Finally received this one late yesterday evening. It is a Schrade U.S.A. tang stamp 708B. A 2-3/4" Serpentine Pen knife, it has the smooth black delrin handles with the Cadillac Emblem Shield.On the mark side, the clip blade has a Schrade U.S.A. tang stamp (without the model number) with a blade etch of "Cadillac Craftsman", and on the pile side it has the model number. This one is like new and came in the plastic view box with all inserts. No use evident on the blades and great snap.
I have seen two variations of this knife. One like mine, and one that has the black sawcut delrin handles, with an oval shield with the Cadillac Emblem molded in, and has the Schrade U.S.A. with the model number on the mark side of the clip blade. I believe that one may have been a later issue. On a side note, there is also a Stainless Steel framed pen knife also, that has "Cadillac Craftsman" etched on the frame. I talked with the seller of this knife and asked her if she knew any background on this knife. This knife belonged to a relative Who worked for General Motors Corp until he retired around 1975. He was a certified AC/HVAC and Electrical Technician. According to her he said they received this knife sometime during the last couple of years before he retired, and that all trained technicians received one. I know J.P. aka Ripster and I had talked about one he had posted and the significance of what the Shield and tang stamp could have been for. So according to this info, It helps clear it up a bit. Sounds like it was a Thank-You gift from General Motors to their Technicians, and this particular variation was from around the 1973 to 74 time frame.
UPDATE Sorry Guys, I had to do an update. For some reason when I was typing all this, I misquoted and had to correct myself. The lady I talked to said the original owner of the knife had worked for General Motors as a technician, certified on AC/Hvac and electrical. For some reason my mind switched to Ford while typing, I own a lot of Fords and I guess my mind and fingers just went dyslexic. I guess I need to learn to proof read my own posts. Thanks koldgold for catching my error, and sorry for the confusion on my part.
Here is a picture of the other variation.
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