Knife collecting can be confusing sometimes.  I bought a knife on Ebay  and the next day a knife in the same condition as the one I bought went for half the price. Anyone experience this or have advice.

Just got a Schrade IXL stockman. The add said it was from 1987, but after doing some checking, it is actually from 1981. The knife looks brand new. Will post some pics soon.

On a tip from Ricky, got this IXL off ebay. IXL Schrade Sheffield England. M0259. What year do you think this is Ricky.??

Here's an old ad Ken.....

If I remember correctly, the "O" in the Hallmark on yours indicates it was made in 1980.

I should have said article, not ad, down there! LOL!

Thanks for the article Craig.

Ken , from what I have read on these, the numbers on the other bolster tell the date. The characters are SW and I cannot make out what the third one is, but the fourth character is a number and is supposed to be the last digit of the year. Yours would be 1980. On the schrade collectors site, there is a nice brochure about these knives under IXL. Let me know if you can't find it.

Glad you were able to get that knife, That was a good price, I think it slipped under the radar . I did not know if it was a good idea or not to say something about an ebay item on here, would it be good to say something again in the future if I see a good deal on a knife ? I looked later and someone had another knife like these listed as a buy it now for $ 89.

Yes, I think it was a good idea, it tipped me off and I got a good buy, and I thank you for it. So nothing wrong with that.

Good article Craig, it looks to be from the one I saw on the Schrade collectors site. I thought his was from 1980, thanks for confirming it. The one I got is from 1981.

Tom, Welcome - wow you worked at Schrade. You have to be our go to man now. Nice collection of Schrades.

   Here is a set of Schrade knives that I am extremely proud to own, since it is a tribute to WW II and I am a Veteran (not of WW II) as well.  In addition this set was given to my Step-Dad as a gift from Schrade.

World War II Tribute, 7 Knife Set

US Army- D-Day Invasion

US Navy- Battle of Midway

US Army Air Force- Bombing of Germany

US Marine Corps- Iwo Jima US Coast Guard- Amphibious Landings

US Merchant Marines- Murmanski Run

Pearl Harbor Bowie

This set was produced in 1991 with only 500 sets being produced.  There were 1000 Pearl Harbor Bowies produced.  Multiple sets were given to Schrade Employees and "DOC", my Step Dad received his as a gift.  He worked for Schrade for 40+ years and retired in 2001.  In fact my Schrade Room is dedicated in Memory of him and I even had Custom Signs made to commemorate him as well as Schrade Walden and Schrade Cutlery. I will post a picture of the set in my photos for your review!

Very nice set Tom - with a great significance.

Schrade USA 194OT Lockback

Nice Old Timer, I will get around to collecting these one day, too many knives to buy and not enough money :(

Ken,

I love the 194OT so much, I have 2. Just something about a small liner lock. 

Here is a Schrade Cut Co Walden NY LP spear MOP pattern #2266266 I found on flea-bay some time back.

Schrade MOP jack corrected pattern # is 2266

Nice Schrade Alan

Thanks Ricky

Alan, 

That 2266 MOP is gorgeous. Good find! I am jealous.

Brad,

it really is a gem. Thanks for your comment. I love finding an old knife like that one that has never been sharpened.

my SCHF21

Hey Tom, you got a pic on the Schrade group, great.

Good looking Schrade there, Thomas.

Thomas,

very handsome black sheath knife!

Great survival knife. Where is Schrade making those?

Thomas, Just curious - what Schrades are you dealing in? Are they imports?

Ricky, Excellent Schrades you have there.

thanks Ken

Thanks Tom, When I bought the 808 , I did not realize how small it actually was. I found it on Ebay.

Ricky,

nice collection, I can especially identify with the 787. I have an old one that I bought new in the 60's. It skinned many a coon, fox, and ringtail; quite afew bobcats and coyotes-but thecoyotes were too tight skinned for what little $ the fur would bring! Also possums were only worth 25cents and there was no shortage of coons, so we often took the cheap possums  in on the cob and let the hide buyer skin 'em!

Cool, it is neat to hear a story about how these knives have been used. It still looks like it has a lot of years left on it.

I agree!

We use to sell the possums whole to, not worth skinning.

  That's a fine looing Muskrat, Ricky.

I would like to have gotten hold of this one before it was cleaned. It's still a rare old dogleg even if it has the shine going on though!

Beautiful Knife Alan

Nice, I like the long nail pull on the main blade

I am looking to buy a Schrade LB7. Can anyone tell me what too much would be on the cost of these ? I recently lost one on Ebay at the 42.00 mark, with 5.00 shipping. 

Ricky,

The country of manufacture, condition and extras(ie. sheath, box etc.) will drive up the price. If you are looking for a collectible, expect bidding to go as high as $100 for a complete unused sample.

But if you're looking for a USA made user in good condition they can still go as high as $60 w/ sheath. I picked one up one on eBay last year w/o a sheath for $30 shipped.  Then got a new Schrade sheath for $12 shipped. Hell of a knife, more heft to it than the 110. I actually like it better than the 110 because the weight.

The link below is for a Excellent Used condition serialized 3 Pin LB7 w/ sheath with a buy it now Price of $50 w/ free shipping.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OLD-Schrade-USA-LB7-Uncle-Henry-Folding-Hun...