The Schrade Walden 153 Uncle Henry...Golden Spike & Schrade 153UH variations..

Hear is another 153UH Walden with the low serial number of 00023 that I acquired recently for my collection with the original box and papers that came with the knife.
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bawana said:
Hear is another 153UH Walden with the low serial number of 00023 that I acquired recently for my collection with the original box and papers that came with the knife.
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SWEET! A very nice find indeed. :thumbup:
 
That is a beauty. Be interesting to hear from someone on the paperwork. Could this be a Salesmans sample being such a low number and in such good condition? The etch is really dark and doesn't look like it has been "cleaned up" much if at all. I really like the stag pattern delrin handle on the early SW153s. Too bad there is no Golden Spike sticker on the Bear Skinner box.

So are we up to 14 or 15 yet? I just went back thru and seems like the list hasn't been updated since #11 and several more have popped up since then.

Looks like you have the lowest number so far bawana. :thumbup:
 
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Hi Fatcity 67,
The original owner was a Salesman for Schrade back in the 70t's and 80t's as I also have a SC507 knife with scrolled bolsters and the blade etch reads National Sales Meting 1984.
I haven't cleaned the knife it still has the dry oil on the blade,the box and papers are identical to the other SW153 I have.
 
Great Knife, produced in 1971 and released in 1972 in 59UH Display and FC-12 Display
 
Re-birthed for Tom Berger's enquiry re his 153UH Golden Spike.....there are many variations to the 153UH in the opening photos PAGE 1 OF THIS THREAD.. for comparison to yours.....we have since found out that there were indeed more 153UH Schrade Walden issued at/prior to transition date 1972/73....Golden Spikes are nice practical knives and little wonder so many were sold by Schrade over the years....Tom ,your knife is a superb memory..I still have a few of my late fathers knives which I treasure over all others....
 
 
Codger_64 said:
Serial number range for the Schrade Walden 153UH so far;

00143
00220
00378
00438
00690
00773
00786
01051
01666
01857

These are all the serials we have identified to date. (03-14-15)
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This has been a good memory refreshing read from so long ago. I conjured it up after acquiring a as-new 153UH #06160. It is not a Schrade Walden but it occurred to me that it might help to bracket the Walden serials working backwards.06061.jpg06160 e.jpg06160 b.jpg
 
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Bought another 153 yesterday from Craigslist. Not a Schrade Walden and no serial number which is OK with me. It is however a Schrade USA knife.
I bought this one for using. With Schrade's reputation they should be used, right?
Had to clean the edge up after an amateur sharpening job, but again, that's OK with me.
If I can figure out the best way to post images here I will.
 
Larry303 said:
Ken, Dale's post tends to muddy the waters on what we have established as likely fact.....they do obviously exist, likely 2000 odd made 72/73 during the Schrade 'name transistion' period....by known serials...first likely issued in Bear Skinner brown Uncle Henry Box's unused for its predecessor the 172UH and then ""some"" had the golden Sticker 'Golden Spike' on the Uncle Henry lid pending the issuance of the new 'Golden Spike' box with gold embossed 'Golden Spike' wording....I don't post on that other Forum however I often see what we have established as fact on many Schrades through research and looking at our actual knives on this Forum, are still often erroneously speculated upon, being discussed on that Forum...I am yet to see anything revealed there on both old and newish pattern Schrade's, that we have not already established here....just my observations....and I have never discussed that other Forum previously..other Forum members have through the years....we are fortunate to have collectors of the calibre of Codger lrv, Eric , plus some from Herman Williams himself,etc posting accurate info here IMO.....Hoo Roo
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Hey I Have a Uncle He Ty Gold Spike from my Great uncle looks like a 70s model to me how can I tell?
 
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