JAMESC41001 wrote:Great 879. Im not a fan of that handle material but that knife is exceptional. I picked up this knife a couple months ago but have not had a chance to take any good pics. This is a quick cell phone pick while everyone in the house is pre occupied. image.jpg

James that is exceptional, and I love the bone.If you get tired of it let me know.

Thanks guys. The walk and talk on this one really is something. The half stops. I am lucky enough to be able to own this one in unused condition. And I have to agree they were at the top of their game. If this is what people mean by the golden age of cutlery I understand why. That 895 is a nice grab indeed. Looks like it made its way into good hands. Happy for that. Rodger I'm going to have to hang on to the trapper for a bit. Those brass liners and clean springs got a hold on me.
Jay

I have a Schrade 895 and a 895UH.
The 895UH came in a brown boxed "Gift Set" with a "167UH Steelhead Fillet Knife"
I have them both posted in A.A.P.K's Knife Gallery.
The non-bone 895 has had 106 viewers and the 895UH has had 1211viewers.
My schrade 855 has had 136 viewers... Why so much interest in the 895UH. ?

Cal, i have a few S-W with the same reddish color in the bone which is not typical for Schrade bone. I bet the knives with this reddish bone were all(or mostly) made in the same time span.
kj

Ken I would be interested in seeing an 895uh. I don't know how to navigate to the "knives display" where you have it posted. I did not know they made a uh with that # designation. Maybe that is the reason for all ghe attention it's getting. Love to see it.
Jay

JAMESC41001 wrote:Ken I would be interested in seeing an 895uh. I don't know how to navigate to the "knives display" where you have it posted. I did not know they made a uh with that # designation. Maybe that is the reason for all ghe attention it's getting. Love to see it.
Jay

I would like to see it also; perhaps it is on another website he calls AAPN. This website is AAPK.

On the topic of non-typical bone on premium stockman knives, I have this 825 Stainless with bone scales that I have posted before. No one at that time had any input about the knife. It appears to have the same kind of standard bone jigging that old 895 knives have and an 'odd for pattern' type of shield. (except for '04 Cigar Box Classics) Does anyone know anything about this knife? I'm not familiar with any 825 from the old days with bone. Do any of the experts here know?

As an expert in this particular field, I can tell you thats a cool knife.

JAMESC41001 wrote:Great 879. Im not a fan of that handle material but that knife is exceptional. I picked up this knife a couple months ago but have not had a chance to take any good pics. This is a quick cell phone pick while everyone in the house is pre occupied. image.jpg

Wow! Grail knife right there. Absolutely stunning.

tongueriver wrote:Just got this 895, 1957 to 1960. The seller told the world it was Delrin, but I had a hunch... It paid off this time.
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I think that's the same one I had my eye on, but too many other things were going on to get it. Glad to see it in the hands of a fellow schrade man.

JAMESC41001 wrote:As an expert in this particular field, I can tell you thats a cool knife.

THAT'S IT??
Just kidding.

I'm a small time, low budget collector and that 825 is a real gem in my little collection. Whenever you or tongueriver post a rare beauty like the ones above, I pull out that 825 and stroke it gently with a soft cloth to make me feel better.

I'm interested in the 825s and curious about the non-stainless versions I've only heard about and not seen and other variations and tang stamps over time. I don't have a clue about that one other than, as you said, it's a cool knife. Maybe a special order, with that shield and one side of the clip blade mirror polished? I got lucky on that one.

JAMESC41001 wrote:Ken I would be interested in seeing an 895uh. I don't know how to navigate to the "knives display" where you have it posted. I did not know they made a uh with that # designation. Maybe that is the reason for all ghe attention it's getting. Love to see it.
Jay

Sorry about the AAKN, my short cut to AAPK is set at AAPN.
You can find the 895UH in AAPK's Gallery... Ken
http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... image/4166
http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/kni ... 624/source

Ken, I have that set. Like mine yours says 897uh on the insert. Does the stamp on the knife say 895. I can't see from the pic. Looks like an 897 to me. I am easily confused but not sure what's going on here for sure.

Mustanger wrote:On the topic of non-typical bone on premium stockman knives, I have this 825 Stainless with bone scales that I have posted before. No one at that time had any input about the knife. It appears to have the same kind of standard bone jigging that old 895 knives have and an 'odd for pattern' type of shield. (except for '04 Cigar Box Classics) Does anyone know anything about this knife? I'm not familiar with any 825 from the old days with bone. Do any of the experts here know?

The 836 and 837 whittlers used that shield. I call it a 'crusader' shield because it looks like a common type of fighting shields used by the crusaders. I have never heard of an 825 that was not stainless; I believe that defines the pattern. However I have seen other early 825s with bone handles. They apparently first appeared in the catalogs in 1953 so they did make some boners .

JAMESC41001 wrote:Ken, I have that set. Like mine yours says 897uh on the insert. Does the stamp on the knife say 895. I can't see from the pic. Looks like an 897 to me. I am easily confused but not sure what's going on here for sure.

I have a set. 897 on the tang.

tongueriver wrote: The 836 and 837 whittlers used that shield. I call it a 'crusader' shield because it looks like a common type of fighting shields used by the crusaders. I have never heard of an 825 that was not stainless; I believe that defines the pattern. However I have seen other early 825s with bone handles. They apparently first appeared in the catalogs in 1953 so they did make some boners .

Thanks. I hadn't looked into it to see if Schrade ever cataloged a bone 825. I just know I haven't ever seen one except mine. I may have overlooked one thinking it was something else from the picture. I have seen that shield, but not often and not on a slenderino that I remember. I gotta get me one of those Cigar Box Classics some day.

tongueriver wrote:

JAMESC41001 wrote:Ken, I have that set. Like mine yours says 897uh on the insert. Does the stamp on the knife say 895. I can't see from the pic. Looks like an 897 to me. I am easily confused but not sure what's going on here for sure.

I have a set. 897 on the tang.

All I can say in defence of my "one of a kind Uncale Henery" and the AAKNs.
I'm old, half blind and dislexic.