Statue of Liberty Commemorative

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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Statue of Liberty Commemorative

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this one is numbered - #3726 What did they make? 10,000? 15,000? Also, from what I've seen, it looks like they were made in 1986.
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I don't know how many they made, but I expect there were a bunch, looking at how many are for sale & how many sold on ebay.
They are beautiful but they don't seem to bring a price equal to the quality & beauty of the knife. ::shrug::

Just checked ebay- out of 9 sold most for $40 or less, mostly less!
There were two that brought more, one brought $66 and there was a Sterling Silver version that brought $92.
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It would appear that these were a SFO for J.C.Penney, gearing up for production in 1984 and planned delivery in Autumn 1985. There were 15,000 planned with bone covers and a sterling round shield (I think a silver wash in the Aurum etch), and 500 with bone covers and sterling bolsters and a gold wash in the Aurum etch. Nice knives! They also had a cheesy display box and a poster.
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