Ok, not to long ago (few years?) the Schrade factory in Ellenville, NY closed up. Before it shut the doors completely some of the items in the factory made it out and ended up being bought by various folks in the area near Ellenville. One pawn shop I visited earlier this year told me about this, and I was intrigued... "So you know this how?" I asked, "Well we bought some stuff from a guy who claimed to be a security guard there."
I figured heck, let's see what they had and how much these things were, thinking big $$ for anything with a story behind it. Thankfully there were not many 'good' items, alot of leather sheaths, some oil bottles, misc. stuff. In one box however I found some knife blades. After digging and comparing, I selected 2 blades, and one sheath, paid and left. I was mostly there to buy a 10/22 and left with one as well, so the blades ended up in the safe.
I've done some research and found out the following. One blade is for a Schrade Sharpfinger 15OT, and the sheath looks to be a dead match. The other blade is a smaller version but has the Ducks Unlimited duck head cut out of the blade. I've rockwell tested the knives and they are hardened, both have a mirror polished finish, but both are unsharpened and have no handles.
I'd like to send these out to someone who works with knives who can finish off the blades and put on some wood handles. Knives are not my strong suit and I don't have many contacts who know of any custom folks who would be able to do work like that.
If you know of anyone or have worked with anyone, I'd appreciate being pointed in the right direction, even if it's just a website. Thanks.
I figured heck, let's see what they had and how much these things were, thinking big $$ for anything with a story behind it. Thankfully there were not many 'good' items, alot of leather sheaths, some oil bottles, misc. stuff. In one box however I found some knife blades. After digging and comparing, I selected 2 blades, and one sheath, paid and left. I was mostly there to buy a 10/22 and left with one as well, so the blades ended up in the safe.
I've done some research and found out the following. One blade is for a Schrade Sharpfinger 15OT, and the sheath looks to be a dead match. The other blade is a smaller version but has the Ducks Unlimited duck head cut out of the blade. I've rockwell tested the knives and they are hardened, both have a mirror polished finish, but both are unsharpened and have no handles.
I'd like to send these out to someone who works with knives who can finish off the blades and put on some wood handles. Knives are not my strong suit and I don't have many contacts who know of any custom folks who would be able to do work like that.
If you know of anyone or have worked with anyone, I'd appreciate being pointed in the right direction, even if it's just a website. Thanks.
