All About Pocket Knives

I have a number of Schrade 4” knives; one I have been using since 1973, is an 881.
In my collection, I have some 8OTs that I do not see too often, an “8OT 100th Anniversary” that came in a tin –
Just like the “34OT 100th Anniversary” that also come in a tin, and sell on eBay from time to time.

The other 8OT, I have is an 8OTY in a late blue box. (any one have a year for that one?)
Post your Schrade 4” knives here; there must be so many different types of this Classic made by Schrade .

I also like the Buck 301 (4" knives) that Schrade made from 1966 to about 1970.

Here is a Schrade Walden 881 with red jigged bone handles.
The predecessor to the 881 was the Schrade Cut Co 8815 “Premium Stock knife, Texas pattern.” Schrade Walden keep the same name & changed the number to #881. Of course the 881 was the predecessor of the 8OT. This one has seen some use.

This is my old 881, I have used it for 40 years.

Here's a 61OT

Schrade + USA 285 UH Schrade + USA 877 UH Schrade NY USA 787 Improved Muskrat Schrade USA 77 OT

Here is a 4" Schrade Walden #787 Muskrat with bone handles-
Ken,
You might check the 77OT; according to the catalog they are only 3-7/8".
I measured one of mine and it was 3-7/8".
That is strange because I have always understood the 787 was the predecessor of the 77OT.
I wonder why they shave off 1/8" from the length?

orvet wrote:Here is a 4" Schrade Walden #787 Muskrat with bone handles-

Ken,
You might check the 77OT; according to the catalog they are only 3-7/8".
I measured one of mine and it was 3-7/8".
That is strange because I have always understood the 787 was the predecessor of the 77OT.
I wonder why they shave off 1/8" from the length?

Just checked, they are under 4", looks about 3.0953" close to 4" for a pocket knife.
Keep posting your 4" knives; give-or-take an 1/8 inch... Ken

Some more of my 4" knives.

Here are some of mine. OH

I like all of those OH, I like the knives Schrade made for BUCK (301)
Do you have more of those 301s made by Schrade?

Thank you for the compliments on my Schrades. The one shown (a second variation) is my only Schrade-Buck; I'm on the lookout for the first version with the grooved bolsters (I have seen you post a very nice example). Most of my Buck 300 series knives were built by Camillus. OH

Ps, here is one you may know something about - it is a 4" Imperial - Frontier; I have read that some of these knives could have been built by Schrade. What do you think? Thanks, OH

Old Hunter wrote:
Ps, here is one you may know something about - it is a 4" Imperial - Frontier; I have read that some of these knives could have been built by Schrade. What do you think? Thanks, OH

I know nothing about the Imperial-Frontier. I donot know why! I donot have one in my collection.
I have spent a lot of time and money on my 2000 to 2004 collection over the last 3 years.
I would like one of those 8OT Red bone knives.

Here is some of my Bucks 301 knives, made by Schrade. I like them... KG

Wow Ken, you have quite a collection of the 4" Schrades.

OH,
Funny story on the Frontier series; there were three companies responsible for making the Frontier series.
As you might expect Imperial made some, of that I have no doubt.

Here is evidence that Camillus made at least a couple of the Frontier patterns- Both of these knives are made in 1984, the year after Albert Baer became the sole owner of Imperial.

I have seen some of the Frontier knives with the Swinden construction that could only have been made at the Schrade factory;
Schrade was the only company with the Swinden machinery.
Some where I have a picture of a Frontier in pieces with the Swinden key in it, I just can't find it at the moment.

I have around twenty 8OT most Old Timers other are Schrade 8OT,Craftsman ,Primble and MM8( I think the MM8 was made by Camillus ) I also have a few Schrade Scrimshaws 505SC.The pictures one I posted before.I will try to take a picture of them all and post later.

Soom more of my 4" knives.

Some more.

You guys are overwhelming with all your wonderful Schrade knives!

Mystery solved - the Craftsman-Sears 100th anniversary knife is NOT a Schrade - on close inspection it has a visible pin when the bolster is fogged and rolled in the light. On the other hand the Frontier 4434 has NO pin that I can find - making it of Swinden key, and thus Schrade, construction. Very good; two more of my knives properly categorized. OH

So OH who made the Craftsman???mine looks like an Ulster.

Some of my 4"Schrades96 ot,2-8ot's,89ot,804,Ulster and a Fronter4431

garddogg56 wrote:So OH who made the Craftsman???mine looks like an Ulster.

Craftsman had knives made for them by Camillus,Schrade,Imperial and Ulster

Old Hunter wrote:Mystery solved - the Craftsman-Sears 100th anniversary knife is NOT a Schrade - on close inspection it has a visible pin when the bolster is fogged and rolled in the light. On the other hand the Frontier 4434 has NO pin that I can find - making it of Swinden key, and thus Schrade, construction. Very good; two more of my knives properly categorized. OH

If you have a 4435, 4" Frontier hardwood stockman it may be made Schrade as well.
The 4435 was made until 1985, 2 years after Albert Baer became the sole owner of Imperial.

garddogg56 wrote:So OH who made the Craftsman???mine looks like an Ulster.

Dogg, I think the Craftsman is a Camillus; I compared it to a circa 1990 4" Camillus brand Stockman I own - the liners, springs, and bolsters are virtually identical - only difference between the two knives are the handles and the swedge on the Craftsman clip blade (none on the Camillus brand knife). OH

Ps. Dale, I just pulled an Imperial Frontier 4131 out of the drawer, (a 3-3/8" Stockman) - it also seems to be a Schrade due to being of Swinden design (damn, the plot thickens - Schrade-Imperial-Camillus "who made what" should be a mystery novel).

Old Hunter wrote: Dale, I just pulled an Imperial Frontier 4131 out of the drawer, (a 3-3/8" Stockman) - it also seems to be a Schrade due to being of Swinden design (damn, the plot thickens - Schrade-Imperial-Camillus "who made what" should be a mystery novel).

Now you know why I find them so interesting!

Thanx OH