I ended up with a rather abused Uncle Henry, SCHRADE+ USA 897UH. Trying to clean it up a bit I found the springs to be very rusty, actually pitted on the back of the knife and the well was/still is nasty with rust. Blades still function but not like they should, a little oil and continued open and close should hopfully loosen them up.
Question is:
Aren't the springs on a Schrade knife with + symbol on blade usually stainless steel like the blades?
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Schrade+ springs
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Re: Schrade+ springs
The springs were still carbon on the standard UH's. To my knowledge the only + steel knives that has stainless springs were either limited editions or lockbacks.
It's the reverse of modern case cv knives
It's the reverse of modern case cv knives
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Re: Schrade+ springs
Thanks, Paul. I guess I never paid much attention to Schrade springs. I do have a 1970 Case 6254 SS with a carbon spring and an SS spring.
Just wonderin' what could have caused this, I can visualize that it spent some time in somebody's tackle box, maybe.
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Just wonderin' what could have caused this, I can visualize that it spent some time in somebody's tackle box, maybe.
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