Photos My Two Oldest Knives any Thoughts?

Minnesota Man

Minnesota Man

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These are my oldest two knives and I don't know much about them please help!
Old Knives https://imgur.com/a/ank93
The one on the left was from my Grandad that was his knife. He didn't own multiples like guys do today. The one on the right is an old imperial that an 83 year gave me that belonged to his dad.
 
It's cool to have a tool that your Grandfather used!! I can't tell for sure about who made the scout....perhaps it's a Craftsman?
Can you read what is on the shield of that scout? What about a tang stamp?
The old Imperial is a fishing knife with a secondary blade for scaling fish!!

Dave
 
They look like they are in decent shape. If you take a closer picture of the tang stamps we might be able to give you a date range.
 
Hey fellas, the one on the left is an older "craftsman,". The stamp reads "Craftsman USA ) 9545. A guy here told me it was made by "ulster" he seamed to know what he was talking about.
The other knife is an Imperial. It seams dedicated to fishing and scaling fish!
What do you guys think?
 
Yes , the Imperial is a fish knife. I have an old Kent that is very similar . For pan fish ( my favorite ) and trout , it's a perfect knife . Sometimes the rear bolster will have a slit in it that acts as a hook remover . It's quite useful . That's a lovely old school knife .. both of them . Enjoy !
 
The one one the left was my Grandad's knife.. The Imperial was given to me by a pretty old guy. His kids don't appreciate him or his possessions (besides money). So he's given me things that he knows that I'll appreciate! Including several knives. This is one of them!
 
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Minnesota Man said:
Hey fellas, the one on the left is an older "craftsman,". The stamp reads "Craftsman USA ) 9545. A guy here told me it was made by "ulster" he seamed to know what he was talking about.
The other knife is an Imperial. It seams dedicated to fishing and scaling fish!
What do you guys think?
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Are you sure about the pattern number? I think 9545 was a stockman. 9549 was a camp knife.
 
Yes, that Sears Craftsman 9549 was made by Ulster. It's the same knife as the Ulster 114.
 
Edit: The Craftsman is indeed model number 9549. It belonged to my Grandfather. I took off the shackle because it was about to come off on it's own power.
 
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