All About Pocket Knives

I don't have the 147 anymore,traded it for 2 new 34OT's,but it appears to be similar.
Mine didn't show any trace of lacquer on the leather.Mine also had a lot of patina on the blade,which led me to believe it was carbon steel.
Ron

The second is marked SCHRADE-WALDEN N. Y. U. S. A. one one side, and "147" on the other. Not in too bad condition, looks like it was used once. Leather-stack handle, leather sheath. Again, not one I've ever owned (actually, I can only think of a few fixed-blade Schrades I've owned). Quest...

Dale, Great job in making and posting that tutorial !! :) ::tu:: I can only imagine how much time it took to do that! Your cutlery skills have sure multiplied in the last couple years since we visited you.At that time,you produced excellent fixed blades and were just getting into working on folders....

Nice find,Dale !!
I see you folks are getting some sno lately.
Ron

LT, Thanks for posting what info you have on this new Schrade society. I was the guy on the old foruum who was pulling Mr.Voyles chain - mainly because he has not shown a keen interest in Schrades in the past,but when he has something to promote he shows up on the old Schrade forum. I have several o...

In this day of revisionist history, the text books our children use often spin history to the point that the original story is nearly unrecognizable. My granddaughter came home from school, and was telling us what she had learned about Lewis & Clark. The way she told the story it, Sacagawea was...

There's a copy of Russell's reprint of the Schrade catalog listed on eBay now.
I have one of the original Schrade catalogs but they are hard to find and pretty expensive.
Relodr

Ad taken from the 1970-71 O.L.Butcher trapping supply catalog:
Doesn't have the Blake & Lamb blade etch,so yours may be an early one.
Ron

Dale,
Thanks for all the time and effort that went into that list.
I noticed that you didn't include the "inventory" and "where stashed" columns,though!
Ron

LT, What this younger generation needs,is to go thru a good depression ! Not a recession,but a depression like we had in the 1930's. Sure,a lot of them would lose their big,expensive trophy houses that are mortgaged to the hilt. Some of them may learn that it pays to buy quality tools that last. Som...

The shot below. was taken (Not by me) with the H5 standard lens,set at full zoom,and taken at close range.
You can also see it here:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readf ... d=21377386

Ron

Rich, I bought a new digital last summer before the wife and I took off on the trip to visit Dale's country. I like to take a lot of wildlife and scenery shots,so I wanted a powerful,optical zoom builtin. My friend has a Mavica like yours and it's been an excellent camera but the zoom capability is ...

while researching a sheffield cutler i ran across this.. in 1878 joseph rogers and sons used 26 tons of ivory comprising of 2561 tusks averaging 22 lbs each. in 1911 they had about 15 tons in storage worth about 22,000. english pounds. I had an extensive collection of books on African hunting at on...

LT, Glad to see some pictures of knives that I couldn't afford when I was a kid.Thank you! Those were the days before kids got allowances and money was hard to come by. Two bucks would have gotten me 10 boxes of .22 shorts.My interest in knives was limited to having a good pocketknife and all of my ...

As some of you may recall,the wife and I took the 5th wheel and went to Oregon and Washington state in August and September. We stopped and visited a couple Schradeaholics along the way,namely CrowButte and Orvet.Max and Dale were very gracious hosts and I enjoyed seeing parts of their collections a...

it is my intention to afflict any one I can with it to promote it and this history. If you are looking for a place to see these items ( again depending on interest ) this will be the site that has the goods. Starting now with a few general displays contempory to the 2004 closing. Again all this is ...

I thought it was frequency over longevity/staying power !
Like my carbon steel Schrades - easy to touch up the edge vs the harder Schrade+ that takes longer to get a good edge.
I may have had 2 much Glennlivet at camp.
Ron

This old knife walks'n'talks stronger than any US schrades that I've got.
It also has a strong half-stop.

2nd picture is the Model #.

Dale,
Found this in an antique shop and they got me for $12.
I'll add another reply to show the stamping as you can only put 3 pics in a post.
Ron

Gosh,those 171's are monsters !! :shock: I don't know if this old fart is strong enough to carry one in the woods all day !! Maybe I could get Paul to make me a sheath with wheels ! :mrgreen: Wonder what they weigh on a good scale? I've got a 2-line Buck General that I bought when I was young and I ...

Great pictures,guys,but a little saddening! :( "Made in USA manufacturing" has almost disappeared and it's a darned shame! Corporate greed and the "ME generations" demand for cheap goods,regardless of quality,has about eliminated the chance of enterprises like these ever happenin...

Boy,it sure is good to see some familiar faces!
Dale tipped me off to this forum,so I owe him one.
I'm going to camp for buck season on Friday and wont return for 12 or 13 days,so I expect to have some good threads to read when I get back.
Ron