Who Still Carrys A (USA) Imperial-Schrade Family TRADITIONAL Knife?

afishhunter said:
50-51 ("Earth") year old Imperial hollow bolster in pocket.
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Those folders with the stamped-in divots are interesting knives; I think there was also a run of them commemorating the armed forces divisions. There was some popularity among cutleries briefly to stamp those divots into the blades (I am thinking of butcher/kitchen knives here) to suggest that they were forged knives. Odd, but interesting.
 
tongueriver said:
Those folders with the stamped-in divots are interesting knives; I think there was also a run of them commemorating the armed forces
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There were. I believe there was also a line commemorating the Independence leaders, or early presidents. I saw a photo of one with Geo. Washington on it.
tongueriver said:
There was some popularity among cutleries briefly to stamp those divots into the blades (I am thinking of butcher/kitchen knives here) to suggest that they were forged knives.
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Old Hickory was/is known for the divots. I "think" they were some kind of a official trademark (since no ther cutlery firm used them on their "Kitchen" and old timey "sportsman"/outdoors knives), to help differentiate the otherwise looks identical Russell Green River knives with wood handles ... and made in all the same patterns/styles as the Old Hickory's.
 
Quote: "There were. I believe there was also a line commemorating the Independence leaders, or early presidents. I saw a photo of one with Geo. Washington on it." That's right, but they had Schrade tang stamps and were full stockman knives basically the same as a 8OT. They had different colored delrin covers, each commemorating an early Independence figure. They were made as a partnership with Jim Parker, and were executed at the Imperial factory. Parker had a fit over the Schrade tang stamps; he wanted his own tang stamps. These have never been huge sellers but they are darn nice. I have the complete set with matching #s and all the bling. Hoping to not keeping for long however. Edit: I have to go look at those tang stamps again. I am not sure about that.

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afishhunter said:
Old Hickory was/is known for the divots. I "think" they were some kind of a official trademark (since no ther cutlery firm used them on their "Kitchen" and old timey "sportsman"/outdoors knives), to help differentiate the otherwise looks identical Russell Green River knives with wood handles ... and made in all the same patterns/styles as the Old Hickory's.
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There was Utica Forge, Case Old Forge, and Forgecraft by Washington forge.
Utica Forge & Forgecraft looked similar to Old Hickory, but the Case Old Forge stuff had diagonal stripes.
 
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