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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