NIB VINTAGE SCHRADE, USA UNCLE HENRY LB8 PAPA BEAR FOLD LOCKBACK KNIFE & SHEATH
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NEW IN ORIGINAL BOX WITH ALL PAPERWORK, VINTAGE 1978 OR EARLIER SCHRADE+ USA UNCLE HENRY LB8 PAPA BEAR FOLDING LOCK BACK POCKET OR BELT CARRY KNIFE AND ORIGINAL BLACK LEATHER SHEATH. BLADE HAS GOOD SNAP ON CLOSING, FACTORY EDGE ONLY, FACTORY BRIGHT, CLEAN AND UNMARKED AND LOCKS UP TIGHT WHEN FULLY OPENED. BLADE RELEASE WORKS EASILY. THE HEAVY ATTRACTIVE STAGLON HANDLES HAVE NO SPLITS OR MARKS OF ANY KIND. THE SOLID HEAVY BRASS BOLSTERS ARE SCRATCH ...AND STAIN FREE AND NO PITTING OR SIGNS OF STORAGE WITH FACTORY STAMPED VERY LOW SERIAL NO. 77658 INDICATING THIS KNIFE WAS MANUFACTURED SOMETIME PRIOR TO 1978. THE SCHRADE LEATHER SHEATH IS BLACK, AND ALSO MINT. THE BOX IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO TEARS AS WITH THE INCLUDED PAPERS AND THE SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION ALSO. THESE WERE SOME OF THE MOST PRIZED HAND CRAFTED KNIVES BY SCHRADE IN ELLENVILLE, NEW YORK PRIOR TO CLOSING THEIR DOORS IN 2004 AFTER 100 YEARS, SO ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE.
