Henry Sears by Schrade

[Paladin]

I posted this photo in another thread and Knifeaholic suggested I post the photo here.
The knife is clearly a Schrade and the jigging pattern and color of the bone leads one to believe it was a postwar manufacture (1940s to 1950s). Knifeaholic says that it is the first Henry Sears marked knife that he has seen from the post-WWII era. It is also the only Henry Sears marked knife that he has ever seen that was made by Schrade. And lastly, the QUEEN trademark was used by Henry Sears on some knives but it too is rarely seen, again according to Knifeaholic. I want to be sure he gets credit for the info on this one as I got it pretty much by luck.

Ray

[Sauconian]

Can you post a bigger picture Ray ?

Pruners !!

Fran

[orvet]

Sweet one Ray!

Dale

[upnorth]

WOWIE!!!
That must have been a short run. Never seen one before.
Farwell Ozmun Kirk Hardware brand, 1878, up until 1959, according to LG4.
Must have been NOS!!??

[upnorth]

Where are knifeaholic's comments Ray??
Can you post a link?

[ea42]

I'd say that's a Schrade-Walden stockman, probably from right around 1959. There was a re-introduction of that bone right around that time, from around 1957 to maybe into the VERY early sixties. They (Schrade) had done knives for Val-Test under the The Keen Kutter and DE names around that time as well (1959-1965?), I wonder if the Sears name was also included in the deal? Never seen it before in conjunction with Schrade, very nice!

Eric