Old timers or schrade USA

irish murphy · 04-08-2008, 05:02 AM

How many of you own a schrade or oldtimer?I used to have a old timer folder years ago.Now that schrade have sold out can you fellas still find them new in the box in some stores?I would love to find a sharpfinger oldtimer.But i dont want to pay $300 the australian knife auctions wants for one.Has anyone seen a sharpfinger for a reasonable price over there?

Cyrano · 04-08-2008, 07:49 AM

My pocketknife that lives in my pocket at all times is an old Schrade Uncle Henry LB5. As for getting a Sharpfinger, there are 20 of them on eBay right now. average price $15 USD. However, I suggest you opt for the vintage ones rather than the new ones. I am not sure if Schrade has shifted production to ChiCom-land, producer of crap-steel knives with famous labels on them.

sell33 · 04-08-2008, 08:00 AM

Schrade Sharpfinger Old Timer Guthook Knife 158OT - eBay (item 200202684993 end time Apr-24-08 04:54:07 PDT)

That is by far the most expensive but i like the gut hook. plus its in aussie land maybe close to you lol....cheaper shipping anyway i would imagine. Search it on ebay lots on there for cheap, not sure of quality of the new ones though, my cousin has one though he bought new maybe 5 years ago and i always thought it was a pretty good knife

Romey · 04-08-2008, 11:46 AM

Schrade went out of buisness long ago to be bought up by Imperial and then becoming known as Imperial Schrade and then since gone completely out of buisness I beleive last year or year before. It was the end of a era. Altho when Imperial bought Scharde quality dropped for profit margin, it opened the door for a few far worse quality knife companies. Like as not we are in a era now in the world where investment groups buy and incorperate companies with sometimes long heritages of quality that they know nothing about,have never been to the factories or even owned said item they have invested in. Profit margin is the name of the game and even if a company is showing a profit if it int ENOUGH profit they get traded sold or worse broken up as the company is worth more in peices to THEM then the company as a whole.

Bookman · 04-08-2008, 04:08 PM

I bought my Schrade in 1982 and have used it ever since. The knife sits in a drawer at work and opens packages, but at one time it was a working outdoor knife. I think I paid about $22 for it in '82.

04-08-2008, 05:02 AM	#1
irish murphy Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canberra,Australia Posts: 1,028 Blog Entries: 5	Old timers or schrade USA How many of you own a schrade or oldtimer?I used to have a old timer folder years ago.Now that schrade have sold out can you fellas still find them new in the box in some stores?I would love to find a sharpfinger oldtimer.But i dont want to pay $300 the australian knife auctions wants for one.Has anyone seen a sharpfinger for a reasonable price over there?

04-08-2008, 11:46 AM	#4
Romey Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Montana Posts: 470	Schrade went out of buisness long ago to be bought up by Imperial and then becoming known as Imperial Schrade and then since gone completely out of buisness I beleive last year or year before. It was the end of a era. Altho when Imperial bought Scharde quality dropped for profit margin, it opened the door for a few far worse quality knife companies. Like as not we are in a era now in the world where investment groups buy and incorperate companies with sometimes long heritages of quality that they know nothing about,have never been to the factories or even owned said item they have invested in. Profit margin is the name of the game and even if a company is showing a profit if it int ENOUGH profit they get traded sold or worse broken up as the company is worth more in peices to THEM then the company as a whole. __________________ Romey High Country Knives http://www.highcountryknives.com

04-08-2008, 07:49 AM	#2
Cyrano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 2,294	My pocketknife that lives in my pocket at all times is an old Schrade Uncle Henry LB5. As for getting a Sharpfinger, there are 20 of them on eBay right now. average price $15 USD. However, I suggest you opt for the vintage ones rather than the new ones. I am not sure if Schrade has shifted production to ChiCom-land, producer of crap-steel knives with famous labels on them.

04-08-2008, 08:00 AM	#3
sell33 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,176	Schrade Sharpfinger Old Timer Guthook Knife 158OT - eBay (item 200202684993 end time Apr-24-08 04:54:07 PDT) That is by far the most expensive but i like the gut hook. plus its in aussie land maybe close to you lol....cheaper shipping anyway i would imagine. Search it on ebay lots on there for cheap, not sure of quality of the new ones though, my cousin has one though he bought new maybe 5 years ago and i always thought it was a pretty good knife

04-08-2008, 04:08 PM	#5
Bookman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: 10 paces south of Canada Posts: 738	I bought my Schrade in 1982 and have used it ever since. The knife sits in a drawer at work and opens packages, but at one time it was a working outdoor knife. I think I paid about $22 for it in '82.