✅ SOLVED Old folding knife

[Tnmountains]

Detected this out if the creek the other day. Did not pay much attention to it as old knifes are not uncommon. Got to looking at it and noticed the two locking mechanisms. I have seen switchblades with the same thing but they were in a stiletto style.
Any ideas on style so I can put it away. It has me a little curious and knew someone here would have the answer.
Thanks!

 

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[nhbenz]

I had a switchblade just like that when I was young, exept is was bright orange. One of the blades that folded out normally was a hook shaped thing which I was told was for cutting an emergency parachute ripcord... I hadn't thought about it until now, so I'm not sure if that was true.

 

[nhbenz]

Like this: Military Knives | Camillus Military Issue Orange Parachute Knife by My Switchblade

but here's some closer to yours: http://www.autoknife.info/American_3.html

 

[gunsil]

Your knife is a switchblade made by Schrade. It could have been by Schrade Cut Co 1903-1946 although it would be on the later end of this span, or it could have been made by Schrade Walden from 1946-1958 when the manufacture of switchblades in the USA ceased. These two marking are from the same company which sadly just went out of business a few years ago. I don't believe it was a George Schrade Bridgeport, CT knife although he made similar ones, due to the scales (handles) which look like the Walden N.Y. made knives of Schrade Cut Co and Schrade Walden. This is a positive ID, it was not made by any other company. It is called a "bare head" model since it has no bolster at the rear end and is a jack knife if around 3&1/2 inches long closed. They called their larger (4" or longer closed) ones folding hunting knives.

 

[gunsil]

I had a switchblade just like that when I was young, exept is was bright orange. One of the blades that folded out normally was a hook shaped thing which I was told was for cutting an emergency parachute ripcord... I hadn't thought about it until now, so I'm not sure if that was true.

Yes it is true, the non-switch end of your knife was a shroud cutter for parachute lines to cut yourself loose if you landed in trees. Of course if it had been properly designed the shroud cutter would have been the switch blade since it would bee the more one hand operation needed blade in case of a tree landing.

 

[Tnmountains]

Well how cool is that! It is a switch blade after all. I knew you guys would know. Thanks nhbenz and gunsil. I shall mark this thread as solved.
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