SCHRADE USA OLD TIMER 8OT Senior Stockman -🇺🇸- Episode 161
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- SCHRADE USA OLD TIMER 8OT Senior Stockman. Produced from 1959 to 2004. Nickle silver bolsters and shield, brass pins and liners. 1095 carbon steel blades, clip point main, sheepfoot and spey secondary blades. Brown sawcut delrin handles. Thank you for watching! If you have any questions, feel free to ask them in the comment section below.
Specifications:
Closed Length 4"
Overall Length 6-15/16"
Main Blade 3"
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Just restored my late father's senior stockman with the match strike nail pull. Stamped 8OT on the back and Schrade Walden NY USA on the front. He was an Ozarks man born in 1916 who always always always carried a knife and a firearm. This knife whittled away many an hour and sliced up many an apple.
I have an 8OT in my pocket. It belonged to my wife. She was A talented wood carver. I lost her in 2020 after 42 years together. Its a great knife but i carry it in her honor. She cant take care of me anymore but her knife does. It dont warm me at night though. 😢
@@charlesmckinney I'm sorry for your loss, I'm happy you have such a nice memory of her right in your pocket.
That's wonderful, my knives never attracted cats. Nice set of Old Timers.
Gorgeous collection
I am not a collector, but I do have an 8OT with match strike nail nick marked in three lines: Schrade N.Y. USA 8OT, It shows signs of a good bit of use on all three blades but they are not broken. When I got it, it had a lot of gunk on the blades that looked like hardened glue. I scraped it all off and lightly sanded all the blades. (Maybe I shouldn't have done that, but I like it better than before I sanded it, and I am not worried about the collector value.) I assume from what you said that it was made in 1973. I enjoyed your video. And I wanted to tell you that my cat showed a lot of interest in smelling the knife. She sniffed at it for a full minute; I wonder if the glue that I removed was hide glue, which might indicate that a previous owner was a woodworker. It's fun to think about who might have owned it, what they did with it, and where it has been.
Nice knife! I'm glad you got it cleaned up and are using it. Even with worn blades I think it still has plenty of life left in it. Thanks for sharing!
The 8OT is my favorite Old Timer knife ever. I've probably had half a dozen of these things over the years, the first of them made in 1976. I have one recent Chinese made copy that doesn't hold a candle to any of my Ellenville 8OTs. One of the 8OT's shining qualities is the strong back springs. My Chinese 8OT doesn't have that same same snap when you open the blades.....and also no carbon steel, which I love. Why are these Chinese makers so afraid to make knives with carbon steel?
You've got a nice collection of 8OTs there. Probably my favorite pattern too. I've been lucky enough to pick up both a very nice (maybe unused) 8OT and 885UH recently. Really enjoying carrying them and messing with them.
Great knives!
Very good video I like the old Timer 8OT as the best , these knives were made to work as an everyday carry knife the belt sheath is a good idea! we all know that a quarter sized object can fall through a dime size hole!
I love the old timer knives especially the 8OT I have some new in the box from an estate sale. But I do have a factory second has a like xx stamp on the tang
I have one of those that's a 3 line. Bought it in El Cajon, CA in the mid to late '80's. Great knife.
Boy I remember them Schrader and Camilla's both closed around the same time I have a beautiful Camilla's trapper I love it wish I had a couple of shades myself if I see any that I could get I would buy them
Beautiful knives! It'd be neat to find a late-production example of an Old Timer with SS Uncle Henry blades! I had no idea they did that towards the end.
I've read that some people specifically collect those "end of days" knives. They are unique and some consider them rare, so they are quite popular.
Chris Con I have a 7OT lockback with a Schrade+ blade (stainless)
I don't have the 8OT but I have two of the 108 Juniors unused in the boxes with papers and the Uncle Henry 885UH unused in the box with papers. I also have the large Imperial stockman that appears to be unused. I thought you made a good point about the factory seconds. There are many out there and if people are unaware they exist then if they pick one up then they think that all knives of that brand are crap.
I assume the 108OT knives are part of a collection, but if they aren't and simply have them but arn't using them I would be willing to buy one off of the for 30 dollars plus shipping.
I have one that has stain less blades. Holds dam good edge made in 2002..
Good review:) A lot of info I did not know. HA HA I like the "cat attracting sheath" :)
Thank you, and that cat has photo bombed a few of my videos. lol
I have one that was made before scharade
Wow! Those US made ones look awesome. I have the new chinese version of these. It's ok, but the steel is chinese stainless.
What wonderful knives....QUALITY........ unlike the chinese junk of today!
You could use fine sandpaper clean those blades up
Nice collection. I just purchased one new in the clam pack from eBay for $45. It has a date of 94 on the clam pack. I own a 340ts but the 80t is the perfect hard use size in my opinion. I have a few older uncle Henry’s also. Any idea what kind of stainless steel they used? I would guess 440 or 420 but was not for sure
Here is what I found on bladeforums.com
;Schrade+” steel was actually a trademarked name used for at least two different stainless steel alloys. First was 440A. Then a change was made to 420HC. As of this time, there is conflicting information about when this change took place, but it seems to have been sometime after the 2000 production year. The 440A has a carbon content of 0.60-0.75%, Chromium 16.0-18.0%, Manganese 1.00%, Molybdenum 0.75%, Phosphorus 0.04%, Silicon 1%, and Sulphur 0.03% according to ladle sample maximums. Stainless steel is just as it’s name implies... it “stains less”, but will still discolor or rust to some extent if not properly cared for. Both carbon and stainless blades were heat treated to 56-59 Rockwell.
ISLANDOUTDOORS1 thanks for the info. Remember the days when 440a was a premium steel? I really like the stockman pattern in general. I think next on my list is some older buck 301’s. I just got done grinding my large case yellow handle stockmans clip point blade into a wharnclife blade. Turned out really nice.
@@michiganedge4770 those 301's are nice!
@@michiganedge4770 forgot to tell you I miss your videos. I've watched a bunch of yours in the past. 👍
ISLANDOUTDOORS1 thank you. Yeah I’ve been wanting to make some more. It’s nice to chat with like minds. Looks like I have a lot of your videos to catch up on. There’s not many of us traditional fans on TH-cam. You do a great job on your videos talking about the knife and the history.
Great knives that we're ment to be used by working people, not "collected ". Will we ever see their likes made in America again ?
I would love to see some rich guy buy back Schrade and bring them back home to be made.
ISLANDOUTDOORS1 didn’t some of the workers form canal street cutlery? I think canal street closed also
So is the only difference between this and the 34OT the overall size?
Yes
I have a really old one. Main blade has been snapped in half.
ed wither make it a wharnclife blade
@@michiganedge4770 OK but I'm not sure what that is...
@@michiganedge4770 Oh OK.. I looked at a picture.. it kind of is.
ed wither it would take you about 2-3 minutes on a grinder. Look it up it’s a great whittling blade shape. Pointy tip and flat cutting edge. I do it on a lot of my stockman knives. Just take your time on the grinder and be careful to not get the blade to hot and ruin the temper. About 3-5 seconds let cool for about 5 and repeat. Pretty easy
Were all of these built using the Swinden Key construction method?
Yes. Almost exclusively. I never liked the swinden key style. I buy old schrades, take them apart and install real pins. Way sturdier.
This is my personal favorite Old Timer. Do you have a favorite model?
ISLANDOUTDOORS1 34OT, love the medium stockman!!
That is a great one! I really like it too. The large ones are my very favorites but when it comes to an easy to carry size that is still a good cutter, the 34OT is hard to beat. That was the reason it was one of their best sellers.
I'm carrying the Chinese cousin of this knife
I own both and I think the Chinese quality is just as good. They are great value for a good working knife
Wouldn't trust that belt holder.
Wat if it says .Schrade N.Y. USA 340T
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