In a few more days it will be the 4th of July and celebrations may be a bit muted in the US as they are today in Canada. I hope we all found/find some way to celebrate. It seemed like a good time to post this knife because July 4th seems like the most appropriate day of the year to don one of these sheaths. The Bald Eagle motif is fitting as well.
These knives were given out to Schrade salesman and VIPs only. As such I think there were less than a hundred made, perhaps only 50 or so. I was very pleased to add it to my Schrade collection.
The knives appear to be made from over-production parts used in an earlier 1983 SFO "Special Edition" done for Matco Tools. They are identical except for the blade etch and serial number location. This same bolster engraving was also used on the nickel silver "Schrade Custom Made" SCM-5 and SCM-7 during the same period.
My example did not come in its original cut-out foam-filled display box but I know from seeing other examples online that the sheath is indeed the correct one for this knife. People would certainly know they were in the presence of a Patriot when this sheath flashed in the sunlight. Nothing wrong with that! Today I'm wearing my bright red Canada Pork Pie hat as I do every July 1st. It's over-the-top too.
I gave the knife a gentle clean and took these pics. The cuts in the brass are so reflective the word "dazzling" comes to mind when I see it in the right light. Flitz made it light up like a Christmas tree. I really like the iconic Imperial Schrade hammer-and-anvil blade etch.
