Will it cut like the dickens?

Rostovsky said:
what is Dickens? For those whose native language is not English is not very clear. Please explain. I know a writer like that.
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From the 'net;

[What's the origin of the phrase 'Like the Dickens'?

Dickens is a euphemism, specifically a minced-oath, for the word devil, possibly via devilkins. Shakespeare used it in 'the Merry Wives of Windsor, 1600: I cannot tell what the dickens his name is my husband had him of.]
 
Just Tom. said:
For strictly slicing tasks, I’m going to grab one of these. I was in the post office the other day, and the postal worker told me the postage would be cheaper if I used a different box. By the time he went to hand me a box cutter to break down the old box, I had the little Okapi sheepsfoot out and was well on the way to finishing the task. He seemed a little surprised for a second.
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That’s a pretty good selection. Pallares, Opinel, Biltong, Douk-douk. I recognize those from my own shelf, all good cutters, and I carry a Biltong and an Opinel nearly every day. But what is the one at the lower right? The textured blade looks like it could have been salvaged from an Old Hickory.
 
Henry Beige said:
That’s a pretty good selection. Pallares, Opinel, Biltong, Douk-douk. I recognize those from my own shelf, all good cutters, and I carry a Biltong and an Opinel nearly every day. But what is the one at the lower right? The textured blade looks like it could have been salvaged from an Old Hickory.
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Perhaps a modified Okapi?
 
kamagong said:
Perhaps a modified Okapi?
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I think you are looking at the Okapi Biltong in the middle of the picture, which looks unmolested to me. My question is about the metal-handled one below the douk-douk.

If I enlarge the tang stamp, I make out “PROV RI” on the lower line. The upper line is illegible to me, but appears to be hyphenated. Imperial and Colonial are the brands I usually associate with Providence, but this does not appear to be one of those. I am guessing that the letters on the right edge of the tang are “USA”, arranged vertically.
 
Henry Beige said:
That’s a pretty good selection. Pallares, Opinel, Biltong, Douk-douk. I recognize those from my own shelf, all good cutters, and I carry a Biltong and an Opinel nearly every day. But what is the one at the lower right? The textured blade looks like it could have been salvaged from an Old Hickory.
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It’s an Imperial shell-handled “hammer forged” (just stamped like an Old Hickory of course). It is a replacement for an identical knife I owned since the 1970’s some time. The original fell to pieces one day maybe 5 or 6 years ago after having been carried on and off for years. The original owner of this one kept it insanely sharp, but I question his taste for having painted it with what looked like red nail polish after the plastic film “scales” came off.
 
Henry Beige said:
I think you are looking at the Okapi Biltong in the middle of the picture, which looks unmolested to me. My question is about the metal-handled one below the douk-douk.

If I enlarge the tang stamp, I make out “PROV RI” on the lower line. The upper line is illegible to me, but appears to be hyphenated. Imperial and Colonial are the brands I usually associate with Providence, but this does not appear to be one of those. I am guessing that the letters on the right edge of the tang are “USA”, arranged vertically.
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I also tried to "blow up" the photo, and I concluded that it was an Imperial jack whose "cell shell" has disappeared. The "PROV RI" with a vertical "USA" to its right is a standard Imperial tang stamp (1956-1988). In the stamp I'm thinking of, "Imperial" has a crown "dotting" the second "i", and I'm seeing that in J Just Tom. 's pic (but my eyes are admittedly weak these days o_O:rolleyes:).
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/imperial-tang-stamp-chart.554106/

- GT
 
5K Qs said:
I also tried to "blow up" the photo, and I concluded that it was an Imperial jack whose "cell shell" has disappeared. The "PROV RI" with a vertical "USA" to its right is a standard Imperial tang stamp (1956-1988). In the stamp I'm thinking of, "Imperial" has a crown "dotting" the second "i", and I'm seeing that in J Just Tom. 's pic (but my eyes are admittedly weak these days o_O:rolleyes:).
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/imperial-tang-stamp-chart.554106/

- GT
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Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner! And his eyes are still pretty good!
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Thanks! :p:cool:
But I can't figure out what's on the "shield", unless it's the Imperial Hammer Brand "arm & hammer" logo (never seen that on a shield before, but I suppose I haven't seen very many old knives).

- GT
 
5K Qs said:
Thanks! :p:cool:
But I can't figure out what's on the "shield", unless it's the Imperial Hammer Brand "arm & hammer" logo (never seen that on a shield before, but I suppose I haven't seen very many old knives).

- GT
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Just Tom. said:
It’s an Imperial shell-handled “hammer forged” (just stamped like an Old Hickory of course). It is a replacement for an identical knife I owned since the 1970’s some time. The original fell to pieces one day maybe 5 or 6 years ago after having been carried on and off for years. The original owner of this one kept it insanely sharp, but I question his taste for having painted it with what looked like red nail polish after the plastic film “scales” came off.
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It is indeed an arm and hammer. See my post above. I think it is an Arm and Hammer “Hammer Forged” only because that is what I found on the Bay when searching for it. When I owned the original I had no idea what it was. It was just something I had to have in my pocket to be considered fully dressed. I remember using it to cut squid with, though (for some reason).
 
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