What Schrade RARE knife do you have

Meridian_Mike · Post by **Meridian_Mike** » Fri Jun 05, 2020 2:57 pm

It's here!
I have it in my hands now!
The rarest Schrade I have in my collection.
The Craftsman 2OT Old Timer. Oh and it's a beauty!
Partay time!

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I just plain don't know how to act!

(no... that is a shadow!)

doglegg · Post by **doglegg** » Fri Jun 05, 2020 3:09 pm

Mike, happy for you. That is a great looking knife. Glad you found it.

Chase · Post by **Chase** » Fri Jun 05, 2020 3:11 pm

Mike,

That one is a Beautiful Knife and in Fantastic Condition. I have one as well, although not in as good as shape as your knife, used slightly.
These are a rarity!

Great catch!

Tom

jxr1197 · Post by **jxr1197** » Fri Jun 05, 2020 4:05 pm

Meridian_Mike wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 2:57 pm It's here!
I have it in my hands now!
The rarest Schrade I have in my collection.
The Craftsman 2OT Old Timer. Oh and it's a beauty!
Partay time!

I just plain don't know how to act!

(no... that is a shadow!)

Incredible knife! HUGE congrats on that one!

Meridian_Mike · Post by **Meridian_Mike** » Fri Jun 05, 2020 5:44 pm

Thanks y'all.... I am still pinching myself to make sure I am not dreaming!!

royal0014 · Post by **royal0014** » Fri Jun 05, 2020 7:15 pm

Meridian_Mike wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 5:44 pmThanks y'all.... I am still pinching myself to make sure I am not dreaming!!

Yeah, brother, I would be , too !

Ya' need to update your avatar photo now .. .. ..

edge213 · Post by **edge213** » Fri Jun 05, 2020 7:22 pm

Meridian_Mike wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 2:57 pm It's here!
I have it in my hands now!
The rarest Schrade I have in my collection.
The Craftsman 2OT Old Timer. Oh and it's a beauty!
Partay time!
.
2OT_5 Display Box.JPG
I just plain don't know how to act!

(no... that is a shadow!)

Great knife, I had never seen the Craftsman version of the 2OT.

stockman · Post by **stockman** » Sat Jun 06, 2020 1:48 pm

Mike!!!!

Harold

ozzie marie · Post by **ozzie marie** » Sat Jun 06, 2020 3:42 pm

YES!!!

Keith

kootenay joe · Post by **kootenay joe** » Sat Jun 06, 2020 6:01 pm

I believe i read in Schrade/BF maybe 10 or so years ago that the Craftsman 2OT came out a few months before the Schrade-Walden 2OT. I think it was in a post by Codger on Craftsman knives. Might be hard to find because Codger posted many times about Craftsman/Schrade knives.
kj

jxr1197 · Post by **jxr1197** » Sun Jun 07, 2020 12:25 am

Before they started harvesting toilet seats..

bladecollectorr · Post by **bladecollectorr** » Tue Jun 09, 2020 12:18 am

Meridian_Mike wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 2:57 pm ...The Craftsman 2OT Old Timer...

jxr1197 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 07, 2020 12:25 am Before they started harvesting toilet seats..

Two extra-special Schrades for sure! Both are looking mighty fine for their age.

I have a box of seven fine Schrade knives on its way to me now. I'm adding two more Schrade Cut. Co. 2-1/4" lobsters to my collection. This brings me to 7 variations on the pattern with no two the same. These two are the 1926 cataloged 7606SHA and the no-shackle 7606 .

bladecollectorr · Post by **bladecollectorr** » Tue Jun 09, 2020 12:32 am

kootenay joe wrote: ↑Sat Jun 06, 2020 6:01 pm I believe i read in Schrade/BF maybe 10 or so years ago that the Craftsman 2OT came out a few months before the Schrade-Walden 2OT. I think it was in a post by Codger on Craftsman knives. Might be hard to find because Codger posted many times about Craftsman/Schrade knives.
kj

Here's the link: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/whe ... ot.466837/

MM's fine knife is 1 of 780 produced in 1959.

"A Craftsman version was made for Sears & Roebuck in 1959, identical to the standard Schrade version of the 2OT, except for the addition of an oval Craftsman shield in the mark side handle. The Sears #9530 Craftsman version of the 2OT is a bit more scarce than the standard Schrade, 780 pieces produced and shipped only in 1959. This was the only SFO use of the 2OT pattern that I am aware of. I have not yet seen the Sears 2OT box, but suspect that it is probably the same as the standard Schrade Walden. While Schrade Walden records show the Sears stock number, #9530, it does not appear on the knife. Searches have not revealed evidence of the 2OT Sleeveboard being produced for any other retail customer..."

kootenay joe · Post by **kootenay joe** » Tue Jun 09, 2020 3:19 am

Thank you for finding this post made by Codger. He has done so much excellent research into the history of Schrade and Craftsman knives. It does not actually say the Craftsman 2OT came out before the S-W 2OT. Both might have been released close to the same time.
kj

Meridian_Mike · Post by **Meridian_Mike** » Tue Jun 09, 2020 12:09 pm

WOAH....
YES... thanks do much for posting that quote .... 1 of 780 made in 1959? WOW....

jxr1197 · Post by **jxr1197** » Fri Jun 26, 2020 6:04 pm

I could only find this 830 on the 1956 price sheet. It's a Middleman stockman identical to the 834 except for the Kon-Kav grind on the clip. The spey and pen have the standard grind. Never seen one or even heard of it before.

Meridian_Mike · Post by **Meridian_Mike** » Fri Jun 26, 2020 6:32 pm

Hmmmmm.... good find Jason. Another one year only knife maybe?

Slimjim66 · Post by **Slimjim66** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 9:29 am

Im not sure how rare they are but im having a really hard time finding a fire&ice bolster release auto knife. If anyone’s interested in selling one please let me know

jxr1197 · Post by **jxr1197** » Sun Jul 05, 2020 12:18 am

New_Windsor_NY · Post by **New_Windsor_NY** » Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:58 am

jxr1197 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 05, 2020 12:18 am

That's a beauty Jason and of course, appropriate for today.

jxr1197 · Post by **jxr1197** » Sun Jul 05, 2020 1:30 pm

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:58 am That's a beauty Jason and of course, appropriate for today.

Thanks

LRV · Post by **LRV** » Sun Jul 05, 2020 7:20 pm

One of the Ugliest schrades I have seen.
Rare... Waited a long time to find one. Wonder if any sold

jxr1197 · Post by **jxr1197** » Sun Jul 05, 2020 9:10 pm

LRV wrote: ↑Sun Jul 05, 2020 7:20 pm One of the Ugliest schrades I have seen.
Rare... Waited a long time to find one. Wonder if any sold

I've seen pictures but I never realized how big that sucker is. Weird one for sure. Nothing about it looks 'Schrade'. BTW a normal paring knife blade is 3 or 4 inches long. I know everything's bigger in Texas, but Jeez!

tongueriver · Post by **tongueriver** » Sun Jul 05, 2020 9:18 pm

Maybe a little irony. Schrade made knives for everybody. Somebody else made this for Schrade, in my opinion. Just sawblade stock butcher, hardware store bulk knives.

LRV · Post by **LRV** » Mon Jul 06, 2020 1:42 am

The knife is razor sharp the full length of the blade. Almost a cimitar. Butcher knife not as curved. Hard to hold as the handle is almost square. Records look that it was made inhouse. No stamping or marks on the blade other than US.
Not much is known about this knife.

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