Old Timer 7OT Cave Bear Traditional Lockback Pocket Knife with 3.9in High Carbon Stainless Steel Blade, Sawcut Handles, and Leather Belt Sheath for Hunting, Camping, Whittling, EDC, and Outdoors

About this item

DIMENSIONS: 8.7 inch (22.1 cm) overall length with a blade length of 3.9 inches (9.9 cm) and a weight of 6.8 ounces
DURABLE: Blade is made of reliable High Carbon Stainless Steel, and features a clip point blade shape with an extremely fine point meant for precision tasks
DEPENDABLE: Ideal for everyday carry use with a convenient size offering quick and easy access, nail pull, and brown leather belt sheath
BE PREPARED: Have confidence that the blade will not slip with the security of the lockback mechanism
SECURE: Sawcut handle features an ergonomic design and is built with nickel silver pins and bolsters for a solid construction and classic aesthetic
GUARANTEED: This product is covered by Old Timer’s Lifetime Warranty. For questions, please contact Old Timer's customer service

• Primitive

  First, I have owned an Old Timer Barlow pocket knife for over 40 years and it has served me well around the world in the Marine Corps. I have dozens of knives, and have used knives since I started carrying one at age 5. I'm not new to knives and I know quality when I see it. I don't have any negatives about this knife so far, so thus the 5 star. It is still new, but seems to be of good quality. The sheath is a darker chestnut brown leather than that shown on the photo. It is sewn with heavy thread, and good quality leather. The snap is substantial and shouldn't present any problems with popping open. It opens and closes with a firm snap. The knife seems to be well-detailed. No scratches, mars, etc. The knife has a good heft in your hand. It feels like a real knife that will be up to any task for which it is designed. The blade opens easily, and the locking mechanism snaps into place. This is actually for my 9 1/2 year old son, and he has trouble depressing the locking mechanism to close the knife, but I expected that. It is, after all, a LOCKING mechanism, and you don't want it TOO easy to unlock. There seems to be no danger of it closing on your hand unexpectedly. I really wanted him to use this with me present for a while anyway, so that's not a bad thing. As he gets older, he will have the finger strength to operate it with no problems. The case is imprinted with "Old Timer", not "Schrade", as shown, by the way. The riviets in the handle seem solid and are well-polished. The handle is, I think, simulated bone, probably a plastic of some kind, but has the feel and look of bone. It has serrations cut into the material to prevent slippage in your hand. Both ends of the knife are brass and there are no rough edges anywhere. There is a steel rivet through the end where the blade hinge attaches, and it is polished down so there is no bump sticking out above the brass end cap. I am looking forward to having my son use this on an upcoming campout. As it is new, I can't speak to how it will last, but it seems to be a "lifetime" knife that he will be using with his son someday. I'm pleased with this purchase, and would purchase again! You won't find much better in the $20 range like this Old Timer. I have read the other reviews and the concerns about new ownership of the brand, etc. I think they have kept the quality control of the old company.

• Wesley J.

  Although I’ve only had this knife for a few days, so far it’s a great knife. This is a high quality knife for a cheap price tag. The knife itself is great, it looks very nice. I’m not quite sure whats up with the scaling and coloring in between the bronze ends, as the staining and pattern sort of just fades off in a non-attractive way, but it’s a very well functioning knife. The bronze ends look very nice and sleek, and the overall appearance of the knife is great. It’s easy but firm when opening and closing. The measurements are all in the correct ballpark and the blade itself is sharp, high quality metal. The knife itself is overall, amazing. The sheath is of a little lower quality, and I’m almost 100% sure it’s some cheap pleather material. The stitches look relatively weak and the sheath isn’t exactly cut great, but it does the job. You should be fine as long as you dont abuse it too much. The knife fits a bit lose in the sheath but that’s preferable as it allows for a smooth draw. The button works well and the holster itself is overall slightly above average.

• Paul

  This is a good knife. It is sturdy the right weight and functional. You can break the tip off if you are carless but the tip gives it the ability to do fine carving. I sharpened it and it holds the edge remarkably well. My favorite knife.

• Silver City Slim

  This is a big hunk of pocket knife and heavy - not too big or heavy to carry in a pocket, but close. It comes with a very stout leather sheath that snaps closed for belt carry.The knife: Made in China is printed on the box a couple of times, but not on the knife. The blade is stamped SHRADE on one side of the hilt and 7OT on the other. It measures roughly 7/32" thick at the hilt and is of the clip point variety. There is no coding mark for the steel alloy used, but most other Shrade knives that I own seem to utilize a high-carbon steel that is prone to rust but easy to sharpen. The blade opened easily and seemed reasonably sharp, but dragged its way through a sheet of paper. A few touch-up strokes on a diamond steel rod cured that. The brass bolsters were nowhere near as shiny or smoothly polished as they appear in the photo. They were dull, with an oxidized patina, and longitudinal striations on both. About ten minutes with a Lead Away cloth and they shined up nicely. The striations are still visible, but the brightness of the polished brass made them much less noticeable. I'll hit them again with some Brasso and a rag and see what happens.The bolsters are well-fitted and the edges smooth, as are the scales. The bolsters are held in place with two flush steel pins, while the scales appear to be affixed with three brass rivets. The "Old Timer" inset cartouche seems to be upside down when the knife is held as it would be to slice an apple - it is readable if the knife held spine-down.The leather sheath (holster is probably a better word): Stiff, tanned, and embossed with the SHRADE blacksmith logo. The stitching looks very good - tight, and possibly of nylon thread. The snap is stamped with the SHRADE name, and is a bright silvery color, similar to nickel silver, but not likely to be of that alloy. The flap snaps shut fairly securely, but is not difficult to open. The inside of the holster is roomy - the knife rattles around in there a bit. I applied a light coat of Neatsfoot Oil to the holster, which brought out the grain and darkened it to a pleasing tone that reminded me of a well-ridden saddle. The holster is stout and measures about 6" stem to stern. The belt loop is wide and should snugly accommodate a 2" leather gun belt.Overall impression: Favorable. I gave the knife 4 stars instead of 5 because of the lack of polishing that was evident on the bolsters. I don't intend to baton wood, chop down saplings, or throw this knife. It should be good for cutting things, cleaning small animals or fish, shaving feather sticks, sharpening sticks for tent pegs, or carving and notching sticks to make a spring snare. It would probably stand up to some rougher uses, but I tend to use "the right tool for the right job," and other tools are more appropriate for those chores. This knife is not marketed as a "survival knife," and I don't think I would carry it for that purpose. However, if I were out on a day hike that unexpectedly turned into an overnight stay and this was the only knife I had with me, I wouldn't feel at a disadvantage because of that. It's kind of heavy and bulky for EDC, but still okay for that, IMO.

• Albert Diaz

  This is the second one I have bought and it will be a gift. It's a great knife for the money $25. If you buy this knife when it comes in you will have to clean the brass to make it shine, the two knives I bought I had to polish the brass, if you look at pictures on site one looks shinny but the other pics of brass look dull, they look really nice when polished and I really like the Old Timer brand, knife blade is sharp and will shave hair off my arm, excellent leather pouch. Knife and pouch well made.

• Nicholas Scyrkels

  I ordered the older model the one in the picture. But I got the newer one. Overall happy with the service but was really hoping for the older knife with the oval old timers logo

• Camden

  This is a really good knife to have handy. It comes really sharp and is really sturdy. It comes with a nice good leather sheath with a belt loop so you can wear it on your side. It dose look used when you get it but other then that it’s a good knife 10/10

• Josiah Dillinger

  I ordered the Bowie knife used it once it shattered and I had to get stitches the metal was compromised

• Scott A. Koons

  I lost one of these years ago and finally replaced it. It didn’t take 5 minutes to see that Buck Knives has nothing to worry about. I bought this for the sole purpose of being a beater knife, and will save my Buck 110s for finer tasks. The brass bolsters are thinner, the lock back lever doesn’t sit flush with the spine, and will need to sharpen it. Otherwise I’m pleased with it for the money spent.Edit after 24 hours- This knife has grown on me after giving it a pretty thorough spa treatment. I washed it with Dawn detergent and WD40 until the pivot stopped bleeding black grime, rubbed it down with Brasso and a magic eraser, sharpened, and added a thumb stud. In order to open it one handed, I had to do many sessions of opening just prior to lockup, and closing it literally thousands of cycles to smooth out the pivot. It's now showing some mirror polish where the lock back meets the base of the blade, and is almost as smooth and easy as my Buck knives. It will always have shortcomings at this price point, but definitely appreciate it more than when it first arrived. I'll no longer consider it a beater, but will be used for the more demanding tasks. Plan to carry it along with my Buck 110, the same way I usually EDC two flashlights. Can recommend as a decent utility knife, but not as an heirloom. I'd pay more for a made in USA version. The leather sheath is good quality, but is still made to fit the original version made before Taylor bought out Schrade.Edit several days later- The inexpensive knife community has grown on me since obtaining this 7OT. This Old Timer is a better value than I first gave it credit for, and am now collecting other traditional knives made in China. The hobby in general would be unaffordable otherwise, and have bought a few more Schrade Old Timer’s in various patterns, since. I also artificially aged the nice belt sheath with hot water and leather conditioner. The perceived value has increased significantly since my initial purchase, and is now one of my favorites. Giving it 4 1/2 stars now.

• drock

  My 8 year old came into some cash and like his dad all he could think of was what new blade should he get. After 3 days of us browsing buck and case knifes it hit me he didn't have a old timer knife. So I dug around and found one of his late grandfathers and one of mine that survived my childhood to let him kinda get an idea of the feel of them. I haven't bought one in yrs so I had no idea they had sold out if so I might have went a differ. Way. But to say he and I were not happy with what he got wouldn't be true. Is it outstanding no but its not a $50-$100 folder neither its a $20 one. Outta the box the size is awesome u kinda don't expect it so its like wow. Ours is very tight (no blade play) which is most important to me because they are pinned and riveted together which means if they are loose. its you who are screwed. Iv read some complaints about the hand les but ours only had the slightest space between joints almost unnoticible and they look and feel almost like the same derlin sawmill older knives. His leather sheath was great its extremely nice and all lined up evenly very happy with it. The two complaints I do have are the blade although I can see no flaw I would have liked it stamped with the steel type it has a diff feel from the older knives. Second the spring lock Washington hard to press in even for me closing the knife a few consecutive times was rough on the thumb. After inspecting it was slightly curved to one side so it was grazing the frame after a good oiling and few dozen closes it has smoothed out. For these two reasons I dropped it to 4 stars. Otherwise I feel he got a good knife for a good price. He has enjoyed using and showing it. I say if u want one take a chance if u get a dud calm down send it back till u get one u like but remember its a $20 old timer not a $60 case