Pattern name?

[ddml]

Picked up this Imperial from a flea market. Thought it was a switchblade at first but it is a slip joint. What's the name of this pattern?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Stich2442]

I believe it is called a fishtail, but I might be wrong?

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

Case has a couple of very old patterns (pre-1940) that are very similar. One is a slipjoint pattern (61051 in bone scales) with the double guard, and the other is a 31211-1/2 switchblade pattern in yellow composition scales. It's without the guard; just a straight bolster. Both of them are identified by Case as a 'Bow Tie' pattern.

Here's an illustration of the 61051 Bow Tie; relatively small at 3-7/8" closed:

 

[rma100]

fishtail

 

[Big Barn]

I've always heard them referred to as Fishtail's

 

[ddml]

Thanks, gentlefolk. From what I've gathered, it dates to 1946-1956. Nice little knife.

 

[Vanguard41xx]

Thanks, gentlefolk. From what I've gathered, it dates to 1946-1956. Nice little knife.

Imperial made good working knives. I do like the candy-stripe scales on this one, look very nice.

 

[rma100]

I've actually been working on a collection of Imperial knives. Nothing fancy,just good solid working class knives.

 

[LKJW]

I always called them fake switchblades.