SCHRADE First Production Run Tradesman TM6

[TripleF]

First time I've ever seen one of these.....
I bet the saw mows down small branches!!

[gsmith7158]

That looks like a double toothed saw Scott. That baby would halve some galvanized pipe.

[XX Case XX]

Cool knife Scott!! That would be great to have on a camping trip.

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Mike

[tongueriver]

Scott, I always enjoy your posts and your knives, but we don't do Chinese Schrades in this sub-forum.

[TripleF]

Make 'er disappear.......

[orvet]

I think we need to let this knife remain here in the Schrade forum as an educational piece.
If a collector as well rounded as Scott can be taken in by these new Chinese models, I know a lot of less knowledgeable collectors will decived as well.

Here is a 1991 flyer that has the TM6 on the flyer.

The original TM series were all made in Ireland.
My spread sheet says I have a couple, so I will see if I can dig out an original and post some pics of it.

Just an FYI to anyone buying Schrade products now days; If you see the First Production Run etch on a knife, you can pretty much rest assured that it is a Taylor Cutlery LLC product, made after the close of Imperial Schrade Corp. in 2004. You can be 99.99% sure it was made in China, though it may be possible he has used it on a rare US made knife or two.

If someone has seen the at First Production Run etch on any old US made Schrades please let us know and post a picture of the knife/knives.
I may be mistaken, but to my knowledge that etch was the invention of Stewart Taylor and only used on knives of his manufacture.

[Shearer]

I have a TM3 still in the bubble pack made in Ireland.

Grant

[royal0014]

The originals turn up on the 'bay from time to time,sometimes still in the package.
I have one of the three-bladed electricians somewhere in my pile.
It is actually the knife that lead me to AAPK

[Chase]

The Schrade-Barnett Collaboration Knives had a First Production Run 1 of 500 knives produced for each of the two knives made. I have them both, however, they are in a display and the Etching is on the pile side of the blade. Schrade Barnett is etched on the Mark side

I will see if I can find some pictures.

Tom

[orvet]

Thanks Tom.
I know better than making absolute statements where Schrade is concerned.
However, I do not recall seeing that etch on any regular catalog item.