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SHOW YOUR 5 FAVORITE SCHRADES

Ken Spielvogel started "Show us your 5 favorite knives" in 2013 under General Knife Discussions. I'm just bring his idea to the Schrade Group and re-posting my favorites here.

SHOW OFF YOUR SCHRADES.

I am going to revise the rules here. I picked my 5 favorite Herman Williams Schrades...I collect the muskrat pattern so what about my 5 favorite Muskrats. Post as many 5 Favorite Groups as you are inclined to...by pattern, handle material, gifts, best deals...whatever..just so they are Schrades, made by Schrade...some Ulsters for example, or even made for Schrade..GEC made the fixed blade Trail of Tears knife.

There are quite a few knives in my collection that are pretty special to me, some because of the circumstances of the deal, some for what they remind me of, and some just because the knife sparks something inside me. Herman Williams has not only greatly influenced my collection, but has become a very good friend. Here are my 5 favorite Herman Williams Schrades

This Schrade Walden 233 in Sambar Stag is a customized version of my very first knife..a birthday present from my Dad, and the first knife that Herman re-handled for me.

This 897UH in jigged bone was 1 of 5 Schrades that Herman customized in the 80's for Uncle Henry's birthday. It was in Irv Trachtenberg's collection, who was the Assistant Production Manager for Schrade Cutlery. The file work and attention to detail on this one hooked me as a fan.

This Schrade Bowie in Sambar Stag was my first full custom knife from Herman.

This Schrade Heritage 2941 trapper started my White Bone collection

This 227UH was a gift from Herman. He rejigged a set of Schrade's 100 Anniv. rope jigged blue bone handles.

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Doug Webber on November 11, 2015 at 2:24

Tony,

You have some exceptional knives there. The Herman Williams almost makes the $1000 knife look plain.

These 5 knives are from 5 different displays I have put together.

This is the knife Schrade used in their ads for their 95th anniversary knife. On the ones sold to the public the tang stamp is 95TH ANNIV. over SCHRADE+ over USA. The serial # on this one is 0000. The gentleman I got it from said it was a gift from Albert Baer.

When I first started collecting Schrades, I bought this trapper. Latter on I found out that the 291 wasn't a factory pattern. It was determined, by folks more knowledgeable than myself that it was a real Schrade. One expert even found a salesman's sheet with 291 penciled in at the top.

IA Schrade Walden Muskrat with a single back spring. I've found 2 more of these...one with a good frame and the threaded round bolsters, and another with good blades..They will be going to Herman to make one good knife...with his brown peachseed jigged bone handles.

Schrade Cut Co. 158S straight razor

And a 2253 Schrade Cut Co jack, I really like barehead jacks and the old peachseed jigging

Permalink Reply by Brad T. on November 11, 2015 at 13:14

Thought long and hard...

144UH13OT

15OT

14OT- (Between the 144UH & 13OT)

Improved Muskrat -

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Doug Webber on November 12, 2015 at 1:17

Brad,

That 13OT is a good looker and hard to find. Schrade sure didn't put out many drop point knives other than the Pro Hunters. The Muskrat looks like it might be an EDC.

Permalink Reply by Brad T. on November 12, 2015 at 14:41

The Muskrat finds it's way into my rotation on occasion.