Another EZ Open Utility Jack

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Utica. With the arched tang stamp.

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I like that you polished the bolsters and covers and left the blade spotted:thumbsup: That is a very nice looking knife!
 
That checks all the boxes for me! What a beautiful knife, I don't know why or when I became a "bail guy" but I sure do like the look of them. Thanks for posting
 
leghog said:
Why? You can buy originals for much less than what GEC would charge, and they are very well made.
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Some of us want new knives, that's why. I don't like buying used knives sight unseen, as you don't really know what you're going to get.
 
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Kiteman72 said:
Some of us want new knives, that's why. I don't like buying used knives sight unseen, as you don't really know what you're going to get.
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Ask questions. Then if not as told, return. I've only been really burnt twice.
 
Old Hunter said:
Leghog, you keep coming up with some nice ones! In your last thread on this model I posted a couple of Imperials I've owned awhile and a question - hoping someone knows the answer. How do you determine USN provenance? OH

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/another-wartime-pal.1541722/
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You can't definitively excepting if you have the provenance (who used it or its "discovery" in a life raft/life vest kit) . Also steel pins and liners date the knives to mid-war and if the tang stamp is a 4 line Camillus, Imperial without crown and Prov. abbreviated, MADE IN USA, Pal Blade Co, or arched Utica it was likely used to fulfill Navy contracts or BX sales requirements. Imperial, Kingston (a mashup of Imperial and Ulster), Camillus, PAL, and Utica made these knives in huge quantities to fulfill government contracts which is why they are still so easy to find.
 
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Those are all tremendous! The bails really make those knives for me. Great selection L leghog ! More please;):)
Thanks, Neal
 
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leghog said:
You can't definitively excepting if you have the provenance (who used it or its "discovery" in a life raft/life vest kit) . Also steel pins and liners date the knives to mid-war and if the tang stamp is a 4 line Camillus, Imperial without crown and Prov. abbreviated, MADE IN USA, Pal Blade Co, or arched Utica it was likely used to fulfill Navy contracts or BX sales requirements. Imperial, Kingston (a mashup of Imperial and Ulster), Camillus, PAL, and Utica made these knives in huge quantities to fulfill government contracts which is why they are still so easy to find.
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Thanks, my black synthetic Imperial EO is WW-II, the Imperial bone handle EO is pre-war. OH
 
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