What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Chui]

 

[sf fanatic]

It’s going to be a beautiful day here in the City by the Bay! The sun is just rising over Mt. Davidson and there’s no fog so I know it’s going to be a sunny day! Keeping me company with a nod to Wooden Wednesday a couple of beauties. Have a great day folks!

 

[Hickory n steel]

I can't believe I missed this one.
A nice color of bone, carbon steel, classy bolster marking, and made when they still used a real tang stamp.

 

[afishhunter]

Colonial/Imperial/Schrade Knife of the Week is a 1936-52 Imperial camp knife I found in a junk/consignment shop in Cedarville, MI during the first summer of COVID. First photo is the knife as I found it in the store.

I followed the advice of the price tag and gave the knife some TLC (it could use more). I also did some research on the knife. This style of knife, with the pen blade instead of an awl, is what Imperial made for the Navy during the later years of WW2. (I think it replaced the clip/pen EO jack knife with bail that the Navy used early during WW2.) The can opener is an "eagle beak" one-piece version for which Imperial applied for a patent in November 1944; they received the patent in December 1945. In the intervening 13 months, they made this model knife with the can opener marked PAT. PEND. After the patent was issued, the can opener no longer had the patent pending stamp. Mine does NOT have the patent pending stamp, so I'm concluding that mine was actually made 1946-52 (and is probably a civilian knife?).
(This thread has lots of useful info about and photos of engineer knives made during WW2; Post 22 is where I found the info I included above.
https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/199375-engineer-pocket-knives/ )

Here are a couple of pics of the current state of my knife:

- GT

Nice "Engineer's" knife!
(My understanding is the "engineer's" knife had the pen blade instead of the punch/awl. I suspect during the time it was an issue knife officers also received it.)
I have one of its ... sisters? ... brothers? ... that gets toted once in a while.

 

[5K Qs]

Nice "Engineer's" knife!
(My understanding is the "engineer's" knife had the pen blade instead of the punch/awl. I suspect during the time it was an issue knife officers also received it.)
I have one of its ... sisters? ... brothers? ... that gets toted once in a while.

Thanks.
I'll bet you'd enjoy reading the thread that I linked in my post today. It has lots of clear info about pocket knives issued during World War II.
The Army engineer's knives shown there all have the punch/awl.

- GT

 

[paulhilborn]

I can't believe I missed this one.
A nice color of bone, carbon steel, classy bolster marking, and made when they still used a real tang stamp.

Thank you! and I agree with your sentiments regarding this release, it checks all boxes for me

 

[Crappie71]

 

[pat9198]

 

[mbkr]

Going to town for a doctor's appointment with the allergy people. Should be quick and painless Then to the grocery store which is conveniently located next door to the doctor's office.

 

[Modoc ED]

Sausage and biscuits for breakfast.

 

[unclekurty]

Grabbed this K’roo since it’s Wednesday. Enjoyed a nice walk this morning.

 

[afishhunter]

c.1961 to 2003 Old Timer 8OT.

I missed a stockman in my pocket.

 

[lambertiana]

30 years ago my father discovered Moki and sent one of these to me and my two brothers as well as at least one son-in-law. I had never heard of Moki and was blown away by the quality. This knife has seen a lot of carry over the years and has even been on top of Mt Whitney (14,508’). In the years since I have purchased a few Mokis and inherited two of my father’s when he passed.

 

[Franciscomv]

I'm turning into a boring knife monogamist, still this one.

 

[knarfeng]

I was told (I forget by who) that the Rough Cut stockman was the last full-on production run in the Camillus factory, that Camillus knives made after that were "parts knives" made from parts which had already been produced and had been warehoused.

 

[paulhilborn]

Farm Boy...

 

[losttime]

Carrying my 74 for wooden Wednesday.

 

[DaveHS]