New EO Jack in jigged bone

Here is my Imperial Easy Open jigged Green Bone jack with bail and U. S. A. stamped on the Pen Blade. It was made in the U. S. A. (1936 to 1952) and was not a military issue knife nor meant for the military.

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waynorth said:
I agree it's WWII era, and a nice, lightly used example at that!
I didn't know that the U.S.A. stamp means it was an issue knife! Is it true?
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No it is not true Charlie. Think of all the knives made by Case, etc. that are stamped U.S.A.. They were not military issue - they were made in the United States of America. Most military knives I've run across have had the military indication on one of the covers of the knife. Of course nothing is written in blood when it comes to knives but for my .02¢. U. S. A. stamped on Imperial Knives blade tangs simply means made in the United States of America.

There is a nice little book - "Pocket Knives of the United States Military" by Michael W. Silvey available at a very reasonable price from amazon.com that talks about military knives exclusively. Very good book filled with all kinds of knife/military information. Very much worth having in any Knife Library Collection.

If you can't find it on Amazon, google "Pocket Knives of the United States Military" by Michael W. Silvey - you may be able to buy it diretly from Silvey.
 
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Man, I'm loving this little thing more and more! It took about 5 minutes with some wet-dry sandpaper to knock the rust off the bolsters and springs and about ten minutes on the lansky system, and it is SHARP. Easiest knife I've ever sharpened, and the easiest one I've ever gotten to shaving sharp. A couple of drops of oil and the walk and talk smoothed up and has some wonderful snap now. Perfect pull.

I know, I know, pics or it didn't happen.
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