Imperial double sheath and Frontier MAC Commemorative

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lt632ret

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I mainly just wanted to see if I could figure out how the new picture posting feature works wow now I can really get some stuff on board. For this test I am posting some pics of a couple of items I recently acquired. Two of the pics are of an Imperial combo sheath set with an automatic toothpick and a rare matching toothpick style non folding sheath knife. Both are in the black shell handle imi jigged bone material. These sets are becoming pretty rare. While the auto folder is rare by itself the non folding version is even tougher to find. Finding the sets with the sheath are a real challange. So keep it in mind at the next flea market should you see one.

The other knife is a Frontier which was sold as a 46th anniversary commemorative for Mac tools. You do not see many commemorative knives in the Frontier line or history. Perhapes this is due to the time frame these were produced.When the scrim fad hit full swing the frontier line was already being phased out. Note the date on this is 1984. Good Hunting LT
 
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Thanks for your great info and photo, LT. You are getting the hang of this computer thing. I appreciate knowing more about the imperial 'toothpick' fixed blade I already own. Great set there you have! As usual, I'll be downloading your pic and saving it, with your permission, sir.

Phil
 
Another great photo, of a knife series of interest to me. Thanks. Here is a set I picked up. Script etching on the blades reads: 'Georgia' with a flower. This set was made in 1979. Has a leather belt case for the Mid-sized lockback and a suede slip for the smaller one. This set of knives is called the "Old Faithful Companions" You are certainly right about the Fontiers with 'scrimshaw' being rare, as the per the time frame and all. REcall the Scimshawed stockman I posted a pic of showing the fish on the handle, the blade tang marked Frontier, but the blade etch reading 'Schrade Scrimshaw'?

My scan does not show the beautiful red background of the inner box. I like the front of the box, at the bottom, where the three man companies of Imperial Knife Associated Companies are listed:

Imperial Knife Co. Inc, Providence, Rhone Island

Ulster Knife Co, Inc, Ellenville, New YOrk

Schrade Walden Cutlery Group, Ellenville, New York

I've seen these frontiers used as advertisers by lots of companies. MAC, Snap-on, Ford, Dekalb (seeds/corn) Boeing. Good All-American firms that wanted to give away or sell a quality knife. The most expensive one I ever saw sell on Ebay was marked Boy Scouts, and sold for $154.00.

As usual, LT, thanks for the photos. Now that you have gotten things figured out, we wanna see more.... more.... more.....

Phil

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Well I guess they did sell advertising and special editions. They even had a knife for the salesman to give an idea of what a knife with advertising would look like. Here are a few more. This new format for posting pics is super. I used to have to past and layer all of this together. Which in my case is like digging the Panama canal with a teaspoon. I am not the quickest computer mavin in the world neither is my computer but we seem to get along (oh oh there I go humanising my computer, I hope it dosen't get mad at me ). Well as Wyatt Earp said in his later years fast is fine, accurate is final of course none of this helps my spelling and I refuse to use the spell checker. That used to be my wifes job and I refuse to replace her. LT
 
I can't go tit for tat with you very long, LT; I'll run out of frontiers before you will, probably. I only have 28 of them. But here is the only one I have ever seen in red. The lady that sold it to me called it a chili pepper knife. She showed me the chili pepper on the tang of the knife (the trademark 'powderhorn' and mentioned the color as more proof that this was indeed a chili pepper brand knife. For $5.00 she was right.

It has the frontier name and logo on the tang, but on the reverse, where it should state the model number (471?... the question mark being type of handle and that went 1>jigged 2>old ivory 3>sundown yellow 4>gunpowder black 5>wood) there is nothing. The knife also does not have a chili pepper, Oh, damn, I mean POWDERHORN sheild, as all the other composition handled ones did.

So it is a mystery knife. I can see no evidence of any printing ever being on the handle, and it is in excellent-unused condition. Was it a trial run? An advertising knife they forgot to put the logo on? Made up of left over parts? Any ideas, LT???

Also, going through my Frontier records, I can add 'Walker Mufflers', NAPA auto parts and 'BF Goodrich Tires' to the list of firms using these knives as advertising. I'll add the ones you show as well. Aint it funny how a little off-known brand can bring us such great pleasure to talk about.

Phil

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