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Schrade tang stamps

I need to run this by you guys. I'm considering a pocket knife on ebay. My problem is that I noticed in the pic that no tang stamp is visible, and the knife's maker isn't listed. So I asked the seller, who made the knife and what the tang stamp read.. (thinking it must be on the opposite side than the one shown).

His response is that the knife was made by Schrade....and there's no tang stamp.

So........I'm asking you if Schrade makes or ever made knives with no tang stamp. I know some are made in the U.S. and others are imported. But I don't know of any made without tang stamps.

Thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge!!

Tags: schrade, stamps, tang

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on March 3, 2011 at 17:11

Chris .. I don't know this for a fact .. but think about it .. WHY would shrade or anybody do that .. were they ashamed of it .. not schrade/case/buck/western/etc that I'm aware of .. I would certainly question !!!

..just an opinion..

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on March 3, 2011 at 17:38

Chris .. take a look here .. also, Trent posted a bit on Schrade tang stamps here .

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on March 3, 2011 at 18:12

Chris, just thought about it and here's a link that might help too: http://www.collectors-of-schrades-r.us/

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Permalink Reply by Chris Pittman on March 3, 2011 at 19:56

Thanks guys. I'm gonna pass on this one. The knife in question is a "Purina" knife.

I collect feed&seed pocket knifes and the Purina ones are my favorite and the ones I know the most history on. They have been made by about 6 different companies in a variety of patterns. Schrade has made a Purina knife, but the only ones I've seen, didn't have the red and white checkerboard handles. Instead, "Purina" was etched on the large blade...and it had a tang stamp.

Although I'm fairly confident in my knowledge of these knifes, I knew very little about all Schrade tang stamps. And now I can say that with the resources you shared with me, I know quite a bit. Heck, I can even tell the time period a Schrade was made by the tangs now.

I needed confirmation and got it from you guys. For that, I thank you each. If I could, I would have you all over for a beer and some Cheetos....(maybe one day!!).

Oh yeah, another red flag was waved when I noticed this guy has sold over 50 of these (new and mint) knives since 2007....ranging from $13 to $35. Not a bad gig, huh?

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on March 3, 2011 at 20:23

Have you read this ???

Fifty units in new/mint .. over last ~4 yrs .. no shortage anyway !!!

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Permalink Reply by Trent Rock on March 5, 2011 at 15:30

If you collect Schrades

This is THE place to go

Schrade Knives Collectors Forum @ Bladeforums.com

Nice group of people

And they know A LOT about Schrades

I learned most of what I know about Schrades from those guys :)

Chris Pittman said:

Thanks guys. I'm gonna pass on this one. The knife in question is a "Purina" knife.

I collect feed&seed pocket knifes and the Purina ones are my favorite and the ones I know the most history on. They have been made by about 6 different companies in a variety of patterns. Schrade has made a Purina knife, but the only ones I've seen, didn't have the red and white checkerboard handles. Instead, "Purina" was etched on the large blade...and it had a tang stamp.

Although I'm fairly confident in my knowledge of these knifes, I knew very little about all Schrade tang stamps. And now I can say that with the resources you shared with me, I know quite a bit. Heck, I can even tell the time period a Schrade was made by the tangs now.

I needed confirmation and got it from you guys. For that, I thank you each. If I could, I would have you all over for a beer and some Cheetos....(maybe one day!!).

Oh yeah, another red flag was waved when I noticed this guy has sold over 50 of these (new and mint) knives since 2007....ranging from $13 to $35. Not a bad gig, huh?

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Permalink Reply by Jim Child on June 16, 2011 at 6:47

I'm not going to contradict Trent, the Schrade Knives Collectors Forum over on BF is THE place to go. There are a few ex-Schrade employees posting over there which is an amazing, invaluable asset.

But, here on iKC we've recently (May 2011) set up the group Schrade Et Al. and I just wanted update this thread so iKC members would be aware there's a place to talk Schrade without leaving home.

Trent Rock said:

If you collect Schrades
This is THE place to go

Schrade Knives Collectors Forum @ Bladeforums.com
Nice group of people

And they know A LOT about Schrades ...<snip>...