Vintage Skachet Survival Tool #2

Vintage Skachet Survival Tool

In 1962 Herbert F. Frisbie invented all purpose survival tool that could be used as a hunting knife, hatchet & hammer. Yet easily carried on your belt. All that was need was a short one inch or wider stick that could easily be found almost anywhere.

While it didn’t excel at any particular task it did perform well enough to become quite popular. The Skachet rides in a low belt sheath and can easily be removed. From there it can be held like an Ulu and used as is for skinning, scraping and cutting tasks. The claim was even made that it would “actually outperform an ordinary hunting knife.”

From there, it can quickly convert into a hatchet/ hammer by cutting a one inch diameter stick. Then the tool is used to slightly taper the end. Finally, the stick was threaded into the tool tightly. The coarse threading holds everything solidly in place. With no need to pin or wedge the handle. Unlike other similar survival tools. The actual hatchet profile is a decent wedge shape. It’s long but still well balanced and meant to be used on a seventeen inch handle.

In the 1980's  Charter Arms (maker of the AR-7 Survival rifle)  had the skachet produced and offered for sale to survivalists.

Skachet is in exceptional condition, appears unused. You judge from the photos. Picture of Skachet advertisement and patent not included. #1124