Schrade ? ? ? ? ?

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.

This forum is dedicated to the knives that are the legacy of this company. This forum is not the place to discuss the replica knives currently being imported using the Schrade name.
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The fella that had this listed on eBay claimed it's a Schrade. Far be it from me to argue with someone who has the knife in hand and can read the tang stamp but (you knew that was coming, didn't you) it sure looks like a Western L39 to me. Did Schrade make a sheath knife in this pattern?

This is the only picture he had posted in the auction.
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Edit: Add picture of a Western L39 for comparison. Now that I compare them side by side, I see some differences on the grind and pommel.
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The blade profile looks like a sharpfinger. ::shrug::
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I seem to remember seeing a Schrade with that profile but I was a kid and not as into knives then so I'm not positive.
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Jerry,

Looks like a Schrade Walden 148 ::nod::

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Well, by golly, there ya go. Thanks Keith. I wish my old L39 looked that good. I'll bet the Schrade has a single tang up the middle of all that stacked leather???
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jerryd6818 wrote: I'll bet the Schrade has a single tang up the middle of all that stacked leather???
You are right Jerry.
I think Western was the only company to produce knives with the bifurcated tang, though they did make them for other companies.
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