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Top 285UH my EDC knife.

Middle 34OT.

Bottom 18OT.

All made in the USA.

All three GREAT knives Here's my most used EDC's Old Timers

Nice knives there too. Can you or anyone tell me if the old timer folders came with different scales than the ones in the pictures?

The first 80T and the 20T had bone handles and there was some special editions with bone.I will post pictures later .

Rich wrote:Nice knives there too. Can you or anyone tell me if the old timer folders came with different scales than the ones in the pictures?

The standard Old Timer material was "brown sawcut Delrin." But there were many other handle materials as well. You might find all sorts of handle materials and different Delrin colors used for SFOs, limited editions, anniversary knives, or factory errors.

Some specific examples from my collection:
Old Timers were used as annual FFA knives at least three times. These have blue delrin.
The New Holland tractor knife has black delrin.
The 1980s anniversary set has smooth red bone.
Some models were made with green delrin.
The Grand Dads Old Timer set is black delrin.
The Old Timer Classics set is jigged red bone.
Many factory error or end-of-days Old Timers were sent out with plasti-stag (aka Staglon) handles.
The original 2OT is smooth red bone.
The early Ulster camp Old Timer was jigged dark delrin.
The silver anniversary Old Timers were smooth red-brown bone.
Some "Heritage" Schrade knives were made as Old Timers; mine is smooth red bone, and I've also seen green.
I also have oddball examples in orange delrin, yellow delrin, wood, and micarta.

Some specific examples from my collection:
Old Timers were used as annual FFA knives at least three times. These have blue delrin.
The New Holland tractor knife has black delrin.
The 1980s anniversary set has smooth red bone.
Some models were made with green delrin.
The Grand Dads Old Timer set is black delrin.
The Old Timer Classics set is jigged red bone.
Many factory error or end-of-days Old Timers were sent out with plasti-stag (aka Staglon) handles.
The original 2OT is smooth red bone.

Bob .. . I dont see (in yer post) a 2OT like mine..
mine must be a fake or fact error . .
plse advise Puma Pants

Thanks Bob W. for posting the pictures my wife left for a week to help to look after a new grandchild and took the camera.

MrBlister wrote: Bob .. . I dont see (in yer post) a 2OT like mine..
mine must be a fake or fact error . .
plse advise Puma Pants

My only 2OT is a used example, not really worthy of a picture. Furthermore I don't know much about them.
I do know however that there was a similar Schrade model sold as a Craftsman knife. So is yours a mix-up knife? From a run of knives made purposefully with both Old Timer and Craftsman emblems?
I don't see any evidence that it's a fake or repair knife.

I think you'd have to ask the Schrade rep who sold knives to Craftsman in 1958 to find the answer.

Shearer wrote:Thanks Bob W. for posting the pictures my wife left for a week to help to look after a new grandchild and took the camera.

I have many more examples of non-standard handles, but am woefully behind in photographing the collection.

Wow! Thanks guys ask and ye shall receive answers Liking this Place place more and more.

Mr Blister your knife is one made for Craftsman.The ony differents to the 2OT Old Timer is yours has a shield on the side and to my knowlege less of them where made.
Some of the 2OT had red bone handle and some the same color as yours.I do not have a Craftsman in my collection.
Grant

A few more to list after making a trip into the Old Timer vault...

Here's a green 36OT with brass bolsters instead of the standard nickel-silver. Never seen another one like it.


The 75th Anniversary knife for the National Park Service is a 5OT with wood handle.
The Pennsylvania Game and Boat Commission did a 5OT in green delrin.
For no obvious reason, there were 158OT and 194OT knives done in orange delrin.
Some hunting club (the shield is too small to read) did a 94OT in smooth brown bone.
I just received a 6-OT in solid black delrin, and again, no obvious reason for it.

Bet you've never seen one like this:

Bob W.
Quote.
Here's a green 36OT with brass bolsters instead of the standard nickel-silver. Never seen another one like it
I have one,now we know of two.Has yours got a serial number.Mine is 8402. I think they could have been Ducks Unlimited and they did a few with Old Timer Shields.
Grant

No, mine does not have a serial number.

MrBlister wrote: Bob .. . I dont see (in yer post) a 2OT like mine..
mine must be a fake or fact error . .
plse advise Puma Pants

Clearly a fake MisterBlister... I'll take her off yer hands for ya. PM me for address.

thawk wrote:

MrBlister wrote: Bob .. . I dont see (in yer post) a 2OT like mine..
mine must be a fake or fact error . .
plse advise Puma Pants

Clearly a fake MisterBlister... I'll take her off yer hands for ya. PM me for address.

Actually, I take care of Hal's business for him; I will see that he gets it.

Bob W. wrote:No, mine does not have a serial number.

I would not worry about the serial number .Who knows what they did at Imperial - Schrade ,they did not keep very good records. I have a green handle Imperial Trapper made in Ireland with a Old Timer shield.