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Schrade Cutlery Company was founded in 1904 by George Schrade, and his brothers Jacob and William Schrade. In 1946 Imperial Knife Associated Companies, (IKAC; an association of Ulster Knife Co and Imperial Knife Co) purchased controlling interest in Schrade Cut Co and changed the name to Schrade Walden Cutlery. In 1973 the name was changed to Schrade Cutlery. In 2004 Schrade closed due to bankruptcy.

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KnifeSlinger#81 wrote:I've been wanting one of these for a while.
My goodness; you should have said something!
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tongueriver wrote:
KnifeSlinger#81 wrote:I've been wanting one of these for a while.
My goodness; you should have said something!
Why Cal, do you have some to part with?

As much as I like this one I think an 861 would really be the ticket. In due time I suppose.
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I pulled this pic off ebay this morning; I am not going to bid on it, but I wanted to show it. The 896K (the K had originally meant K Horn) was usually and earlier in the SW years sold as a butter and molasses knife, in celluloid. When they went to Delrin that color was (kind of) saved, but inferior and more opaque in looks. But then they also marketed a Delrin version in what I would call 'barn bone.' That is the knife I am showing here. So there were three distinct versions of that knife sold by Schrade, all with the same pattern number.
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I think they pulled that one and put it back up with a higher BIN. It showed up twice in my saved search. A good knife but very bland looking in the handle department.


However this one doesn't look so bland.
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899?
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Yes. The original version. Later they had a sheepsfoot instead of the spey, those were all delrin.

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I went through catalogs to see if I could narrow down the change from the spey to sheepsfoot on the 899. In the 1973 catalog it last shows a spey, in 1974 a sheepsfoot. The sheepsfoot remained in the catalogs until the 899 was last shown in 1986. Now to see if this corroborates with the knives that are out in the wild...

The sheepsfoot would make the knife more useful, to me, but the spey makes it more slim and has style for a spey blade.
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The way my ol' dad sharpened this one (and others) it is truly a "Slenderino" knife! The back side of the main blade is marked 896K.
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A good old soldier treefarmer. That looks to be the delrin version.


This 895 has been sharpened a mite.
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Etched "Our Very Best 1249Y". Notice that there is no U.S.A. in the tang stamp. So... early 1950s?
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And here is an 896Y, a later Schrade Walden, along with an 890Y.
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I really like those slenderino's Cal, but the 890Y!? Color me impressed. ::tu::
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Here's one of them 861's.
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Paul, are those covers bone or Delrin? Either way, they just sing!
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They are bone Jeff. Thanks.
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KnifeSlinger#81 wrote:They are bone Jeff. Thanks.
Oh... and are they ever! ::tu::
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Here's my other 861, somebody left it behind in a time machine. :D

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KnifeSlinger#81 wrote:Here's my other 861, somebody left it behind in a time machine. :D
Everything about this knife is perfect - the bone, the milling and the all nickel look always makes a knife stand out imho. Nice one ::tu::
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Oh, Paul, you stinker, throwing those meretricious lace panties out at us unsuspecting serfs. Well..... I guess I approve. :lol:
Here is what they look like up close, if'n if yer interested in that sort of thing.
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Cal you already know what I have (and had) up my sleeve lately, but I know you could really spring some surprises on all of us. :D ::poke::

Thanks for the comments guys. I like that wavy redhead 861, a beauty she is.
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I ran into this 861 for a bargain price that I just couldn't resist. Minty unsharpened condition with just a couple of tiny specks on the main blade. It's not quite the same as the old bone beauties, but I like it.
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Yesterday I added this nice little craftsman slenderino to my collection. Perfect condition and the price was low.
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Great little Ulster! ::tu::
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Thank you Cal. It's a dandy little thing.

Here's another slenderino I just got, going back to the big ones. This one has seen some use and will be seeing more, unlike my other 861's.
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Here is one that did not make it into the Schrade Walden line-up, but it should have. This example is almost un-used but has some water damage. Still has a little snap, nickel silver liners and blah blah; I am liking it quite a bit.
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There's nothing to dislike about that one Cal. ::tu::
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Here's my latest, and most bright, slenderino.
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