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WickedSharp

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Hello everyone,

I just won an auction for this knife for $9 bucks. It was an impulse bid.
Can you tell me anything about it?
What is this style called?
Seller says its a '50s vintage.

I cannot see anything legible on the tangs.

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Thanks
 
Looks like a stockman minus it's main clip. I suppose the shell handle construction of Imperials would make them easy to disassemble and reassemble minus a blade without an easily visible "trail."

I like Imperials. Good cutters almost without fail. I have a serpentine jack my Dad bought at Connollys store in his hometown of Louann, AR. He also taught me to shoot with a Daisy 99 Champion there. That knife and rifle are a couple of my most treasured possessions.
 
Wicked,

Making sure your know!

Those appear to be celluloid scales, I believe old Imperials used those a lot, the backside appears to be shrunken from bolsters. FYI one of the problems with celluloid is it will sometimes de-gas while aging and the gas is a corrosive to the metal. Might watch putting this knife in with very valuable knives in a tightly closed enviroment....I see a line of something on the backsidethat main blade now...........You guys with the celluloid expertise and I right or wrong.

300Bucks
 
Well, at least I only got dinged $9.50

Do you think its safe to put in my pocket every once in a while?
 
Hi,

Certainly go ahead and use it. Like Mark said, they are very good cutters and take a great edge. And they are meant to be used well. Just store it either by itself, or in a place with decent air movement.

I think you got a good little knife for a fair price. Just make sure she gets out and used once in a while.:)

dalee
 
You can see the pins poking through the plastic and it kind of wrinkles, and sharp edges next to the bolsters. I have one of those "Jack-Master" knives and a matching yellow fish knife. I'm pretty sure the covers are plastic shell, laying around the one piece aluminum frame with integrated grooved bolsters. Beware of celluloid, but I don't think this one is. They do have good steel, a carbon steel alloy, but the handle material was an economical choice. I agree it is missing it's main clip blade, and that is the reason there is no marking on the blades.
 
That's a good looking knife. Brings back memories.
 
Actually I think what you're seeing there that looks like shrunken celluloid is the plastic skin on top of the stamped metal shell handle. Those plastic sheets curl then crack and fall off leaving the metal shell. Looks kinda funny but still totally functional. It could be that the sheets are or were celluloid. Imperial was owned by Schrade most of the time and I think the blades are very comparable to those of OTs if a tad thinner.
 
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