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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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Permalink 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.

Permalink 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.

Permalink 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.