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Comment by Jan Carter on August 22, 2016 at 12:57

Shrade Bicentennial Knives

In Memoriam Comment by Doug Webber on July 12, 2016 at 20:17

I found the knife on Ebay and the main blade had been tipped. I also was worried about displaying it with other knives because of the celluloid handles. I have since learned they may have not been that type of celluloid. I sent it to Herman Williams who re-profiled the blade'''he said that it was short by about 1/32", cleaned the knife,buffed the dings out of the bolsters and replaced the handles with bone he had from the Schrade Factory. He used the machine built in the Schrade machine shop to do the jigging. So while the knife is no longer original...it's not far off.

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AFTER

 

In Memoriam Comment by Doug Webber on March 26, 2016 at 22:59

Cheryl,

 Schrade went bankrupt in 2004, that was when Taylor acquired the rights to the Schrade name. Most of the Schrades since then are made in China and have limited collector value. GEC has made a few knives for Taylor and I would suppose other U.S. manufacturers as well. If it didn't have U.S.A on the tang it would be safe to assume it was of foreign production.

Comment by Cheryl Trozelle on March 26, 2016 at 17:42

a friend showed me a knife  , guess it looks kind of like a muskrat, marked s c 4 

sm2011 Stewart A Taylor & sons I did not measure it , however ,with the sharp  point unfolded 

it could be a foot and 4 inches, mother of pearl like handles and marked holiday greetings snowflake logo on the grip says old timer . never seen anything quit like it was it a presentation piece ? it certainly is not a joke . 

Comment by Jan Carter on February 19, 2016 at 15:50

OK Schrade collectors.  I will be sending an email out on this but I wanted to let you all in on it first

February Contest ** An Old Schrade USA !!

In Memoriam Comment by Doug Webber on January 7, 2016 at 17:39

Compared to many knife collectors I'm relatively new to the game. I've been collecting Schrades for about 6 years. IKC has enlightened me to the fact that there are other knives than Schrade, good American made knives. What is very disappointing to me, is that I find better fit and finish in 30 year old Schrades than I am encountering in GEC and Queen. I recently paid nearly $100 for a newly manufactured knife that would have barely been qualified as a factory second by Schrades standards. My money was refunded, but this is the third knife I've returned due to quality issues out of eight purchases. Maybe I'm too old and too picky. When I was growing up, I was taught "if you have enough time to go back and fix something, you had enough time to do it right to start with". Perhaps this is a lesson that should be revisited.

Comment by David L. Packham on October 14, 2015 at 10:17

Schrade Old Timer 25OT USA Made!

Comment by Mario on July 24, 2015 at 11:43

My Schrade knives are all WWII vintage and immediately afterwards (through about 1948). Nothing newer.

In Memoriam Comment by John McCain on July 17, 2015 at 19:09

Ron- A little info

1. 'The Lance' has always been much more collectable than the five knives in the Schrade American Indian Tribute Series <Native American>.
   It has always been associated with the Schrade Series however had nothing to do with it even though produced in very similar style.
   It was made by USA Schrade for Montgomery Ward for a Xmas Promotion in 1983. Because there were only some 2500 pieces in this production <considerably less than the others> The Lance has always been the hardest to obtain for dedicated Schraders trying to put all 6 knives in their display...
   
   Whilst the other five have not really held their values in relation to original purchase prices..'The Lance' has, and usually brings a premium of up to US$100 +, more than the others bring in mint box set with original bling....The others are lucky to bring US$100 odd per intact set at the moment.....
   
   Morning Star 1982 - 10,000 pieces
   Kachina 1983 -10,000 pieces
   Turtle 1984 -10,000
   Bear Cult 1985 -10,000
   Sundance 1986 - 8000 pieces.
   
   Unofficially part of this Series for Schrade Collector purposes....'The Lance' -2500 pieces.
   
   They are attractive sets with their beaded sheaths and meaningful Scrimshaw designs depicting various history on Native American traditional Culture/Rituals...most are still mint/meaning unused, apart from the conditions they have been kept in...<some now less than pristine or missing bling

Comment by Jan Carter on July 17, 2015 at 18:59

There is a discussion here I thought you all might like, the pics are awesome also

http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/goe-schrade-m2-hawkbill?x=1...

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