"Frontier" knife?

[Biff Spurlock]

I have a little jacknife that has the name "Frontier" on the handle and one of the blades. It has a small clip blade and a pen blade. Does anyone know who made this knife or its relative quality?

Thanks,
Biff

 

[Columbo]

I believe that these knives were produced by Imperial (now Imperial-Schrade). They were considered to be in the lower range of the quality spectrum, and few people seem to collect them. It's a shame. Although these little knives were not the finest, they were the first knife for many kids in lower and middle class America.

Knife experts, correct me if I am mistaken in my identification.

Dave

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Were things ever really as good as they used to be?

[This message has been edited by Columbo (edited 02-10-2000).]