Schrade "American Legends" General Douglas MacArthur (folder)

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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LesC
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Schrade "American Legends" General Douglas MacArthur (folder)

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Hi, I've recently acquired a L.E "American Legends" General MacArthur folder, with the original case, cardboard sleeve and DVD. I have only seen two (2) other folders from this series, they both had "serial" numbers on the bolster side face, this knife does not have any, is/was this normal?
I would appreciate any feedback, cheers, Les (Down under) :)
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Re: Schrade "American Legends" General Douglas MacArthur (folder)

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Les the official factory run should have been serialized but it's possible that there was an overrun of knives that didn't receive the numbers.

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Re: Schrade "American Legends" General Douglas MacArthur (folder)

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Eric, thanks that was my thought as well, pity not "officially" part of the serialised set, but the "Rarity" IMHO still makes it a beauty, in my small collection of Schade's!! Cheers, Les
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Re: Schrade "American Legends" General Douglas MacArthur (folder)

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Les there's nothing unofficial about that beauty, just lacking a number. That's a great example!!

Eric
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