Craig Henry's Posts - iKnife Collector2024-03-29T08:13:22ZCraig Henryhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/CraigHenryhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2792747714?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://iknifecollector.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=3q05b8f4c1jmz&xn_auth=noSharp Veteranstag:iknifecollector.com,2013-01-15:3181080:BlogPost:7632262013-01-15T00:22:21.000ZCraig Henryhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/CraigHenry
<p>Many consider "U.S. Military Knives - Bayonets and Machetes - By M.H. Cole" To be the holy grail of military knife books. It is, at least one of if not THE, best military knife books ever written. I am glad to say I still have mine. I have see them going for $180.00!</p>
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<p>If you have one, you know how excellent it is. If you don't have one, is it worth the high prices now asked? If you love military knives, I say yes!</p>
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<p>I can't believe the incredible quantity of…</p>
<p>Many consider "U.S. Military Knives - Bayonets and Machetes - By M.H. Cole" To be the holy grail of military knife books. It is, at least one of if not THE, best military knife books ever written. I am glad to say I still have mine. I have see them going for $180.00!</p>
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<p>If you have one, you know how excellent it is. If you don't have one, is it worth the high prices now asked? If you love military knives, I say yes!</p>
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<p>I can't believe the incredible quantity of information in the 220 pages!</p>
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<pre><span class="font-size-3"><font face="georgia, palatino">BERNARD LEVINE is the leading full-time writer on knives and cutlery in the world today. <br></br><br></br>Since 1971 he has researched the history and identification of knives, as well as the art and <br></br>technology of knifemaking. <br></br>Besides the four widely acclaimed editions of his Levine's Guide to Knives and <br></br>Their Values (1985, 1989, 1993, 1997), his knife books include: …<br></br></font></span></pre>
<pre><span class="font-size-3"><font face="georgia, palatino">BERNARD LEVINE is the leading full-time writer on knives and cutlery in the world today. <br/><br/>Since 1971 he has researched the history and identification of knives, as well as the art and <br/>technology of knifemaking. <br/>Besides the four widely acclaimed editions of his Levine's Guide to Knives and <br/>Their Values (1985, 1989, 1993, 1997), his knife books include: <br/></font><font face="georgia, palatino"><br/>Knifemakers of Old San Francisco (1978; 2nd edition 1998) <br/>The Knife Identification and Value Guide (1981) <br/>The Knife Collection of Albert Blevins (1988) <br/>Pocketknives, a Collector's Guide (1993) <br/>and Identifying Pocketknives (1998) <br/><br/>Since 1974 he has been a regular contributor to Blade Magazine and has published hundreds of feature articles about knives in this and other periodicals. Since 1978 he has written the<br/>popular monthly "Whut Izzit" feature for Knife World Magazine, in which he identifies, <br/>explains, and evaluates unusual knives. <br/><br/>From 1988 to 1996 he wrote the wide-ranging feature, "Bernard Levine's Knife Lore," for the National Knife Magazine, and his "From U.S.A. Report" for Tokyo's Knife magazine. <br/>Mr. Levine serves as an adviser and consultant on cutlery to the Smithsonian Institution's <br/>National Museum of American History, to the California Academy of Sciences, and to<br/>other leading museums. He has testified as an expert witness in a wide variety of knife related court cases and commission hearings around the country. He has done knife research and<br/>appraisals for hundreds of individual, corporate, and government clients around the world. <br/><br/>Mr. Levine is a life member of the National Knife Collectors Association and of the <br/>National Rifle Association, and an honorary member of the Knifemakers Guild and <br/>The American Bladesmith Society. In 1994 he was inducted into the Blade Publications <br/>Cutlery Hall of Fame. Bernard Levine is a native of Boston. He attended Commonwealth <br/>School and Harvard College. From 1969 to 1987 he lived and worked in California. He now<br/> lives in Eugene, Oregon, where he is active in the Oregon Knife Collectors Association.</font></span><br/><br/><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino;" class="font-size-3"><br/><a href="http://www.knife-expert.com/">http://www.knife-expert.com/</a></span></pre>The TWO Schrade-Waldenstag:iknifecollector.com,2012-12-11:3181080:BlogPost:7404472012-12-11T08:00:00.000ZCraig Henryhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/CraigHenry
<p>Not two knives, but two different manufacturing periods. If you have looked at many Schrade-Waldens you will find that you will come across some that don't look like others, as far as machining, grinding, and handles. Those with celluloid handles and bone look exactly like Schrade Cuts, but are stamped "Schrade-Walden". Exactly. The second Schrade-Walden you'll encounter is made exactly like their later "Schrade" marked knives. Exactly...machining, grinding, everything. And the'll have…</p>
<p>Not two knives, but two different manufacturing periods. If you have looked at many Schrade-Waldens you will find that you will come across some that don't look like others, as far as machining, grinding, and handles. Those with celluloid handles and bone look exactly like Schrade Cuts, but are stamped "Schrade-Walden". Exactly. The second Schrade-Walden you'll encounter is made exactly like their later "Schrade" marked knives. Exactly...machining, grinding, everything. And the'll have Delrin/plastic handles. </p>
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<p>No, they aren't the same in value.....or at least shouldn't be. The Schrade Cut. look-alike should bring a good bit more. </p>
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<p>Okay, how do I know this? Let me first say I'm NOT trying to blow my own horn here, or trying to "name drop"......okay, I like to name drop. LOL! I'm just stating facts and history. Remember Jack Webb? "Just the facts <span>ma'am".</span></p>
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<p><span>Here we go;</span></p>
<p><span>Back in the 80's I had one of, if not the largest, Schrade-Walden collections in the Country. I sold the whole collection to Kevin Pipes and crew lock stock and barrel.....except for the two below.</span></p>
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<p><span>As I started collecting Schrade-Waldens, I noticed the differences. I wondered about it, and worried about it until it drove me nuts! I started writing people (the days before the internet). I got phone calls from Herman Williams (Schrade-Cut. super collector, customizer, and Schrade's repair man), Houston Price, and Bernard Levine. They said my theory was very interesting, and would help me look into it. </span></p>
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<p><span>Houston Price and Bernard Levine then asked me to write the Schrade sections for their books; <span>Knives & Their Values 2nd Edition and Official Price Guide to Collector Knives 10th Edition. I was honored to say the least! And felt humbled, because I thought "Why would anyone think I know anything?". But I did <strong>a heck of a lot</strong> of researching. I was obsessed with it...and Schrades!</span></span></p>
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<p><span><span>And this is what I wrote in 1991 from the "<span>Official Price Guide to Collector Knives 10th Edition By C. Houston Price</span>; (Herman Williams, Houston Price, and Bernard Levine concur.)</span></span></p>
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<p><span><span>"This book's first listing of Schrade knives consists of those produced from 1904-1947, stamped "SCHRADE CUTLERY CO., WALDEN N.Y.". The next listing includes some of the knives produced during the era of the "Schrade-Walden" stamping, 1948-1973. Knives produced during the first ten years of this period are becoming as popular with collectors as the older "Schrade Cuts", and their values are usually nearly the same. <strong>When Schrade's knife production moved in 1957 from the Walden factory to the Ulster factory in Ellenville, construction changes included a switch from bone to delrinand to different blade finishes</strong>. Knives produced during this latter portion of the Schrade-Walden era are not included except for those listed in the commemorative section. Their values are generally less than half that of knives from the early Schrade-Walden era."</span></span></p>
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<p><span><span>The Walden factory is where the "Schrade Cuts" were made, therefore, the <em>early</em> Schrade-Waldens were made exactly like the Schrade Cuts.</span></span></p>
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<p><span><span>I hope you found this interesting. And PLEASE do not ask me questions about Schrade knives! Why? In all the years since I collected Schrades, and researched them like a mad man, I have grown old, and I have forgotten more than half of what I used to know better than the back of my hand about Schrades!!! Sad, but true!</span></span></p>
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<p><span><span>Here's two I kept form my collection - from the "Early Era" of Schrade-Walden (and I've seen these same two patterns/models stamped "SCHRADE CUTLERY CO., WALDEN N.Y."!);<br/></span></span></p>
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<p>I'd just like to share this Cattaraugus Cutlery Co. straight razor with everyone. </p>
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<p>This was my grandfather's razor. He got it while he was the manager of the <em>Gaut & Becker Hardware Store in </em>Jeannette<em> </em>Pennsylvania in the 1930's. These were made up for the store, as you can see the <em>Gaut & Becker - Jeannette</em> Pennsylvania etch.</p>
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<p>This is one of my cherished possessions...........…</p>
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<p>I'd just like to share this Cattaraugus Cutlery Co. straight razor with everyone. </p>
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<p>This was my grandfather's razor. He got it while he was the manager of the <em>Gaut & Becker Hardware Store in </em>Jeannette<em> </em>Pennsylvania in the 1930's. These were made up for the store, as you can see the <em>Gaut & Becker - Jeannette</em> Pennsylvania etch.</p>
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<p>This is one of my cherished possessions...........</p>
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