35 knife display case

[Ridir firth]

I have a 35 knife store display full of at least 50 year old schrades.

I am considering selling .
Any clue what it might be worth?

[orvet]

It is near impossible to look at a single picture and place a value on the collection. I won't even bid on a collection unless I have an understanding from the seller that the price may be renegotiated, or the deal canceled if I find the knives to be in poor condition then they appeared. Rust can still happen in the display cases as well as deterioration of celluloid handles.

Do you have the boxes and the sheaths that go with the knives, or just the knives on the display board?

Each knife will need to be inspected to make sure the springs are still good and that there is no spidering or pitting on the blades.

Also useful information to the buyer would be the year and the model number of that display. Since it is a Schrade display and not a Schrade wall the display it is newer than 1973 because mid 1973 was when they change the company name to Schrade Walden.
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Sorry couldn't be of much help but a single picture is much to on.

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I realize this is not the answer you're looking for, but there are more facts to be considered than just a single picture
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Hope this is helpful,
Dale

[btrwtr]

If this display is at least 50 years old the knives should all have Schrade Walden stamps. Are all the knives stamped with the word Walden?

[tongueriver]

The knives appear to be authentic and original to the display, which dates to mid 1973 to a few years afterward. As they say, lots of images are necessary and all that. Sometimes someone with deep pockets might step forward, but probably 90% of big displays like that are dismantled and sold piece by piece, as the total price for the filled display will knock out almost everyone except the wealthy. It is a real dandy. There is no mention of the word "Walden" on the display itself and the 49rs in the bottom corner first started appearing in late 1973.

[btrwtr]

The knives appear to be authentic and original to the display, which dates to mid 1973 to a few years afterward. As they say, lots of images are necessary and all that. Sometimes someone with deep pockets might step forward, but probably 90% of big displays like that are dismantled and sold piece by piece, as the total price for the filled display will knock out almost everyone except the wealthy. It is a real dandy. There is no mention of the word "Walden" on the display itself and the 49rs in the bottom corner first started appearing in late 1973.

Good info Cal. So rather than at least 50 years old the diplay would be at most 49 years old.

[Ridir firth]

I bought this from a grocery store owner who said it was displayed in his store starting in 1972 (he picked it up in his new Chevy truck so he remembered...maybe)
It was a wall hanger that came with no boxes or sheaths. When the store closed in the 80s he took it home and displayed it.
I bought when he went to nursing home.
I paid him $250 for it.
My wife has gotten tired of looking at it so I was going to carry it to a gun and knife show.
Just trying to get some idea $300 or $3000.
Each knife is without rust and has been wired to board since display built.

Thanks for the info, already know more than I did

[tongueriver]

That display could not exist until at least the summer of 1973. That is when those trademarks and tang stamps changed. He did not have any of it in 1972 but I know how memory works; it does have its glitches. Figure $100 apiece for the knives and another $100 for the display. Not many people have the $ to do it. That is why they are usually broken up.

[lt632ret]

I sent you a pm email regarding this item please respond Thankyou LT

[JAMESC41001]

The knife to look at is the uh153. If it says schrade walden the case was put together in 72 with the line up
Of knives available for 1973. If it says schrade the case was put together in 73. It was a very narrow time frame that the 153 had a SW mark and it happened in 72. These displays were promotional items and they where spun up early to get out to dealers.

[tongueriver]

The 49r knives were scheduled to debut in 73 with Schrade tang stamps but a few of the first ones had Schrade Walden tang stamps. That's another one to look at. If any of those had Schrade Walden tang stamps the display was a 72/73 item.

[JAMESC41001]

Yes Cal. I believe the plant shut down to do inventory in June. If I remember right they were down for a whole month. During this time they wanted all the new knife designs into the art work department so they could get everything ready for marketing by the end of the year. These displays were put together and shipped before the end of the year. That was pretty much the routine. There were running changes like for the 49ers but the 153 was new. They were making them for Sears. Before that Sears was using an existing model and etching “golden spike” on it. I think the H15. I have a pic somewhere. If you look closely at the displays shown in the catalogs you can see the 153 make it’s first appearance. I believe so far the serial numbers found so far only show there being a couple thousand or so. As you know they are pretty rare. Most of the ones I’ve seen look to be faded or pale kind of like what you see in knives that have been in displays. This has been my observation but you know how things go with schrade. Nothing is in stone.

[tongueriver]

That Sears knife they called a Golden Spike was a version of the 138L 'Bowie Hunter,' I believe. I have an example of the new Sears 153, if my memory serves. I will poke around to find it. When I mentioned the 49rs I forgot to mention that not only did they start with a Walden tang stamp, but the tang stamp also had the earlier pattern number, for instance the first 497s had a tang stamp that said 147, the old pattern that spawned the new pattern.

[lt632ret]

It seems my PM message is not going through ??????????????? I made an offer. regular email is LT632ret@frntiernet.net. corrected email is LT632ret@frontiernet.net

[lt632ret]

It seems I still cannot get a pm to you. received yours about not receiving mine. If interested contact by email LT632ret2frontiernet.net. Regards LT corrected email is LT632ret@frontiernet.net

[tongueriver]

LT, for what it's worth, both of your posted email addresses are misspelled. Try again.

[lt632ret]

Thankyou I truly appreciate it. As I have said many times I do not do well with computers corrected email is LT632ret@frontiernet.net. Thanks again LT

[Uncle Henry]

Rider Firth - Is this still available for sale? Please PM me if it is still available for sale. You got a heck of a deal when you paid $250 for them. As a set they are worth over $3000.