G'day, Following on from the 49er series with their Western theme,there were a number of Imperials/Schrade in the late 70's early 80's that also covered the "Go West Young Man "themes.
I occasionally see these knives with minimal bidding interest and I wonder if some folk tend to think that say Imperial Double Eagle 'The Frontier Series' -"the Blades of the TrailBlazers"..78/80+ were inferior knives or were perhaps made in Ireland,rather than USA. Imperial stated these were true 'working knives'.."".every Frontier Series knife blade is precision ground,heat treated and tempered to attain a uniform hardness of 58-59 on the Rockwell C scale..and it is only then hand-honed to the perfect "Frontier" cutting edge.""-'quality from out of the past to meet todays needs'.<circa 1978>.I see nothing wrong with their inherent quality...and they were all made in USA.
I have photos of a selection of the knives that occasionally go under the collector radar.Sears American Eagle Collection <Bowie and Sportsman shown>..,Imperial Pro Guide PG-1 with the Unique Magna Grip Design "for precision close in cutting"-"super sharp and hand honed special alloy super stainless extra heavy gauge blade flat tapered feather grind that makes re-edging easy".<Imperial/Schrade were real spin doctors with their wording!>....and the Schrade "Trapper" which occasionally shows up with minimal interest. and the Kit Karson Signature Knife by Imperial......Hoo Roo
Photos for info:..
I occasionally see these knives with minimal bidding interest and I wonder if some folk tend to think that say Imperial Double Eagle 'The Frontier Series' -"the Blades of the TrailBlazers"..78/80+ were inferior knives or were perhaps made in Ireland,rather than USA. Imperial stated these were true 'working knives'.."".every Frontier Series knife blade is precision ground,heat treated and tempered to attain a uniform hardness of 58-59 on the Rockwell C scale..and it is only then hand-honed to the perfect "Frontier" cutting edge.""-'quality from out of the past to meet todays needs'.<circa 1978>.I see nothing wrong with their inherent quality...and they were all made in USA.
I have photos of a selection of the knives that occasionally go under the collector radar.Sears American Eagle Collection <Bowie and Sportsman shown>..,Imperial Pro Guide PG-1 with the Unique Magna Grip Design "for precision close in cutting"-"super sharp and hand honed special alloy super stainless extra heavy gauge blade flat tapered feather grind that makes re-edging easy".<Imperial/Schrade were real spin doctors with their wording!>....and the Schrade "Trapper" which occasionally shows up with minimal interest. and the Kit Karson Signature Knife by Imperial......Hoo Roo
Photos for info:..
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