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Snapped some pictures this morning of that Schrade Uncle Henry 833UH USA that came yesterday. Looks to me like it's in factory condition. 3¼" closed. I could be wrong but it appears to be recent manufacture (last 15 years that Schrade was still in business).


Was Uncle Henry a premium Schrade brand or a value brand?

Jerry, nice 833UH (same knife as your recently acquired 33OT). The knives are equal in quality, but the Uncle Henry used to sell for a bit more and "featured" stainless steel vs. the carbon steel blades that came on most Old Timers. The Uncle Henry had nicer, Stagalon faux-stag Delrin handles (again a matter of opinion) and had a gurantee about loss that the Old Timer's didn't offer. I remember back when I was a knife owner and user, prior to being a collector, I thought theUncle Henry was the Cadillac of the two. Also I see yours was a National Wild Turkey Federation promotional knife of some sort - the 70% must have been for a certain level of donation. OH

Ps Now you'll have to see if there was an Imperial Frontier variation of that medium jack. (Always one more!!)

I have a Frontier Ireland, Imperial DE and Imperial shell, all jacks but also all sub-3"

jerryd6818 wrote:Snapped some pictures this morning of that Schrade Uncle Henry 833UH USA that came yesterday. Looks to me like it's in factory condition. 3¼" closed. I could be wrong but it appears to be recent manufacture (last 15 years that Schrade was still in business).


Was Uncle Henry a premium Schrade brand or a value brand?

Jerry, I have the smaller Wild Turkey Federation 12UH like that 833UH.
The Uncle Henry had a premium price too.
In 1991 the 33OT was $20.95 and the 833UH was $24.95... Ken.

Thanks for the info Ken.

I'm going back and forth with myself, trying to decide whether or not to try to scrub the etch off the main blade. Currently it's just a battle in my head.

jerryd6818 wrote:Thanks for the info Ken.

I'm going back and forth with myself, trying to decide whether or not to try to scrub the etch off the main blade. Currently it's just a battle in my head.

Jerry, I believe knives with a blade etch sell better and even look better when displayed.
A etched blade can also help to date the knife, some-times.
I could be wrong, and it's only a guess on my part - that knife is a very late 2003-04 knife.
My 12OT came from the 2004 Schrade sale...Ken.

Thanks Ken. I'll probably leave it alone because what ever I did to get the etch off would change the factory finish on the blade. I understand that this no collector but it's a collector for me (if that makes sense).


Just picked up a Schrade 233 off eBay. It flew under the radar all week and I was the only bidder. Seller says the blades have good snap but just a slight amount of wobble. I'm eager to get it to see what the condition really is.

Looks fairly decent from the seller's picture. I'm not super picky, especially since I got it for what I consider a decent price. This one I will scrub up and do a certain amount of cleaning on.

This 44OT came in the mail today. I have some Old Timers in my collection but this is the first with delrin handles.

dweb1897 wrote:I have some Old Timers in my collection but this is the first with delrin handles.

That is an outstanding Old Timer to dip your toe into the delrin pool with. I used to have just about all the cataloged Old Timers but now I'm just interested in a few Schrade+ and limited edition or odd/rare models. The 44OT is an exception and one that I have never owned. Purdy nice!

dweb1897 wrote:This 44OT came in the mail today. I have some Old Timers in my collection but this is the first with delrin handles.

44OT 2001 SPECIAL EDITION.JPG

Nice Old timer .
They were only made over three to four years.

Grant

Shearer wrote:

dweb1897 wrote:This 44OT came in the mail today. I have some Old Timers in my collection but this is the first with delrin handles.

44OT 2001 SPECIAL EDITION.JPG

Nice Old timer .
They were only made over three to four years.

Grant

I looked that up and saw they were made from 1990 to 1993 and then a special production run of 4000 in 2001. I had been watching for one for some time and when I found this one I felt pretty lucky.

Love that 44ot here is one I gut today Walden 218 nice p-nut with great snap.

I like the 44OT..I just don't like all that etching on the blades...It is scheduled to auction on Ebay Sunday. I like that 218..I have a couple of the MOPs ..just scared to display them with my other knives

I hear ya dweeb she'll rotate in the watch pocket.

I just got the middle one in, but wanted to show the three of them. They are in the same order from top to bottom in all four pictures.
1. long nail pull, Schrade Walden NY tang stamp, no model #, fancy jimping
2. long nail pull, Schrade Walden NY USA tang stamp, no model #, normal jimping
3. shorter nail pull,Schrade Walden NY USA tang stamp. 809M STAINLESS STEEL on the pile side of the clip, STAINLESS STEEL on the pile side of the pen, and normal jimping.

Nice looking knives ............... All nickel silver liners, eh?

FRJ wrote:Nice looking knives ............... All nickel silver liners, eh?

No, they are brass..just a busy night and hurried with the pics

Those are nice!

Nice dweb, nice.

ya dweb I likey

Thanks guys.
The bottom one with the 809M tang stamp belonged to my Uncle Fred. It was the first knife in my collection, and my favorite.

Dale, this nice set is coming your way Old Mate.

koldgold wrote:Dale, this nice set is coming your way Old Mate.

Well done KoldGold!!

Kgold,

That Set of Red Bones is gorgeous! I was able to snag a set of those myself this year and they are a handsome addition to my Schrade Room.

Tom

Coming soon, 1996 Scrimshaw Display Set. Complete with factory sealed individual boxes and sheaths.