Wow.....What a nice knife ! I'm blown away. This has to be the best value in knives out there, the sheath is worth the asking price by itself. I couldn't find even a minor defect on the knife or sheath. Fit and finish on both is flawless. This knife fits my hand like it was made for it. The blade came paper shredding sharp with a perfectly symmetrical grind.. I have a growing collection of well known high value knives including Moras, CRKT Pazoda and an awesome Sarenmu 7010, but this knife tops them all for bang for your buck. It is the perfect size for my intended purpose as an EDC fixed blade. Don't really know how this steel will hold up to heavy use, but it'll be carried on my belt mostly as a deterrent / self defense. I'll still use the 7010 and Mora for my daily construction work. Take some of these reviews with a grain of salt. Amazon could sell a flawless 5 ct. diamond for $10 and some prima donna would find something to complain about. The leather sheath is a very nice quality mahogany colored GENUINE LEATHER. It's not "dried out", imitation, or cheap looking. Even if this knife is a Chinese copy of an American made classic, It looks and feels like it's made to last. Based on the many knives I own, I'd give this a 6 star rating. Well done Schrade and Amazon for your 2 day delivery. Buy one before they wise up and raise the price, you won't be sorry.

I had the gut hook version of this knife that I got in an estate sale. It was very old when I got it and gave it to my brother for his collection. I later started a collection of my own and thought this would be a nice addition. It is every bit as well made as the old one the handle looks and feels about the same. I really like the sheath on the new one, it is a rich dark brown and feels like good solid leather. I know this was made in china but see no significant difference between it and the old one, quite surprising to me.

I really wanted to like this knife. I had one of the original OldTimer skinner knifes. and I love the balance and how it naturally fit my hand. This one would probably do the same but the grips are worthless. The grooves that are supposed to provide grip are to close together and it actually makes the handle slick? I don't see how this got past them, it was totally obvious to me the second I picked it up. Seems like a good knife in all other aspects, thick full tang blade, decent factory edge, really nice leather sheath. just the damn handles. Thought about making my own and replacing them but not sure I want to put that much work into a $15 knife.
Maybe I will try the Tac model.

Was looking to purchase a decent knife when I came across this one. I had one when I was a young Scout and loved it! There are many, many!, knives out there now days but I decided to go with this from what I remembered of it. I am very glad I did, and very glad to see that the "Old Timer" is still a great knife.

Terrific Knife for travel. I bought one as well as a Shrade 168UH to take on trips. Because we vacation with a dog and hence have to shun hotels, we stay in beach cottages and mountain side town houses where the locales are ideal but the supplied kitchen cuttlery is clearly not at a high standard. We love to cook & make good use of the kitchens at our temporary homes. The Shrade 168UH is a great carving knife and the 150OT very handy for paring fruit and veggies as well as slicing cheese. Both knives are VERY sharp, keep their blades and even feature leather scabbards for carrying in my "go bag".