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I am very fond of Schrade's old Mother-of-Pearl gent's knives. I have been carrying the non-etched 877 shown here and it is definitely one of my favorite Schrade patterns.
Here's a comparison of my two Schrade Walden 877 "Shadow Lobster" scissors knives. When I scanned them together for a group pic I noticed differences I hadn't seen before and these two long posts are the result.
The etched Sears "Craftsman" version knife is near-mint and came in it's original leather purse. The non-etched user-knife with heavy patina was in a $10.00-for-3-knives lot.
When I got the "cheapy" the scissors didn't fully close and the point sat proud so it was not carry-ready. It would have ripped pockets and and maybe skin too. I bent the scissor handle outwards ever so slightly which resulted in the scissors fully closing as they should. I suspect I may have sucessfully "krinked" for the first time
. It's now an awesome little knife. That old 1095 steel does get Schrade Super Sharp. The scissors and file come in handy too.
In all the pics the "cheapy" 877 is on the top and the Sears knife is on the bottom.
You will note that the scissors are quite different on the two knives. Due to this difference in scissor handle-length and nail-nick position the "easy-open" cut-out on the handle slab is also in a correspondingly different location. It is a little closer to the center on the Sears knife.
The two files have the nail-nick in about the same place so their easy-open location on the other handle matches as well. The Sears knife has a slightly more pointy file. The Sears knife is not stamped 877.
The Schrade Cut. Co. 8776 predesessor to the Schrade Walden 877 differs slightly by having no easy-open cut-out on the scissors side slab but the file-side slab on the other side does have one, see link: Gent's Knife Thread
mark side closed
pile side closed
cutting blade comparison
scissors & easy-open comparison
scissors close-up comparison
pile side comparison
file comparison
pattern stamp comparison
tang stamp comparison
Here's a comparison of my two Schrade Walden 877 "Shadow Lobster" scissors knives. When I scanned them together for a group pic I noticed differences I hadn't seen before and these two long posts are the result.
The etched Sears "Craftsman" version knife is near-mint and came in it's original leather purse. The non-etched user-knife with heavy patina was in a $10.00-for-3-knives lot.
When I got the "cheapy" the scissors didn't fully close and the point sat proud so it was not carry-ready. It would have ripped pockets and and maybe skin too. I bent the scissor handle outwards ever so slightly which resulted in the scissors fully closing as they should. I suspect I may have sucessfully "krinked" for the first time
. It's now an awesome little knife. That old 1095 steel does get Schrade Super Sharp. The scissors and file come in handy too.In all the pics the "cheapy" 877 is on the top and the Sears knife is on the bottom.
You will note that the scissors are quite different on the two knives. Due to this difference in scissor handle-length and nail-nick position the "easy-open" cut-out on the handle slab is also in a correspondingly different location. It is a little closer to the center on the Sears knife.
The two files have the nail-nick in about the same place so their easy-open location on the other handle matches as well. The Sears knife has a slightly more pointy file. The Sears knife is not stamped 877.
The Schrade Cut. Co. 8776 predesessor to the Schrade Walden 877 differs slightly by having no easy-open cut-out on the scissors side slab but the file-side slab on the other side does have one, see link: Gent's Knife Thread
mark side closed
pile side closed
cutting blade comparison
scissors & easy-open comparison
scissors close-up comparison
pile side comparison
file comparison
pattern stamp comparison
tang stamp comparison
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