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Opinion on a Schrade 8801

Hi.

I have been reviewing and documenting my collectables for the last few days. (What a ton of fun.) While looking over 1 of my Schrades from the Heritage Series, I got a surprise. I noticed something like a strike through on the tang stamp, and then I noticed that the scales were different colours. The front is brown and the back is green.

Could it be that this knife was a salesman's sample?

Front side: https://goo.gl/Yyx188

Back side: https://goo.gl/c4RCqg

Thanks, Brian

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2021 CalendarPermalink Reply by John Kellogg on February 1, 2017 at 13:58

Rick

I couldn't agree more! I grew up with Schrade. It was "the working man's knife" Affordable and built to last a lifetime.

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on February 1, 2017 at 14:57

Alright .. I'll bite.

What's the flaw, John ?

Is it possible .. a mismatch between the turkey embossing tool & the scale material .. resulting in one of the turkeys missing a head, another its back, & tail feathers of the 3rd ?

John Kellogg said:

Here is a Schrade scrimshaw with the tang stamp ground off. Can you see the flaw? There actually is a flaw on this one but its hard to see. The flaw does not affect the function of the knife.

Permalink Reply by Rick Hooper on February 1, 2017 at 15:38

They were! But I notice in my last post, my" brade" (blade) was unreliable!

John Kellogg said:

Rick

I couldn't agree more! I grew up with Schrade. It was "the working man's knife" Affordable and built to last a lifetime.

2021 CalendarPermalink Reply by John Kellogg on February 1, 2017 at 18:06

D ale said:

Alright .. I'll bite.

What's the flaw, John ?

Is it possible .. a mismatch between the turkey embossing tool & the scale material .. resulting in one of the turkeys missing a head, another its back, & tail feathers of the 3rd ?

John Kellogg said:

Here is a Schrade scrimshaw with the tang stamp ground off. Can you see the flaw? There actually is a flaw on this one but its hard to see. The flaw does not affect the function of the knife.

2021 CalendarPermalink Reply by John Kellogg on February 1, 2017 at 18:06

You Got it D ale!

John Kellogg said:

D ale said:

Alright .. I'll bite.

What's the flaw, John ?

Is it possible .. a mismatch between the turkey embossing tool & the scale material .. resulting in one of the turkeys missing a head, another its back, & tail feathers of the 3rd ?

John Kellogg said:

Here is a Schrade scrimshaw with the tang stamp ground off. Can you see the flaw? There actually is a flaw on this one but its hard to see. The flaw does not affect the function of the knife.