Picked these up last night.

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Brands shown include Shrade, Case, Klein, Craftsman, Bushman, Butler, Premier, Ulster Kutmaster, William Rogers, Solingen and Boker.

Here is an old one with mother of pearl and silver. Looks to be a English Fruit Knife 1838-1890.

 

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Yes that's the one he's talking about. it's falsely known as the demo knife, but combat engineers who were issued them know they're officially called the MIL-K-818.
The most common ones are camillus as they continued to make them up until they shut down around 2007, but imperial also made a lot of them.
I'm not an expert but I know there are ways to date them.
I think some may actually have dates on them somewhere.

This one is in fact made by Imperial. I was off saying that it is mint. There is some internal rust and one of the springs is broken. No date found.

 

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Pic working for me. Mind if I get the info for this Sowbelly (the one with the arrow pointed to it)?

I will repost it for those that can't see it.
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Nice group. I bet the Traditional subforum would like to see this thread.

The demo knife in the middle (all steel one) has a pretty big following and folks often look for certain years, often their own birth year, a child's birth year, or year of their anniversary.

The Sowbelly is a sweet one. It is an OVB which stands for Our Very Best by Hibbard Spencer Bartlet & Co. Chicago.

 

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This one is in fact made by Imperial. I was off saying that it is mint. There is some internal rust and one of the springs is broken. No date found.

Well that sucks, at least you got a whole bunch of other knives to be excited about.

Any info on that small one right near the MIL-K that sort of looks like a miniature version of it ?
It's obviously not, but it does look similar overall.

Btw don't be quick to judge any shell construction imperials ( not that you are, but it's common ) based on their inexpensive construction and light duty feel.
The blades are super thin & slicy and they very easily take a razor edge.
They made millions of them so they're not worth much at all, but that just means that for very little money you can get a lightweight traditional edc knife that perfoms very well thanks to the really thin blades and great hear treat.

I've got an imperial Barlow in my pocket right now, an h6 fixed blade goes on my belt all the time, and my imperial peanut is a favorite EDC as well.


If there are any low value knives you don't care to keep or bother trying to sell, that would be a great time to do a giveaway