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Got this older Schrade equal end or cigar jack at an antique show yesterday,3-5/8'' closed,found something close in one of m books(2973)can anyone give me any other info,thanks.
Greg

Those are sweet !!! thats the finds I like to find

Greg, I think your knife is a 2173. The 2973 is 4 1/4" long, while the 2173 is 3 5/8" like yours.
It looks to be in great condition, and if that price tag is correct, you stole it!!

Nice find!

What does the shield say?

Shield
company is still in buisiness

Great find Greg, and in fantastic shape!!! I agree with Charlie regarding the # and the price!

I've got one of those myself, only this one's only shielded on the mark side:

Wow,too weird Eric,was told it was made about 1926.Question---the stamp side seems to have been polished while the other side of the blade has more of a "finish",i have another Schrade polished the same way,any reason?
Greg

Greg, most of the good quality knives were made this way, especially the more utilitarian ones. Since the mark side is the side you normally see, they gave it a mirror finish with the crocus wheel, while the pile side got the glaze finish. Often this was only done on the master blade, and was referred to as "polished mark side". A side advantage was that this also helped sharpen an etch when used. The top quality gents and MOP's got the full crocus polish on both sides of all blades. Nowadays when a cutlery uses this term, it's to show that their blades are finished by hand the old way, since such a process can't be accomplished by tumble polishing (although they now use the big fluffy buffing wheels rather than the hard crocus wheels, which tends to soften the edges).

Here it is in the description of your knife:

Equal End jack Knife, 3 5/8 inches long; 2 blades;brass lined;nickel silver bolsters and shield; cleaned inside (another sign of quality);large blade crocus polished on one side; bone stag handles

Eric