Elusive Schrades

[SteveC]

That's a beauty Paul, congrats !

 

[peanutsxx]

Probably not so elusive but stockman patterns are not my normal favorite...yet I am actually quite taken by this slim one. Unfortunately someone caused the clip to have a fair bit of blade play (up/down and sideways), and the sheepfoot has a bit side-to-side. Springs are pretty sunken too. I carry and use it anyway! Any idea as to the age period (Schrade stamps are elusive to me lol)?

 

[Augie]

Couple more Schrade Cut Co auto's this week, first an unmolested paratrooper.

 

[black mamba]

Peanutsxx, what is the number stamped under USA on the tang?

 

[Campbellclanman]

Wow- Augie, that's outstanding! LOVE PeachSeed!!!

 

[peanutsxx]

Peanutsxx, what is the number stamped under USA on the tang?

Hi Jeff, the tang reads as follows (thanks! ):

Schrade
U.S.A.
SS825

 

[black mamba]

Thanks, peanutsxx, looks like the 825 open stock knife was from 1973-1983 with that tang stamp. 1964-1972 would be Schrade Walden, and from 1984 on they were stamped with Schrade +.

 

[Augie]

This is the other one that I acquired, a Schrade Hunting Knife with a sabre clip, still has faint etch. This is one of the harder to find Schrade Cut Co auto's.

 

[waynorth]

Augie - Really beautiful knife, John!!

 

[North Shore]

I got this user grade slender electrician knife with the Empire flared bar shield, hard to beat Schrade quality of this era, assuming Schrade made it and not Empire? Now I've got myself wondering

 

[Augie]

Augie - Really beautiful knife, John!!

Thank you Charlie, I was pretty happy to pick this one up, just something about the look of that sabre clip blade.

 

[waynorth]

I got this user grade slender electrician knife with the Empire flared bar shield, hard to beat Schrade quality of this era, assuming Schrade made it and not Empire? Now I've got myself wondering
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I'm pretty sure Empire made the ones with that shield!! - - - - - - -
Oh Wait! It's a Liner-lock!! Now you have me wondering!!

 

[waynorth]

After years of guessing what purpose this knife was intended to serve, Bernie Levine served up the answer!!
Quoted from a email to Dennis Ellingsen (OKCA):

"Jack knives with "seal caps," as the flat cap could be engraved (in reverse, deeply) with a wax seal. Rarely actually engraved, just as shields were rarely engraved, although also made for this.


Also used on heavy hawkbill knives, both pruners and plumber's knives, but on those more likely made of steel, meant for hammering.


Sometimes on plumber's knives the cap was lead, used for pounding lead pipe, but those knives wore out fast."

 

[waynorth]

Schrade also made the "Seal Cap" knife for Diamond-Edge!

 

[Camillus]

Nice. Can we see the end cap?

 

[waynorth]

Old pic of a nice Jack!! I wonder if Bob Borin got it for his Birthday, and kept it pristine in the original box, from 1945??
There's nothing like pondering the history of a knife!

Likely made just before Albert Baer bought Schrade and converted the tang stamp to Schrade Walden!

 

[glennbad]

Stunning swell center seal-cap knives, Charlie!

 

[waynorth]

From my Dear Mrs!! - for my birthday, kept pristine in the
original box!! Thanks SWFK!! (She Who Finds Knives!!)
Old-style can opener suggests it was made before, or just after WWII !!

 

[waynorth]

Brother of the three-blade Utility I just posted!! Different Main blade, and peachseed handles!!

 

[Un-Chained]

Oh boy, here we go again