Schrade +USA B.C.

Schrade Cutlery Company was founded in 1904 by George Schrade, and his brothers Jacob and William Schrade. In 1946 Imperial Knife Associated Companies, (IKAC; an association of Ulster Knife Co and Imperial Knife Co) purchased controlling interest in Schrade Cut Co and changed the name to Schrade Walden Cutlery. In 1973 the name was changed to Schrade Cutlery. In 2004 Schrade closed due to bankruptcy.

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I was wondering what the B.C.stood for.
It was a on a knife for sale on Ebay.https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Schrade-USA ... true&rt=nc
The knife look like a Uncle Henry LB8.
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This was most likely part of their "Native American Series". The stamping was used for the name of the knife.

B.C. - Bear Claw
K.D. - Kachina
M.S. - Morning Star
S.D. - Sun Dance
T.B. - Thunderbird
I.T. - Turtle

And I may be wrong but I think the original knives had scrimshaw scales and beaded sheaths. That one may have been a leftover blade that Schrade put on an Uncle Henry.
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RevolverGuy wrote:This was most likely part of their "Native American Series". The stamping was used for the name of the knife.

B.C. - Bear Claw
K.D. - Kachina
M.S. - Morning Star
S.D. - Sun Dance
T.B. - Thunderbird
I.T. - Turtle

And I may be wrong but I think the original knives had scrimshaw scales and beaded sheaths. That one may have been a leftover blade that Schrade put on an Uncle Henry.
I think you cracked the code! I have the whole set; that one was actually "Bear Cult," not to be misspelled, if you know what I mean; lol.
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RevolverGuy wrote:This was most likely part of their "Native American Series". The stamping was used for the name of the knife.

B.C. - Bear Claw
K.D. - Kachina
M.S. - Morning Star
S.D. - Sun Dance
T.B. - Thunderbird
I.T. - Turtle

And I may be wrong but I think the original knives had scrimshaw scales and beaded sheaths. That one may have been a leftover blade that Schrade put on an Uncle Henry.
Thanks for the information ::handshake::
I have a few scrimshaws ,none with those tang stamps.

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Here are the flyers with the 6 American Indian series from 1981 - 1986
I hope they upload ok.
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Thank you LV! ::tu:: These are some of my favorite Schrades. There was an additional Christmas release, The Lance, which is more rare and not really part of this series. More later... I have to grill a steak. Our 15th anniversary of moving into our new home.
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The Lance was a SFO for Montgomery Ward in 1983. I've included in in the American Series and was severley corrected in the past. :D
Its blade is not stamped with any special letters. 2500 were to be produced.
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::tu::
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