Recently located another SD40 <Schrade Divers> manufactured from 1961-1965 with total Schrade Walden manufacture of only 850 of these unique knives. The photos show 2X SD40's without the D guard and 2X SD41's with the unique D guard. Three bear the J.C. Higgins etch to blade indicating made for Sears Roebuck, and the other has the blade etch 'Frogmans Defender-Made to Government Standards'....
Both types of sheaths specifically manufactured for these knives are also shown. There may still be 846 out there in Schrade land after some 45 years, however they are becoming quite scarce as I guess many may in fact lie on the seabed?...
Schrade unofficial historian Debbie L Chase is quoted as saying "They were made to Government Specifications which included a salt water resistant plastic handle and a heavy gauge stainless steel blade............
When I saw that photo of Albert Baer holding the Special Order Knuckle knife manufactured for O.S.S. that was recently submitted by Codger/lrv, I immediately thought of this D guard Schrade Walden.
I know from photos that there were both models SD40 and SD41 without their sheaths on the Schrade Wall collection however none of my knives are those ,so at least 2 Mint versions are still out there...unless they were used skindiving!
If you see one available, go for it....photos of 4 knives attached....Hoo Roo
Both types of sheaths specifically manufactured for these knives are also shown. There may still be 846 out there in Schrade land after some 45 years, however they are becoming quite scarce as I guess many may in fact lie on the seabed?...
Schrade unofficial historian Debbie L Chase is quoted as saying "They were made to Government Specifications which included a salt water resistant plastic handle and a heavy gauge stainless steel blade............
When I saw that photo of Albert Baer holding the Special Order Knuckle knife manufactured for O.S.S. that was recently submitted by Codger/lrv, I immediately thought of this D guard Schrade Walden.
I know from photos that there were both models SD40 and SD41 without their sheaths on the Schrade Wall collection however none of my knives are those ,so at least 2 Mint versions are still out there...unless they were used skindiving!
If you see one available, go for it....photos of 4 knives attached....Hoo Roo
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