All About Pocket Knives

Ivoryman wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:09 pm

BFORSE wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:34 pm

Ivoryman wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:09 pm Galvanic, frj, Gus Sharp, John R, loooooooved going back through your jewels. One from the OKCA show in Eugene OR. Charlie Compagna's piece, sat by him for 3 days at the show. Bought a few knives from him. Thanks C.C.

Verrrrrrrrry nice! Do you know the model number?

Nope, no numbers anywhere. Just two Cut Co stamps.


An old SS Cattle knife from the Cut Co era found at the OKCA show. Only the sheep has a half stop.

Awesome! Y’all got the good knives up north.

I’m pretty sure y’all throw all the broken ones in the river and they roll down the Mississippi till someone finally fishes them out around Baton Rouge.

Those are the only ones I see for sale where I live.

I always thought Schrade made this JACK KNIFE BEN / SHOP. What do you think?

Jacknifeben wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:46 pm I always thought Schrade made this JACK KNIFE BEN / SHOP. What do you think?

Boy, that definitely has the "Schrade" look to it, doesn't it?

The frame is a Schrade I’m sure, don’t like the look of one of those stamps though, imo

Schrade looking shield too buddy.

Schrade looking shield too buddy.

I picked up a couple Schrade Waldens last weekend at the Eugene show. The top one is an 861 with nice peach seed bone. The lower one has no pattern number stamped on it, but I believe it to be an 833. It also has nice peach seed bone. The blades on the 833 are very shiny but they look dark in the photo.

The 861 is my favorite Schrade Stockman pattern and this one has been used, so I will probably carry it a little bit. The 833 looks better than if it had just rolled off the assembly line! It has one tiny pin crack at the rocker pin, which you wouldn't know is there unless you were looking for it.

orvet wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 2:52 am I picked up a couple Schrade Waldens last weekend at the Eugene show. The top one is an 861 with nice peach seed bone. The lower one has no pattern number stamped on it, but I believe it to be an 833. It also has nice peach seed bone. The blades on the 833 are very shiny but they look dark in the photo.

The 861 is my favorite Schrade Stockman pattern and this one has been used, so I will probably carry it a little bit. The 833 looks better than if it had just rolled off the assembly line! It has one tiny pin crack at the rocker pin, which you wouldn't know is there unless you were looking for it.

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Gorgeous bones there. You scored, great pick ups and thanks again for the Western you put stag on. Beauty and great job on it. Great seeing you in Eugene.

A couple of days ago, this SCHRADE 204S, electrician or lineman pattern or style of pocket knife, arrived in a group or lot of pocket knives that I purchased. It now becomes my latest SCHRADE to be posted under this topic or thread. I did NOT buy the group or lot to obtain this particular pocket knife. However, I was quite surprised and VERY pleased to discover it among the group or lot of pocket knives and it did make a fine addition to my general, pocket knife accumulation. It is a SCHRADE 204S, one blade, one tool (wire stripper), two tang stamps, 3 3/4" closed (not including the bail), two springs, electrician or lineman, pattern or style of pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says, "SCHRADE (over) WALDEN (over) N.Y. U.S.A." The main blade back tang stamp says, "204S" The main blade has a CRISP half stop, a VERY GOOD opening snap and a VERY GOOD closing snap. The tool has a CRISP half stop, a GOOD opening snap and a GOOD closing snap. This pocket knife is in VERY GOOD condition. It required a very minor cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
Caption(s), if any, are on the BOTTOM of the corresponding picture(s).
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Added an interesting Schrade Cut Co etched barlow to the pile, etch is Wm. P. Walter's Sons, not and Sons. Found information that they were a tool supplier on Market St in Philadelhia that started in 1831 and supposedly went out of business around 1900. That does not jive with Schrade Cut history as they started 1904. My opinion is the plain bolster Schrade Cut barlow is an early knife, later had either a S or Schrade spelled out. You would expect this barlow to have an arched tang stamp but this one has the stamp that started around 1917 according to what I can find. Wonder if the tang stamp was used earlier than 1917 or Wm Walter's was in business much later than 1904 or so. Anyway's kind of shows how an etch can make things interesting history wise. Picture I found shows facade of building taken 1900.

Cool John, cause Schrade etches are fragile.

wlf wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2024 11:23 pm Cool John, cause Schrade etches are fragile.

They are Lyle because they are usually ink etches from what I have and have seen but this one is an acid etch which I think means it is a very early Schrade. Have not seen many Schrade acid etched knives.

JohnR wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2024 7:23 pm Added an interesting Schrade Cut Co etched barlow to the pile, etch is Wm. P. Walter's Sons, not and Sons. Found information that they were a tool supplier on Market St in Philadelhia that started in 1831 and supposedly went out of business around 1900. That does not jive with Schrade Cut history as they started 1904. My opinion is the plain bolster Schrade Cut barlow is an early knife, later had either a S or Schrade spelled out. You would expect this barlow to have an arched tang stamp but this one has the stamp that started around 1917 according to what I can find. Wonder if the tang stamp was used earlier than 1917 or Wm Walter's was in business much later than 1904 or so. Anyway's kind of shows how an etch can make things interesting history wise. Picture I found shows facade of building taken 1900.

Wonderful add JohnR.

Wow John, I love everything about that one!

glennbad wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 10:54 am Wow John, I love everything about that one!

Agree.

Thank you all, appreciated.

Beautiful barlow John! Walters was definitely in business beyond 1904. there's an archived catalog online that dates to 1910 or 11 and I believe they existed even beyond that. From what I've been able to find the "S" bolstered barlows are the oldest as I have one of those with the arched stamp. That being said they did run the straight stamps right along with the arched ones initially depending on the pattern so dating can definitely be a challenge. I'm also not sure where they got that 1917 date as the date that the straight stamp was first used as that stamp was used long before that.

Eric

ea42 wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 4:00 pm Beautiful barlow John! Walters was definitely in business beyond 1904. there's an archived catalog online that dates to 1910 or 11 and I believe they existed even beyond that. From what I've been able to find the "S" bolstered barlows are the oldest as I have one of those with the arched stamp. That being said they did run the straight stamps right along with the arched ones initially depending on the pattern so dating can definitely be a challenge. I'm also not sure where they got that 1917 date as the date that the straight stamp was first used as that stamp was used long before that.

Eric

Thanks for the information Eric, I had found a reprint catalog that dated 1888 but missed the later ones. Good to know you also feel the straight stamp was used before 1917, I've questioned that based on some of the knives I've handled.

Latest one

JohnR wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2024 7:23 pm Added an interesting Schrade Cut Co etched barlow to the pile, etch is Wm. P. Walter's Sons, not and Sons. Found information that they were a tool supplier on Market St in Philadelhia that started in 1831 and supposedly went out of business around 1900. That does not jive with Schrade Cut history as they started 1904. My opinion is the plain bolster Schrade Cut barlow is an early knife, later had either a S or Schrade spelled out. You would expect this barlow to have an arched tang stamp but this one has the stamp that started around 1917 according to what I can find. Wonder if the tang stamp was used earlier than 1917 or Wm Walter's was in business much later than 1904 or so. Anyway's kind of shows how an etch can make things interesting history wise. Picture I found shows facade of building taken 1900.

Thanks for the info and shots of that incredible old Schrade bone. Congrats on a killer. Wowwy.


Galvanic, awesome Barlow, killer bone too.

Decent Schrade Cut Co easy open jack with stainless etch added to the pile.

Nice Mike

Good looking knife John in excellent condition.

JohnR wrote: ↑Sun Jun 16, 2024 10:37 am Decent Schrade Cut Co easy open jack with stainless etch added to the pile.

Wooooooe. That would be Holy Grail in my house. Congrats on a fabulous find. I'm drooling all over the place. Man that is incredible. Thanks for showing, great there are still some out there like that. Damn.

Some beauuuuties here! J.O'.

What year was this one made? JACK KNIFE BEN sold out in about 1936 to his son. Then it was JACK KNIF SHOP.