What Schrade RARE knife do you have

tongueriver · Post by **tongueriver** » Tue Jan 21, 2020 10:32 pm

I had forgotten that; thanks for the reminder!

jxr1197 · Post by **jxr1197** » Thu Jan 23, 2020 4:55 pm

This was a nice little surprise - a completed ACB72

Until I spotted this knife I had it stuck in my head that there weren't any finished ones out there. The 72 and 25 ACBs were slated for release a few months after they closed down while the 80 and 296 were scheduled earlier in the year - April '04. I bought this knife from a former salesman and it is #006. There's potentially at least 5 more hiding out there somewhere. Now if I could only find a completed ACB25...

Shearer · Post by **Shearer** » Thu Jan 23, 2020 9:57 pm

jxr1197 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2020 6:00 pm Maybe the rarest production Old Timer there was - 50OT

50 OT1.jpg
50 OT2.jpg

Nice Old Timer.
I have a 500T the same stamp as yours 50T mine has bone handles.Yours looks to have synthetic handles.If the handles have what looks like gold in the material.It is a material they used between bone to delrin.I have a Schrade Walden 80T with the same handles.

Grant

jxr1197 · Post by **jxr1197** » Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:30 pm

Shearer wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2020 9:57 pmNice Old Timer.
I have a 500T the same stamp as yours 50T mine has bone handles.Yours looks to have synthetic handles.If the handles have what looks like gold in the material.It is a material they used between bone to delrin.I have a Schrade Walden 80T with the same handles.

Grant

It is the sparkly plastic you're thinking of. Something I've noticed about that 50OT - aside from being obscenely rare, the only ones I have ever seen are this brown plastic or bone. The pattern was in the catalogs into the Delrin years but I wouldn't be surprised if they actually stopped making them in '61 or early '62. You would think it would be far more common to spot a Delrin example over these rare birds if they had made any of them.

I collect the knives in this material too. I've got this 50OT, a couple of 58OTs, a primble 934 (same as 58OT) and one of those 8OTs. I'm glad to hear that you have one of those too - now I'm aware of two 8OTs in that material. I found a bone 58 with a big chunk missing so I sent it to Herman Williams and had the knife rehandled in sawcut bone. I also happen to have another 50OT in the brown plastic but the mark side cover has a big split in it. That one will also get a makeover and come back in the same sawcut bone as the 58. I'll be posting some group pics when that other 50 is done.

tongueriver · Post by **tongueriver** » Fri Jan 24, 2020 12:29 am

Regarding the sparkly 8OT you are mentioning, are either of yours purchased from me? If not, I had one also, which I sold, and that would make 3.

Shearer · Post by **Shearer** » Fri Jan 24, 2020 12:53 am

tongueriver wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2020 12:29 am Regarding the sparkly 8OT you are mentioning, are either of yours purchased from me? If not, I had one also, which I sold, and that would make 3.

I got my 80T from Steve Pfeiffer

Grant

Shearer · Post by **Shearer** » Fri Jan 24, 2020 1:33 am

jxr1197 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2020 6:00 pm Maybe the rarest production Old Timer

Here a few of mine.
500T bone ( 50T on tang ),580T bone,580T,Imperial,Robeson Shuredge and Trustworthy Hardware
The Robeson I had two of them and pull one apart to prove that they had the swindon system.Son in-law has that one.
Grant

jxr1197 · Post by **jxr1197** » Fri Jan 24, 2020 2:12 am

Cal I'm the one who bought that 8OT from you a couple of years ago.

Grant those are some very cool 58s. Oddly enough, I just bought a Trustworthy 58 a few weeks ago and until I saw that one I didn't even know they existed. SO we're up to 2 8OTs and 2 Trustworthys! LOL I have recently seen an Imperial 58OT with a Prince Albert tin that had an option for a $1 Imperial or $2 Ulster. Same exact knife except for the tang stamp - and I imagine nowadays an Imperial Old Timer would go for quite a bit more than a run of the mill Ulster. That Robeson is a head scratcher. I wonder what the story behind that one is. Do you think it's just a weird thing that snuck out of the sample room?

Here are another couple variations, the Primble (in that same plastic) and a Keen Kutter

Shearer · Post by **Shearer** » Fri Jan 24, 2020 2:31 am

jxr1197 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2020 2:12 am Cal I'm the one who bought that 8OT from you a couple of years ago.

Grant those are some very cool 58s. Oddly enough, I just bought a Trustworthy 58 a few weeks ago and until I saw that one I didn't even know they existed. SO we're up to 2 8OTs and 2 Trustworthys! LOL I have recently seen an Imperial 58OT with a Prince Albert tin that had an option for a $1 Imperial or $2 Ulster. Same exact knife except for the tang stamp - and I imagine nowadays an Imperial Old Timer would go for quite a bit more than a run of the mill Ulster. That Robeson is a head scratcher. I wonder what the story behind that one is. Do you think it's just a weird thing that snuck out of the sample room?

Here are another couple variations, the Primble (in that same plastic) and a Keen Kutter
kkandprimble.jpg

I think the Robeson was a sample lot they made for Robeson.Never went on sale.
I purchased mine from Sanders Knives they had about ten for sale some had clear tang stamps and other were doubled stamped.
They sold reasonable cheap as no one want to purchase them because they thought they were counterfeit.I purchased two and pull one apart to see if they had the swindon system.They did and the only place knives where made at that time with swindon system was in the Schrade Factory.

Grant
Orvet (Dale ) has a Trustworthy 100T

1967redrider · Post by **1967redrider** » Fri Jan 24, 2020 6:41 pm

jxr1197 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2020 4:55 pm This was a nice little surprise - a completed ACB72

Until I spotted this knife I had it stuck in my head that there weren't any finished ones out there. The 72 and 25 ACBs were slated for release a few months after they closed down while the 80 and 296 were scheduled earlier in the year - April '04. I bought this knife from a former salesman and it is #006. There's potentially at least 5 more hiding out there somewhere. Now if I could only find a completed ACB25...
ACB1.jpg
ACB2.jpg
ACB3.jpg

A little late to the party, but those are Schrade "Grail" knives in my book, just as nice as the antique ones. Thanks for the post!

tinroof · Post by **tinroof** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 1:08 am

Enjoyed looking at all the knife history photos and reading your accounts of the what was distinctive for each one. Sort of gives the purpose of why we are collectors. I do have a couple of knives that hasn't appeared in the parade yet. I have a 250, seems it was made only on 1953 to 55.

jxr1197 · Post by **jxr1197** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 1:58 pm

1967redrider wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2020 6:41 pm
A little late to the party, but those are Schrade "Grail" knives in my book, just as nice as the antique ones. Thanks for the post!

I agree with you - these ACBs are among my favorite Schrades regardless of age. I have another set of blue bones that look like unfinished ACBs but they're not. They were made 3 years ago as tribute knives to the original set.

tinroof wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2020 1:08 am Enjoyed looking at all the knife history photos and reading your accounts of the what was distinctive for each one. Sort of gives the purpose of why we are collectors. I do have a couple of knives that hasn't appeared in the parade yet. I have a 250, seems it was made only on 1953 to 55.

tr - those 250s don't pop up very often. Nice find.

1967redrider · Post by **1967redrider** » Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:24 pm

They're awesome, thanks for posting.

jxr1197 · Post by **jxr1197** » Sat Feb 08, 2020 4:47 pm

Welp, these oughta qualify for this thread

espn77 · Post by **espn77** » Sun Mar 01, 2020 11:12 pm

My only Schrade, got home today and had this Jack knife shop knife waiting for me. I know only what is in the Voyles book about it, and what I've read here. Cool knife I think.

KnifeSlinger#81 · Post by **KnifeSlinger#81** » Sun Mar 01, 2020 11:39 pm

espn77 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 01, 2020 11:12 pm My only Schrade, got home today and had this Jack knife shop knife waiting for me. I know only what is in the Voyles book about it, and what I've read here. Cool knife I think.

It is very cool Keith, and a great find. Is it 3 5/8''?

espn77 · Post by **espn77** » Sun Mar 01, 2020 11:41 pm

KnifeSlinger#81 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 01, 2020 11:39 pm
It is very cool Keith, and a great find. Is it 3 5/8''?

Paul, yes it is.

doglegg · Post by **doglegg** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 12:33 am

Very fine knife Keith. Congrats.

tongueriver · Post by **tongueriver** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 12:33 am

Outstanding knife. Very desirable.

GSPTOPDOG · Post by **GSPTOPDOG** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 8:30 pm

wOW! VERY NICE!!

Meridian_Mike · Post by **Meridian_Mike** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 8:34 pm

WOW.... for flesh only!....
Hmmmmmmm.....
Interesting.

GSPTOPDOG · Post by **GSPTOPDOG** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 8:54 pm

I have this 2 blade Schrade Walden double switchblade pen knife. An interesting switchblade to me. It has a patent dates of Feb. 3 '06 and Feb. 26 '07. I don't know much about these and this is the only one I have ever seen in person with two blades. I know they were made at least into the 40's and 50's.

The main blade won't close all the way and opens but not all the way under the springs power. The smaller blade will open and lock in place when pushing the button, but sometimes it won't open all the way. I would like to know if it would be possible to have this fixed W/O hurting the vale/original condition. I am also curious as to the vale of the knife. If anyone has any insights I would be grateful. Thanks!

BFORSE · Post by **BFORSE** » Thu Mar 05, 2020 7:48 pm

Awesome knife GSPTOPDOG! As far as the blade not closing all the way and the weak spring; my experience in dealing with that design, is that there is dirt+pocket lint that is behind the spring, in the notch cut in the blade and around under the button mechanism itself. You could possibly get a cheap assorted pack of dental picks and some compressed air to try to remove the material. What ever you do don’t force it.

Here is a link that shows what the inside looks like
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=62907&sid=7bcb58846 ... 69275701b9

tongueriver · Post by **tongueriver** » Fri Mar 06, 2020 4:01 pm

espn77 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 01, 2020 11:12 pm My only Schrade, got home today and had this Jack knife shop knife waiting for me. I know only what is in the Voyles book about it, and what I've read here. Cool knife I think.

Looks like this knife is up for sale on Ebay now.

espn77 · Post by **espn77** » Fri Mar 06, 2020 4:20 pm

tongueriver wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 4:01 pm Looks like this knife is up for sale on Ebay now.

Yes sir

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