Sears Craftsman knife manufactures

[knifeaholic1488]

Does anyone know what companies in order produced knives for sears including any ones that they didnt brand sears or craftsman? The only companies i know of hand are camillus and schrade and im curious on what other produced knives for them. If anyone has photos too I would like to see I'll start off by posting the one i have.

It's a high carbon steel usa and from what people have told me is that it was made by camillus in the 1930s

 

[leghog]

Ulster too, but being part of Imperial Knife Associated Companies with Schrade/Schrade-Walden I know those Ulsters were made in the Schrade-Walden Ellenville, NY plant after the 1958 fire which destroyed the Walden, NY plant.

First, second, fourth, and fifth below are Ulsters. Third is Schrade Wladen

Ulster 180/Craftsman 9507

Ulster 89/Craftsman 9473

Schrade Walden 708/Craftsman 9524

Ulster 63/Craftsman 9494

Ulster 114/Craftsman 9549

 

[black mamba]

This pair of Craftsman stockmen were made by Schrade between '75 and '83.

 

[Codger_64]

Ulster and Imperial are obvious additions to the list. Western also made some fixed blades for them. And I have a Colonial Coyote lockback they used as a promo for their mufflers. The name escapes me of the company which made their knives prior to Albert Baer securing the bulk of the account for Camillus. Someone will know though. I will add that many of the earlier Camillus supplied knives only had the "Made in U.S.A." tang, though some originally had etches, long gone now.

 

[leghog]

Apparently Wilbert and Napanoch knife companies made knives for Sears 100+ years ago,

 

[Codger_64]

Apparently Wilbert and Napanoch knife companies made knives for Sears 100+ years ago,

Yes! Thankyou. Wilbert is the one I was thinking of.

 

[Old Hunter]

The only two Sears Craftsman pocketknives I own; the 100th Anniversary Stockman is said to have been made by Schrade, the Trapper by Parker in Japan. OH

 

[cilohaefink]

Wilbert was actually not a manufacturer, but was a brand name used by Sears Roebuck on pocket knives, long before the CRAFTSMAN trademark was used. Speculation is that the knives were made on contract by Napanoch Knife Co.

The very earliest Sears knives that I have seen were marked SEARS & ROEBUCK in an arch. These seem to be quite rare.

 

[edbeau]

Here is one that has a LB7 shape and no model number.

 

[edbeau]

Electrician's knife 95208

 

[edbeau]

Some 5" lockback's with a Buck 110 in the middle.

 

[edbeau]

Couple of small lockbacks

 

[zzyzzogeton]

Sears sold 2 "lines" of fixed blades made by Western. Some were marked "CRAFTSMAN" but the majority of them were made under the name "J.C. Higgins", their line of outdoor equipment in the 40s-50s, named after a long-time, prominent, Sears employee.

 

[tongueriver]

Sears sold 2 "lines" of fixed blades made by Western. Some were marked "CRAFTSMAN" but the majority of them were made under the name "J.C. Higgins", their line of outdoor equipment in the 40s-50s, named after a long-time, prominent, Sears employee.

Schrade Walden also made a bunch of fixed blades for Sears. Just off the top of my head I can think of a red and white striped handle SW 147 and 148, a big bowie, a hidden tang version of a 165 OT, a 171UH, a 141OT (a miniature version of the aforementioned bowie), one or more (Ted Williams, anybody?) versions of the H-15, and probably more.

 

[tongueriver]

believed to be 1940-1941 Ulster Craftsman cattle knife.

Ulster Craftsman whittler.

 

[knifeaholic1488]

Would anyone be able to tell me who makes a craftsman barlow if i post pictures?

 

[knifeaholic1488]

The ebay seller says that its 3 3/4 inches.

 

[NJPiney]

 

[knifeaholic1488]

The ebay seller says that its 3 3/4 inches.

Ignore the pictures I'm pretty sure its a camillus.

 

[akula83]

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Posted this on another Craftsman thread, but here is my Schrade/Craftsman camper knife, circa 1966...it's well made.