G'day, The 858OT Lumberjack has always been a favorite of mine and I reckon should have been more popular than it was with horse and cattle folk because of its strength and size, but it seems its little brother the 8OT Senior Stockman stole all the limelight and Schrade only produced the Lumberjack from 1978 to 1986.They described it as a pocket knife but like the 51OT Big Timer LB it was more of a pocket buster....the 858OT has always been rather scarce to secure maybe because so many got used/abused?...and 8 years not a long production period for Schrade...consequently they tend to be dearer to purchase second hand than the 8OT......a knife that tends to appreciate in value because relatively few are put up for sale...
What is unusual about it they were introduced as High Carbon Steel in 1978 and then went to Schrade+ Stainless Steel and then back to HIgh Carbon Steel again....like the smaller Stockman series all had High Carbon Steel....
Here are photos of both models with Stainless Steel and HCS.....together with its "little brother" the 8OT Senior for comparison of size.....also note its distinctive Old Timer shield different to all the other Stockman Series....
Something else interesting in the 858OT box was a survey that if you sent it back to Schrade you would get a free sharpening stone..<refer photos>...Schrade were'nt backward in asking the questions they even wanted to know your income!........knife demographics back then........Hoo Roo
What is unusual about it they were introduced as High Carbon Steel in 1978 and then went to Schrade+ Stainless Steel and then back to HIgh Carbon Steel again....like the smaller Stockman series all had High Carbon Steel....
Here are photos of both models with Stainless Steel and HCS.....together with its "little brother" the 8OT Senior for comparison of size.....also note its distinctive Old Timer shield different to all the other Stockman Series....
Something else interesting in the 858OT box was a survey that if you sent it back to Schrade you would get a free sharpening stone..<refer photos>...Schrade were'nt backward in asking the questions they even wanted to know your income!........knife demographics back then........Hoo Roo
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