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schrade no respect

my first knife was a old timer my father gave me i have collected them ever sense a lot of people likes to look at my case knives then they will say that one looks nice what kind is it?it looks as nice as the case knives do and i will tell them they are schrade knives and they say i always herd that that was a cheap brand but when they pick them up and look at them and i tell them how nice they are they say i would just assume to have one of these knives and save the money.so my point is tell you put them in your hand and see how well they are built just because you pay less does not necessarily mean the quality is not there they made these knives for many years until they sold out in 2007 and moved but i still love them and still by them...

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Permalink Reply by Jim Child on June 7, 2011 at 9:05

Hey Stephen! Welcome to the group!

I sort of felt like I had to start this group as a way of doing penance for the lack of respect I've shown Schrade. I started collecting riggers seriously about a year and a half ago. I was haunting eBay -- looking for Buck Mariners, Case Spikes, Camillus Piranhas, etc., etc -- I picked up a few Schrade 735s along the way ...almost incidentally -- without much thought or diligence.

A few months ago I was startled to see a 736 -- the steel-handled version of the 735 -- I'd had no idea there had a pattern 736!

And then just a couple of weeks ago on eBay I noticed a 735 without the "PRESS DOWN SPIKE RELEASE" bail. There had been an earlier 735 with just a plain wire bail and I hadn't even been aware -- it's the dark handled knife at the top of the above photo. I THEN did a little research and learned that lil ol' Schrade had been producing folding riggers back in the 1930's. Why hadn't paid more attention to Schrade?

Also, along the way, during the past year, I had learned that most of the riggers made in the last quarter of the last century had been made by Camillus. All those fancy Case and Buck riggers were not made by those companies. Meanwhile, Schrade continued to make their own riggers for themselves.

So, I figure I owe Schrade some time, out of respect for what they were.

Permalink Reply by stephen tungate on June 7, 2011 at 10:44

you have a great collection there jim. schrade is and in my mind will always be a good knife.i like them alot they made so many different styles you could get anything from a whittler to a big hunting knife they was always well made that a lot of companys would come to them to build their knives.me and my dad would go to the hardware store when i was in my early teens and he would buy me a old timer and then get one for his self.those were the days..

Permalink Reply by stephen tungate on June 7, 2011 at 11:25

here is a couple i like.

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Permalink Reply by Jim Child on June 7, 2011 at 13:48

Stdephen: Very pretty! Red, White and Turquoise! I especially like the rightmost folder in the pic of three. Being a rigger and rope knife guy makes me partial to sheepfoot and Wharcliffe blades.

stephen tungate said:

here is a couple i like.

Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on June 7, 2011 at 18:53

I've got the whittler in that series, but most of my schrades are definately users.

http://www.iknifecollector.com/photo/schrade-stockman?context=album...

Permalink Reply by johnny twoshoes on June 8, 2011 at 9:13

Here's my first Schrade, and my brother's first.

I gave it to him after my grandmother got him a japanese pocket knife.

[IMG]http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n574/Jtwoshoes/P1019481.jpg[/IMG]

I keep it as dull as a bag of marbles, he doesn't cut anything really, and I can still remember him cutting himself with a knife when we were younger.

FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on December 11, 2012 at 1:02

No respect? Hmmm, I'd have to say I've had the opposite experience. At least back when Schrade was still in business, my brother-in-law and I were knife dealers besides being collectors. We mainly set up at knife shows and gub & knife shows, with a small bit of mail order. And I gotta say, yeah, Case was more popular back then too (always?), but everyone we sold to liked Schrades and highly repected them.

The MAIN thing that many people didn't like, and I think it was one thing that finally killed them, was Henry Baer refused to put any bone or stag handled knives out. I heard guys say "I won't buy a Schrade because they only use that blankety blank plastic!".

But respect, yes as far as I experienced things.

Permalink Reply by Steven Matthew on January 12, 2013 at 22:56

I tell you what, I love Schrades, and still remember my dad working with his from when I was a kid....

Permalink Reply by Steven Matthew on January 12, 2013 at 22:57

very nice collection

Jim Child said:

Hey Stephen! Welcome to the group!

I sort of felt like I had to start this group as a way of doing penance for the lack of respect I've shown Schrade. I started collecting riggers seriously about a year and a half ago. I was haunting eBay -- looking for Buck Mariners, Case Spikes, Camillus Piranhas, etc., etc -- I picked up a few Schrade 735s along the way ...almost incidentally -- without much thought or diligence.

A few months ago I was startled to see a 736 -- the steel-handled version of the 735 -- I'd had no idea there had a pattern 736!

And then just a couple of weeks ago on eBay I noticed a 735 without the "PRESS DOWN SPIKE RELEASE" bail. There had been an earlier 735 with just a plain wire bail and I hadn't even been aware -- it's the dark handled knife at the top of the above photo. I THEN did a little research and learned that lil ol' Schrade had been producing folding riggers back in the 1930's. Why hadn't paid more attention to Schrade?

Also, along the way, during the past year, I had learned that most of the riggers made in the last quarter of the last century had been made by Camillus. All those fancy Case and Buck riggers were not made by those companies. Meanwhile, Schrade continued to make their own riggers for themselves.

So, I figure I owe Schrade some time, out of respect for what they were.

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on January 19, 2013 at 18:24

Wow those are some nice looking knives aren't they?

Permalink Reply by Brad T. on January 29, 2013 at 18:00

I've always liked Schrade, until they went Asian. But with the chance meeting of a fellow collector here, I can fulfill my need of American made Schrades that aren't abused, if used at all. Thanks Ron. Will be buying another 8 of his knives next week.

FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on January 29, 2013 at 18:12

Sooo, you found the mother load of Schrades? Mine them like there's no tomorrow! The Taylor-Schrades are, uh, well......not the same.