(Schrade even released a Bill of Rights on what makes a great Schrade knife that included notes on the finish and craftsmanship.) The handles were consistently made of durable materials like Delrin and Staglon and featured liners made from solid brass. Schrade continued introducing new models into the Old Timer line, and the knives were always made to meet the high standards laid out by the company. At a time when stainless steels were becoming all the rage, Old Timers featured high carbon steels that would hold an edge and sharpen easily. The Golden Age of Old TimersĪs you might expect, Old Timers became increasingly popular with each year and were considered a prime example of quality and craftsmanship in a knife. You can still find some of these old knives and tins on eBay. The dates for these Ulster knives vary, but the 50OT and 58OT Ulster Old Timer were made as early as 1961.
Larry Vickeryįor whatever reason, by the end of the decade, Schrade decided to close down the Ulster line to focus solely on the Schrade-Walden name, which allowed the Old Timer knife to be forever connected with Schrade.įun fact: According to some investigating by Dennis Ellingsen, who wrote an article in the Oregon Knife Club newsletter, an advertising program conducted by a tobacco company let customers collect coupons from inside tobacco cans to redeem one of three new Ulster Old Timer Knives.
No other Ulster OT's were added, except for the special 114OT in 1968. The next change to the Old Timers line was in 1964 with the addition of the Schrade 15OT and 34OT. Both the 50OT and 12OT were only available for 1 or 2 years. In 1962 Schrade added the 108OT and ULSTER added both the 10OT and the 12OT. Here's a great excerpt from a thorough Old Timer article by Larry Vickery that lays out some of the earliest models, including those from Ulster. In late 1960, the Ulster 58OT was produced, and the Ulster 50OT was made available in 1961. The original Old Timer 2OT as seen in a post on BladeForumsĪlthough we commonly associate the line with Schrade, Old Timers were also put out by another arm of the Imperial Schrade Corp: the Ulster Knife Company. Then, in 1960, the 8OT was added to the line. The Old Timer line as we know it today was first produced by Schrade-Walden in 1959 with the 2OT, a Barlow knife with the name Old Timer stamped on the button bolster. This was likely just a coincidence, but either way, Schrade-Walden took the Old Timer name and made it their own. Impressive sleuthing by a Schrade collecto r and confirmation from an employee indicate that KA-BAR sold a trapper knife bearing the Old Timer name as early as the mid-1930s. That story is probably some parts reality and some parts legend, but Schrade was not the first to use the name Old Timer on a knife. One that was comfortable to hold and that would be practical for whittling and carving, and husky enough to stand the rough treatment by the home handyman.' We reached back into the files to find a pattern with the greatest utility. This one says the following: 'We decided to offer a knife like Grand-dad had, so the name ‘Old Timer' was developed. A scan of a KA-BAR catalog from 1934 showing the Old Timer.Īnother similar story is found in the paperwork that accompanied a 25th anniversary model of the 34OT.
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