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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on January 14, 2013 at 16:57

Here's another way you used to be able to get the Sharpfinger. These sets were really popular.........

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Charles Sample on January 14, 2013 at 17:17

For now I have valued them at $75 apiece or $150 for the set.  If they had come with COA and boxes I would have valued them higher.
 
Brad T. said:

John,

Those look absolutely gorgeous, good job!

Charles,

What replacement value did you figure for your set?

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on January 15, 2013 at 17:10

Sharpfinger Scrimshaw;

The Scrimshaw art for the 1977 Sharpfinger pattern (155SC) was an eagle with a banner proclaiming “LIBERTY” and “JUSTICE” on the mark side and a drawing of the ship “MAYFLOWER” on the reverse..
The Scrimshaw art for the 1978 Sharpfinger pattern (155SC) was a brown bear walking left to right. The artwork on the reverse side was deleted and replaced by a small panel for the owner's initials.
There was no Scrimshaw art for the 1979 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) as it was replaced temporarily with the SC501 drop point 145 pattern. 
The scrimshaw art for the 1980 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a bust of a pronghorn antelope.
The scrimshaw art for the 1981 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a ram.
The scrimshaw art for the 1982 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a cougar
The scrimshaw art for the 1983 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a brown bear
The scrimshaw art for the 1984 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was an elk
The scrimshaw art for the 1985 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a deer fawn
The scrimshaw art for the 1986 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a raccoon
The scrimshaw art for the 1987 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a polar bear
The scrimshaw art for the 1988 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a pheasant
The scrimshaw art for the 1989 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a coon hunt
The scrimshaw art for the 1990 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a mare and foal
The scrimshaw art for the 1991 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a hunter
The scrimshaw art for the 1992 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a bighorn sheep
The scrimshaw art for the 1993 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a deer
The scrimshaw art for the 1994 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was an elk
The scrimshaw art for the 1995 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was antelope
The scrimshaw art for the 1996 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a moose
The scrimshaw art for the 1997 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a deer

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on January 15, 2013 at 17:12

Look at this cool one.......

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on January 17, 2013 at 17:43

Old ad........

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Charles Sample on January 17, 2013 at 22:45

Since I received mine in 1997 and that design does not appear to be a standard one, could mine be more rare?

 
Craig Henry said:

Sharpfinger Scrimshaw;

The Scrimshaw art for the 1977 Sharpfinger pattern (155SC) was an eagle with a banner proclaiming “LIBERTY” and “JUSTICE” on the mark side and a drawing of the ship “MAYFLOWER” on the reverse..
The Scrimshaw art for the 1978 Sharpfinger pattern (155SC) was a brown bear walking left to right. The artwork on the reverse side was deleted and replaced by a small panel for the owner's initials.
There was no Scrimshaw art for the 1979 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) as it was replaced temporarily with the SC501 drop point 145 pattern. 
The scrimshaw art for the 1980 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a bust of a pronghorn antelope.
The scrimshaw art for the 1981 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a ram.
The scrimshaw art for the 1982 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a cougar
The scrimshaw art for the 1983 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a brown bear
The scrimshaw art for the 1984 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was an elk
The scrimshaw art for the 1985 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a deer fawn
The scrimshaw art for the 1986 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a raccoon
The scrimshaw art for the 1987 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a polar bear
The scrimshaw art for the 1988 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a pheasant
The scrimshaw art for the 1989 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a coon hunt
The scrimshaw art for the 1990 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a mare and foal
The scrimshaw art for the 1991 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a hunter
The scrimshaw art for the 1992 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a bighorn sheep
The scrimshaw art for the 1993 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a deer
The scrimshaw art for the 1994 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was an elk
The scrimshaw art for the 1995 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was antelope
The scrimshaw art for the 1996 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a moose
The scrimshaw art for the 1997 Sharpfinger pattern (502SC) was a deer

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on January 17, 2013 at 23:51

The ones I listed are for the regular Schrade yearly Scrimshaws. They also made TONS of special production Scrimshaws over the years.....tons. So many in fact, it's hard to keep up with, like Victorinox Classics with advertising. Generally speaking the only way it would be worth more than a slight bit more than a regular one, would be to a person that has a big Schrade Scrimshaw collection, and wants yours very badly.....or to a person that collects special production ones. Actually it's probably worth more to you since you worked for TVA.

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Charles Sample on January 17, 2013 at 23:58

Thanks for the info.  I am still pretty much a rank amateur at knife collecting.  I know very little about the various companies and what they made.
 
Craig Henry said:

The ones I listed are for the regular Schrade yearly Scrimshaws. They also made TONS of special production Scrimshaws over the years.....tons. So many in fact, it's hard to keep up with, like Victorinox Classics with advertising. Generally speaking the only way it would be worth more than a slight bit more than a regular one, would be to a person that has a big Schrade Scrimshaw collection, and wants yours very badly.....or to a person that collects special production ones.

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Permalink Reply by Max McGruder on January 18, 2013 at 0:26

Have this one

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on January 18, 2013 at 0:29

Charles, this is the place you need to be! What one can't answer, another will!

Max, that's a nice one! 

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Permalink Reply by Brad T. on January 18, 2013 at 8:52

A better reason why to up the replacement value. Don't you think?

Charles Sample said:

Thanks for the info.  I am still pretty much a rank amateur at knife collecting.  I know very little about the various companies and what they made.
 
Craig Henry said:

The ones I listed are for the regular Schrade yearly Scrimshaws. They also made TONS of special production Scrimshaws over the years.....tons. So many in fact, it's hard to keep up with, like Victorinox Classics with advertising. Generally speaking the only way it would be worth more than a slight bit more than a regular one, would be to a person that has a big Schrade Scrimshaw collection, and wants yours very badly.....or to a person that collects special production ones.

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on January 18, 2013 at 17:17

Well, yes and no. Sometimes rare doesn't mean valuable. I'd say it should be worth a bit more, but not a lot more. If I still had my big Scharde collection, I would have been willing to go a bit above the regular Scrimshaws. Maybe five or ten dollars. But like I said, if a person has a huge Scrimshaw collector and tey are a "completionist", then they might be willing to pay a good bit more. 

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