Schrade 825

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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268bull
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Schrade 825

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Picked up this Schrade Western Slim Premium, Model #825 this weekend. Nice little serpentine model ::tu:: . Bull
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Re: Schrade 825

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Nice knife. I dont know enough to tell, are the handles bone or delrin?
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Re: Schrade 825

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Thanks Sharalds! The handles are delrin. The research pages show this knife dates of manufacture from 1953 thru 1973, and the handles are lister as jigged bone, but these are definitely delrin. It's a nice little knife though, shows very little usage. ::tu:: Bull
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Re: Schrade 825

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Great old slim stockman. The bone handles went out of date around 57 or 58. The dropped the Walden from the stamp around 1973.
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Re: Schrade 825

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IIRC, the 825s were all stainless, and the 895s which preceded were not stainless.
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Re: Schrade 825

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That pic I show of the 825 above has stainless etched on to the shield and is not stamped on the tang as I have seen on other models. The stain on the blades comes from the Break Free lubricant and cleaner I worked into the joints. They were obviously pretty dry and dirty. ::tu:: Bull
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