All About Pocket Knives

If I recall correctly those were usually finished out with a blade etch.
I believe they were also made for a couple other companies than Schrade as well, as SFOs.

Cal, Eric, Hal or someone else can set us straight on them.

Here is another electrician's knife.

this knife came in today.has good snap but handles show some wear. My freind gave me the box! i was able to find the add for $8

I ended up with a few hawkbills Schrade 136.Now I have three with different tang stamps and the latest has more squarer handles.
In the photo of the three the first one had been well polished.1/has no number 2/ has number on back of blade

Shearer, that 1st picture has a business name on the handle that I think is still operating. If I read it right doesn't it say Apopka Growers Supply? Apopka is a town in Central Florida north of Orlando where I was raised. Apopka is an Indian word meaning "potato eating place". Also there is Lake Apopka, the 3rd largest lake in Florida, over 30,000 acres. Used to be a great fishing lake in the years before 1960 or so. Agricultural pollution caused its' decline. Treefarmer

Treefarmer.Yes it does have APOPKA on the handle.Out here ( Australia ) they introduced European Carp and now they have taken over most of rivers and lakes.They make the water muddy and this kills the native fish.
Grant

Shearer, I should have included in my 1st response the question, Did you get that particular knife from the US or did it find its' way to Australia some other way? Treefarmer

I got it from the USA .

These 935 Old Timers were made by Schrade in 1973.

I finally have a couple USA made Schrades to add, an 8OT and a 125OT single blade, liner lock hunter in box with leather sheath. My farming Dad loves his 8OT and carries it wherever he goes, that knife does everything.

1967redrider nice knives the 8OT and the 125OT are both good farmers knives.The 80T is the favorite farmers knife in Australia.
Grant

+1 two great OT's

Thanks guys.

This one arived in the mail today. I like the D'holder and the Lovelss; Schrade knives.

That is a pretty one Ken.

Here are a coupla pre-1960 Schrade Walden trappers. The new contemporary trappers are kinda boring, but very functional useful knives. I think these old ones are kinda purdy.

One of my old tool partners just gave this 153UHgolden spike to one of my sons for hunting.she's faded but ahe'll gut a deer.

Nice one Wosey!
The 14 is one of mt favorite Schrade fixed blade patterns, though they made a lot of exceptional fixed blades.

Great lookin' knife Wosey...

I picked this old beauty up for under 10 bucks...That old bone was just speaking to me and I had to give it a good home! I know she's "well used" to say the least, but it is a Cut Co...and she does still have a solid half stop and good snap both ways with no wobble....and like I said...that bone.....
Anyone have an idea of the model #?
Mike

313 Mike wrote: Anyone have an idea of the model #?

The Schrades R Us site has all the Cutco catalog pages and your barlow will be easy to spot there.

tongueriver wrote:

313 Mike wrote: Anyone have an idea of the model #?

The Schrades R Us site has all the Cutco catalog pages and your barlow will be easy to spot there.

Just took a gander at the catalogs, and the nearest match I can find is in the original 1926 catalog,

L1153
Jack knife, 3 3/8" long, steel lined, long steel bolsters, black inside, glaze finish blade, BoneStag handles

Only thing is the bolster is a little bit different, but it's the closest match I can find.
Regarding the L1153, I know the first 1 is the number of blades, the next two numbers 15 would be the pattern number, and the 3 is a reference to the handle material. However I couldn't find an explanation of what the L represents....
...once again though, not 100% sure it's the right knife, due to the slight bolster difference...

Mike

I came across this Schrade Walden pen knifegreat walk and talk.

Mike, the L stands for "long", as in the long bolsters. The standard 1153 has regular bolsters. With those threads on your bolsters I'd actually consider your knife a barlow, just didn't get the "Schrade" imprint. I've seen a number of them like that, even think I have one or two. I'll hafta go lookin'.

Garddogg that's a beauty!

Eric

ea42 wrote:Mike, the L stands for "long", as in the long bolsters. The standard 1153 has regular bolsters. With those threads on your bolsters I'd actually consider your knife a barlow, just didn't get the "Schrade" imprint. I've seen a number of them like that, even think I have one or two. I'll hafta go lookin'.


Eric

Thanks for the info Eric, I had a suspicion the L stood for long bolsters....If you have one like it I'd love to check it out.
Mike