Knives With "History" (For Me )

[darkmatter35]

This knife was my Grandfathers. When he passed,my Grandmother took it over because she liked how well it processed chicken. My Aunt gave it to me because it was sentimental to her. She new I would take care of it. She told me she remembers her dad using in the 1930s. It is stamped Imperial Prov. R.I. I looked up the stamp and sure enough, that knife was built from 1936-1952. It has a 5" blade/3.5" handle and is about .090 thick. The funny thing is, is that it is hair shaving sharp. They sure took care to keep it sharpened.

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[Johnny1111]

What an awesome thread.

I second that, this is an awesome thread!

 

[budazz]

I dont care how many microtechs you own nothing beats these kind of knives..i wouldnt trade my "keepsakes" for any thing..thx for taking me down your memory lane

 

[JK Knives]

This knife was my Grandfathers. When he passed,my Grandmother took it over because she liked how well it processed chicken. My Aunt gave it to me because it was sentimental to her. She new I would take care of it. She told me she remembers her dad using in the 1930s. It is stamped Imperial Prov. R.I. I looked up the stamp and sure enough, that knife was built from 1936-1952. It has a 5" blade/3.5" handle and is about .090 thick. The funny thing is, is that it is hair shaving sharp. They sure took care to keep it sharpened.

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I came across on like this (not sure if it was the same size) yesterday morning in a shop in Lowell Indiana, in near mint condition. The lade wanted $49 for it, I offered $20, she said no.

 

[darkmatter35]

$20.00 is a fair price, it's not a high end knife, but its a real good user.
John S.