^^^^^^
THIS ^^^^^^
Couldn't have written it better myself
I just wanted to learn more about why the green bone Parker Frost "Johnny Muskrat" knife I bought had a "1978-3 Schrade" stamp on the pile side tang. Man did I open up a can of worms there when I found a thread on BladeForums narrated mostly by Bernard Levine about Jim Parker and Schrade along with a couple other stories from Codger. It was INTRIGUING to me as I had no idea about the history of knife making here and overseas. I was hooked and especially on Schrade Waldens and then Schrade Cut Co's and then NYK and then Electric Cut Co and then Walden Knife and then the Kastor line including Camillus, Wadsworth, Stainless Cut Co, etc and then ULSTER
I soon spotted an old display case on The Bay for Schrade "Old Timers" and "Uncle Henry's" that I bought and wanted to fill. But not only did I want to fill it... I wanted to fill it with Schrade Walden versions, which aren't the easiest to find in nice shape. Some of the Old Timers were after Schrade Walden so the 77OT and 194OT in this were regular Schrades but the rest were S-W.
View attachment 1111875
View attachment 1111883
Before long I had a lot of Schrades... (even more now)
View attachment 1111876
View attachment 1111877
And then I hit the scout circuit... (even more now)
View attachment 1111885
And then pukkos, and then pruners and then Utica's... etc etc etc
And the rest is history... literally and figuratively. I buy old knives because I love the history and rarely do I buy a knife that is not for historical / curious purposes. I love knives but I love sharing pics and stories on BladeForums a lot more than just having knives. The Porch has been a positive in my life and I look forward to times like now to just sit back and share a little bit
And it all started with a little research on BF about this knife:
View attachment 1111888
View attachment 1111889