All About Pocket Knives

This may have been covered in another discussion, but I have noticed several Schrade-Walden knives on ebay the past couple of days that supposedly wers made in the USA in 2005! Or at least that is the way I am reading the ads ... They look to be really nice knives, but are they genuine? I thought Schrade closed the doors in 2004. Are these Schrade-Waldens the predecessors of Canal Street? Or were they the "leftovers" from the closing in 2004, liquidated in 2005? Was the Schrade-Walden brand supposedly separate from the Schrade brand that Taylor pirated and sold out to the Chinese?

Sorry ... I am asking too many questions and making up my own possible answers ...

Somebody correct me if I am wrong. Those knives were commissioned by Taylor to Camillus. They are U.S.A. knives alright, and some of them at least are very nice. I have a brown jigged bone 4 1/8 inch two blade trapper that is nice indeed, but they are not from Schrade U.S.A.

tongueriver wrote:Somebody correct me if I am wrong. Those knives were commissioned by Taylor to Camillus. They are U.S.A. knives alright, and some of them at least are very nice. I have a brown jigged bone 4 1/8 inch two blade trapper that is nice indeed, but they are not from Schrade U.S.A.

The inside paper in the one I have sitting in front of me (SCW 11897R) states:

"The Ellenville, NY factory closed in 2004 and production was moved to Camillus, New York."

"Used Under License from Taylor Cutlery, LLC"

Ah ... I see, said the blind man, as he picked up his hammer and saw ...

So, while they are indeed USA knives, they are not "Schrade-Walden" Schrade-Waldens. Well, I still may take a chance on one or two, since they are so nice-looking ... if anything, I can add them to my EDC rotation ...

man, glad I found this topic before I posted the exact same one. I maybe new to knife collectin but I swore Schrade closed shop in 2004

tongueriver wrote:Somebody correct me if I am wrong. Those knives were commissioned by Taylor to Camillus. They are U.S.A. knives alright, and some of them at least are very nice.

Calvin nailed it.
These were knives that Taylor had Camillus make for them.
I have a few ob them. I consider them to be a Camillus, not a Schrade, however since Camillus made a lot of Schrades knives there isn't a lot of difference. They are well made, quality materials with good F & F.

Bottom line: they are a good quality knife, especially for the price you can get them now.

Dale