Imperial fixed blade knife dating?

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Hey folks, I bought a knife at a gun show for $12 bucks at a gun show a few years ago and just now started looking into it. And while researching it I kept finding myself back here, so I figured why not sign up.

The knife in question is an Imperial h-7 (I think?) it's not in the greatest condition but I've been using it as a camping knife :(. I've looked at the dates for stamps for the Imperials but I can't seem to find the stamp that is on mine. It's says: Imperial (crown over ia) then next line Prov. RI. U.S.A. And the USA is horizontal.

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Anybody know what date that stamp was used? any additional info on the knife would be greatly appreciated. Like i said i've been using it as my camping knife and also field dressing knife, where it worked superbly, but id love to know more about it.

Thanks!
 
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