"Martin H. Eastburn" wrote in
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I believe one of the issues is custom and tech like.
Grandfathers supported Schrade because you could find them in butcher
ships slicing and dicing meat of all kinds. They would have the
cutlery at home also. It was a natural extension for them to have in
pockets and give a known good pocket knife to sons and friends. There
were a number of old names that have changed or vaporized. I grew up
with a pocket knife in my pocket from the 5 grade on. Had larger
knives for other tasks. Always had string or box to cut.

Martin

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Hmmm being a granfather m'self I have never seen a butcher "ship" big
grin But then when I was young a "knife" was a piece of obsidian.
Still carry a #4321 Imperial "frontier" in my pocket, and a Buck folding
hunter on the belt.
My Schrade went down a sewer pipe whilst cutting something or other back in
'88....Yeah it will probably soon be as another poster said, a chinese
made, beer can bladed piece of junk in Walmart for high dollars.