imperial?

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was just looking at some offerings and some are from Imperial Rhode Island. and am i correct in thinking that these are also Schrade made knives?
 
They have intertwined history for sure. Of course eventually the companies merged and before the closure it was known as Imperial-Schrade.

http://www.collectors-of-schrades-r.us/articles/Schradehistory.pdf

This document has a good timeline with pictures, and there are many threads in the archive on this topic. I might make a comment, that while Imperial made a lot of great knives, many of them are not near the quality of Schrade marked knives, especially when it comes to handle materials. Like Schrades, though, there are a lot of exceptions.
 
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