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[waynorth]

Hey folks! Thought I'd share an interesting barlow from the collection of a former Schrade employee...

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Eric

Nice Barlow - Salesman's condition!!!

 

[echoscout]

Hey folks! Thought I'd share an interesting barlow from the collection of a former Schrade employee...

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Eric

Wow, really great Barlow

 

[SteveC]

Hey folks! Thought I'd share an interesting barlow from the collection of a former Schrade employee...

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Eric

Sweetness !

 

[Campbellclanman]

Hey folks! Thought I'd share an interesting barlow from the collection of a former Schrade employee...

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Eric

That's a real Beauty there Eric! Look at that great Bone!

 

[Campbellclanman]

I have had a box of Knives arrive sometime ago, but have not had the time to take some shots, I took some shots for a Thank you Thread to our Jack Black - so took the shots of this lot as well, so these will filter through in the next few days..

Camillus Built Trapper, a nice used example, I have 2 or 3 examples ( I must go digging during the holidays ) of this gorgeous Knife, 1940 for $0.69 you could have picked up your very own "Lucky Sportsman" 9474.

LOVE that Sabre Ground Blade!

 

[Campbellclanman]

9526 CRAFTSMAN, Chrome Vanadium with the Tang Stamp Forged USA.
This Knife was released in the very beginning 1942 when Sears and Roebuck showed their support for Albert Baer with him having left Camillus under a Cloud and purchased Ulster.
STA-SHARP was the headliner before this and now in 1942 under a bold "NEW CRAFTSMAN POCKET KNIVES" heading in their Catalogue page Ulster was now sitting on the top - "Chrome Vanadium"a Sears owned Brand was used exclusively by Ulster.
From this day the main Etch was Craftsman, with either Ulster or Camillus with their exclusive Sears owned brands underneath.

This Gorgeous Knife was yours for $0.98 in 1942 Just look at that lovely Bone!! I am not sure if this Knife really was used.

 

[SteveC]

A couple of Beauties !

 

[Campbellclanman]

Thanks Steve!
Here is another my friend, This guy here probably wouldn't get much attention, Celluloid Scales Blades well used , but if you remember I picked up a "Whittler" a while ago, this was one of the first Knives I have seen a Utica Punch in a Camillus Knife, so when we see something like this, suspicions with an addition being added to a knife come to you, but the Knife is a gorgeous Knife and I was hoping it was't a Frankenstein type, so I did a little work, of which I went into detail in post # 346, page 18 in this Thread.

So with finding a 4 bladed Knife that Sears called the "Trooper", it gave validation that there were Utica Lightening Strike punches in a few Camillus Knives, were they built by Utica for Camillus? Utica did TONS of knives and a lot of commission work so there's a very real possibility, or?did Utica sell to Camillus this Punch? again the possibilities are great - would LOVE to see THAT paper work!

All this was pre SPIRAL PUNCH days, never have I seen a Utica punch in a Camillus Knife after the later 30's once the Spiral Punch was introduced.

So..... getting back to the Celluloid Knife- that is enjoying retirement, BUT........ This Knife too has the Utica Lightening Strike Punch, the Tang Stamp in the Script font STA SHARP, U.S.A.
The reason of picking up perhaps a relic that one would normally walk past is because that particular Knife may have a certain Blade or in this case Punch that could hold the answer to one of a collectors questions, this Knife does exactly that, it simply underlines that fact that there are Utica Lightening Strike Punches in some ( be it few) Sta Sharp knives.

Edit: Grammar and also clarification.

 

[Campbellclanman]

While we are on the subject of pre-Camillus Spiral Punch days, there is another Punch that was used that is not in every Camillus pre'36-'37 Knife as the Mayer Punch was the more often used Punch being Camillus owned, but the Robeson Punch was used in these days as well - more so that than the Utica Punch.
Here is a nice example of this era Sears and Roebuck Knife, Celluloid Scales but somewhat of a handsome Knife no doubt!
Very faint etch STA - SHARP and the last two numbers ….27, the number for this Catalogued Knife is 9527, seen in the catalogue where Sears introduces the Spiral Punch, that knife however is seen with and described as having the “New Spiral Punch”.

As you see this Knife is before the Catalogued example as it sports a very nice Robeson Punch ( official name is the “ Cooper Punch” patented approved on the 25th April 1905 and awarded to J. E. Cooper. Robeson Cutlery).

A wee bit of a shame the scratch marks from sharpening on the Main blade- as the rest is very near untouched.
Sears called this Knife “Big Boy” in the later ‘30’s you could have taken this home for $0.98 cents, the same price as Stag Bone 3 and 4 bladed Knives, but….. this one was Stainless.

 

[Cwilliams563]

Here’s my only contribution. Sears/Craftsman 95043 Camping Knife. I don’t know much about it but thought it was cool. It reminded me of camping growing up.

Was in pretty rough shape when I Recieved it. I have cleaned it up quite a bit and have it pretty sharp (just cut the heck out of my thumb now cleaning it more lol). Got it operating fairly smooth as well.

I have a ways to go with it if I want, but functions for now and serves its purpose.

 

[Hickory n steel]

This is currently my only Craftsman branded knife, a little imperial made tie clip knife with the crown logo which was used from the 60's until I believe 1974 is when the crown logo went away.


They also had a gaudy sparkly gold version that proceeded this one, on top of reminding me of Disco it they also had that clear resin over the logo that yellows over time like you see with old hat pins and such.

Neither pop up on Ebay too frequently, but I see the later ones far less often.

 

[Phil in Alabama]

Here’s my only contribution. Sears/Craftsman 95043 Camping Knife. I don’t know much about it but thought it was cool. It reminded me of camping growing up.

Was in pretty rough shape when I Recieved it. I have cleaned it up quite a bit and have it pretty sharp (just cut the heck out of my thumb now cleaning it more lol). Got it operating fairly smooth as well.

I have a ways to go with it if I want, but functions for now and serves its purpose.

I had one of those and lost it.

 

[Campbellclanman]

Here’s my only contribution. Sears/Craftsman 95043 Camping Knife. I don’t know much about it but thought it was cool. It reminded me of camping growing up.

Was in pretty rough shape when I Recieved it. I have cleaned it up quite a bit and have it pretty sharp (just cut the heck out of my thumb now cleaning it more lol). Got it operating fairly smooth as well.

I have a ways to go with it if I want, but functions for now and serves its purpose.

Cool! from the '77 collection, #95043, Sears called it the Lumberjack

 

[Augie]

Hey folks! Thought I'd share an interesting barlow from the collection of a former Schrade employee...

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Eric

Nice one Eric, don't recall ever seeing one of those with bone covers, with the delrin I think they were Ulster 10OT.

 

[Augie]

One from the late 1950's a Schrade 804 whittler with the remains of a Craftsman 9488 etch, bone gave way to delrin late 1950's early 60's.

 

[Campbellclanman]

That’s a nice one Augie

Your bang on the money about the Barlow, I posted a Mint in the box example on page 17 - post 334

Eric’s Barlow he displayed is a beauty isn’t it

 

[lambertiana]

I like the celluloid on both of those.

 

[Campbellclanman]

Lambertiana, it's pretty cool isn't it matey

 

[echoscout]

Camillus Built Trapper, a nice used example, I have 2 or 3 examples ( I must go digging during the holidays ) of this gorgeous Knife, 1940 for $0.69 you could have picked up your very own "Lucky Sportsman" 9474.

LOVE that Sabre Ground Blade!

Vintage Trapper goodness

9526 CRAFTSMAN, Chrome Vanadium with the Tang Stamp Forged USA.
This Knife was released in the very beginning 1942 when Sears and Roebuck showed their support for Albert Baer with him having left Camillus under a Cloud and purchased Ulster.
STA-SHARP was the headliner before this and now in 1942 under a bold "NEW CRAFTSMAN POCKET KNIVES" heading in their Catalogue page Ulster was now sitting on the top - "Chrome Vanadium"a Sears owned Brand was used exclusively by Ulster.
From this day the main Etch was Craftsman, with either Ulster or Camillus with their exclusive Sears owned brands underneath.

This Gorgeous Knife was yours for $0.98 in 1942 Just look at that lovely Bone!! I am not sure if this Knife really was used.

Dandy of a four bladed Cattle Knife

Thanks Steve!
Here is another my friend, This guy here probably wouldn't get much attention, Celluloid Scales Blades well used , but if you remember I picked up a "Whittler" a while ago, this was one of the first Knives I have seen a Utica Punch in a Camillus Knife, so when we see something like this, suspicions with an addition being added to a knife come to you, but the Knife is a gorgeous Knife and I was hoping it was't a Frankenstein type, so I did a little work, of which I went into detail in post # 346, page 18 in this Thread.
So with finding a 4 bladed Knife that Sears called the "Trooper", it gave validation that there were Utica Lightening Strike punches in a few Camillus Knives, were there built by Utica for Camillus? Utica did TONS of knives and a lot of commission work- so there's a very real possibility, or... did Utica sell to Camillus this Punch? again the possibilities are great - would LOVE to see THAT paper work!
All this was pre SPIRAL PUNCH days, never have I seen a Utica punch after the later 30's once the Spiral Punch was introduced.

So..... getting back to the Celluloid Knife- that is enjoying retirement, BUT........ This Knife too has the Utica Lightening Strike Punch, the Tang Stamp in the Script font STA SHARP, U.S.A.
The reason of picking up perhaps a relic that one would normally walk past is because that particular Knife may have a certain Blade or in this case Punch that could hold the answer to one of a collectors questions, this Knife does exactly that, it simply underlines that fact that there are Utica Lightening Strike Punches in some ( be it few) Sta Sharp knives.

Nice Cattle Knife

While we are on the subject of pre-Camillus Spiral Punch days, there is another Punch that was used that is not in every Camillus pre'36-'37 Knife as the Mayer Punch was the more often used Punch being Camillus owned, but the Robeson Punch was used in these days as well - more so that than the Utica Punch.
Here is a nice example of this era Sears and Roebuck Knife, Celluloid Scales but somewhat of a handsome Knife no doubt!
Very faint etch STA - SHARP and the last two numbers ….27, the number for this Catalogued Knife is 9527, seen in the catalogue where Sears introduces the Spiral Punch, that knife however is seen with and described as having the “New Spiral Punch”.

As you see this Knife is before the Catalogued example as it sports a very nice Robeson Punch ( official name is the “ Cooper Punch” patented approved on the 25th April 1905 and awarded to J. E. Cooper. Robeson Cutlery).

A wee bit of a shame the scratch marks from sharpening on the Main blade- as the rest is very near untouched.
Sears called this Knife “Big Boy” in the later ‘30’s you could have taken this home for $0.98 cents, the same price as Stag Bone 3 and 4 bladed Knives, but….. this one was Stainless.

Love a good punch Stockman

One from the late 1950's a Schrade 804 whittler with the remains of a Craftsman 9488 etch, bone gave way to delrin late 1950's early 60's.



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Verah nice

 

[Campbellclanman]

Vintage Trapper goodness

Dandy of a four bladed Cattle Knife

Nice Cattle Knife

Love a good punch Stockman

Verah nice

Thank you my friend! Sears Knives have captured me to the degree where I don’t like my chances of ever escaping