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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on February 12, 2014 at 12:56

I'm sorry, they bought out Walden Knife co.

Robert Burris said:

Is that a Simmons that bought out Schrade back in the 1920's?

Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on February 12, 2014 at 13:48

I'm thinking yes. E.C. Simmons was a powerhouse hardware store that went bankrupt in 1939 and then was bought by Shapleigh, its chief competitor in 1940. Shapleigh owned the TM to Diamond Edge which eventually was applied to Schrade knives. The Keen Kutter TM went from Simmons, to Shapleigh, to Val-test, to Frost (very shrotly) and then back to Val-Test.

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on February 17, 2014 at 19:45

Thanks for the history lesson. It always seems more complicated than first realized.

Permalink Reply by Smiling-Knife on March 7, 2014 at 10:41

This is a Horseman's knife circa 1900. The notch in the handle in combination with the hoof pick serves as a nutcracker.

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on March 7, 2014 at 10:47

Real nice, I love vintage knives. This one has a little bit of everything.

Permalink Reply by Ken Spielvogel on March 7, 2014 at 10:59

S-K - that is an awesome knife, what a joy that must be to own that.

Permalink Reply by Ron Cooper on March 7, 2014 at 14:34

I love the toothpick on that old Horseman's knife. You could probably do extractions with it, too! lol

Very cool, old knife! Great jigging on that bone handle. And I also like the way that shield is pinned. That knife is quite a treasure!

Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on March 7, 2014 at 18:14

That's a great looker S-K.I really do like equestrians. But do I really need to start collecting another pattern?

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on March 7, 2014 at 19:57

S-K, that is a great old knife but I'm like Tobias, I have plenty of patterns to collect. Thanks for posting.

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on March 12, 2014 at 19:27

This is a Richards Scout, made in the Novelty type design.

Permalink Reply by Ken Spielvogel on March 12, 2014 at 19:45

Robert, very nice RCMP Knife

Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on March 12, 2014 at 20:26

Nice Mountie, Robert! I've been trying to win one of those but I guess I keep bidding too low! Here are my two scouts by Richards (Sheffield, Endland)