This is a Nice Vintage Antique EMPIRE WINSTED CT 2-Blade Equal End Senator Pen Folding Pocket Knife with a Used and Sharpened Carbon Steel Spear Point Main Blade with a Common Nail Pull, a Used and Sharpened Carbon Steel Pen Secondary Blade with a Common Nail Pull, a Nice Set of Genuine Mother-of-Pearl Scales with No Cracks but Just a Little Bit of Minor Chipping on the Edges, Three Nickel Silver Handle Pins in Each Scale, Brightly Polished Nickel Silver Rounded Bolsters, Brightly Polished Brass Liners, a Single Steel Back Spring with No Breaks or Cracks, 3” in Length, Made by the Empire Knife Company Located in WINSTED, Connecticut and Made Between c.1856-1930.

This is an extremely nice Vintage or Antique EMPIRE WINSTED, CT 2-Blade Equal End Senator Pen Pocket Knife. It has a used and sharpened carbon steel spear point main blade with a common nail pull. Both faces have scratches from use and some extremely light very scattered pitting. Overall the blade is in very good condition and polished up very well. Stamped on the front tang is EMPIRE (over) WINSTED (over) CT. On the other end of the frame is a lightly used and sharpened carbon steel pen secondary blade with a common nail pull. Both faces have scratches from use and sharpening but other than than that both faces are clean. Stamped on the front tang is EMPIRE (over) WINSTED (over) CT. Both blades polished up very well and both still have good open and close snap and the pen blade has a hard half-stop. Neither blade has any side to side wobble and no up or down play. The knife has a beautiful set of fiery genuine Mother-of-Pearl scales. They’re free of any cracks or splits but there’s just some very light chipping on the very bottom of the rear scale. Both of the translucent pearl scales have excellent color and show the greens, blues, purples and pinks in a great slice of pearl. There are three nickel silver handle pins in each scale. The knife has brightly polished nickel silver rounded bolsters. The liners are brightly polished brass. The knife has a single steel back spring and it’s free of any breaks or cracks and it continues to perform the functions it was designed to perform. This great old Antique or Vintage Empire Knife Co. Equal End Senator Pen Folding Pocket is 3” in length. One of the finest early old knife makers in the United States. Made between c.1856-1930 at Empire’s factory located in Winsted, Connecticut. The knife is 3” in length. Additional photos or information on request.

You must be at least 18 years of age to bid on or purchase this knife. By bidding on this knife you are guaranteeing you are least 18 years of age. No exceptions. Will ship to USA only. Don't even bother to ask if you are outside of the USA.

Knife will be safely packaged in bubble wrap and shipped in a box to reduce chances of damage. I will ship multiple purchases together to reduce shipping costs.

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