byf41 Posted August 15, 2015 Share #1 Posted August 15, 2015 I picked this up recently and was trying to figure out what I have here . No bail with 4" blade . Shrade/Walden/NY marked blade . Can anyone date it and is it a civilian or military knife w/o the bail ? Ive read arguments both ways on this . Thanks guys . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bayonetman Posted August 15, 2015 Share #7 Posted August 15, 2015 Not sure if it was ever military used, but was not made until post -1946 when Schrade Walden was formed. I personally doubt that without a bail that it was ever military but I stand ready to be corrected on that. Although I certainly don't trust everything I read on the Internet and especially Wikipedia, I believe the following information taken from a Wikipedia article is correct: The Baers purchased Schrade Cutlery Company in 1946 from C. Louis Schrade and renamed it the Schrade Walden Cutlery Corporation, a division of the Imperial Knife Associated Companies group.[6] The Schrade-Walden division was moved from Walden, New York, to Ellenville, New York, after a fire consumed the factory in 1958, though the two companies would maintain separate manufacturing facilities.[6] Imperial Knife had positive economic growth up to the late 1970s, but as the conglomerate entered the 1980s, a consolidation took place and the company divested itself of various holdings in order to streamline management.[9] In 1983, Albert M. Baer took the company private to ward off hostile investors by purchasing all outstanding stock in the company. The company changed names in 1985 to Imperial Schrade Corp. and Walter Gardiner was named President and COO. All U.S. operations were combined under one roof in Ellenville. In the 1990s, the company entered the multi-tool market and the Baers were both inducted into the Blade Magazine Cutlery Hall of Fame.[10] In July 2004, the year the company celebrated its 100th anniversary, the factory in Ellenville was closed. The Schrade name was purchased by Taylor Brands LLC, who continue to manufacture products under the Schrade brand as well as Old Timer, Uncle Henry, Imperial & Smith & Wesson knives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob590ert Posted October 6, 2015 Share #8 Posted October 6, 2015 How hard to find are these knives? I don't think I've ever seen one for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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