Schrade knives trace back to 1904, when Sheffield-born inventor George Schrade formed the Schrade Cutlery Company in Walden, New York. For more than a century the name has meant affordable, honest working knives, and the two heritage lines that made Schrade a fixture in American tackle boxes and hunting coats, Old Timer and Uncle Henry, carry that legacy today.
Old Timer arrived in the late 1950s with sawcut Delrin handles, nickel silver bolsters, and the inlay shield that still marks every one. The 152OT Sharpfinger may be the most recognized small hunting knife ever sold at its price, and the Premium Trapper adds a guthook and saw for deer camp. The Folding Hunter carries clip and skinning blades in a belt sheath, and the Golden Bear and Mountain Beaver lockbacks round out the folders built for the field.
The slip joint side covers the classics. There's the Bearhead Trapper and Delrin Trapper, the Middleman Jack, a Barlow, a four blade Congress, the Stockman in ironwood, the three blade Junior, and the tiny Mighty Mite. Our traditional pocket knife patterns guide explains how each one evolved, and the rest of our traditional knives sit one click away.
Named for Henry Baer, the first president of Imperial Knife, Uncle Henry pairs stainless blades with Staglon handles and nickel silver bolsters for a dressier working knife. The Next Gen Bruin and classic Bruin lockbacks lead the line, the Roadie is the slip joint, the 227UH runs two blades, and the Uncle Henry Fillet joins our fillet knives with a leather sheath.
Imperial Schrade closed its Ellenville, New York factory in 2004, and the Schrade name passed to Taylor Brands, then to Smith & Wesson in 2016. Current Old Timer and Uncle Henry knives are made in China in stainless steels like 7Cr17MoV, with the same patterns and handle styles collectors grew up on.