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This is a **RARE** Antique and Vintage EMPIRE Sterling Silver Equal End Shadow Pen Folding Pocket Knife with a Barely Used and Unsharpened Carbon Steel Spear Point Main Blade with a Common Nail Pull, a Barely Used and Unsharpened Carbon Steel Pen Secondary Blade with a Common Nail Pull, Brightly Polished .925 Embossed Sterling Silver Handles with an Intricate Design and Stamped Sterling Advertising The German Savings Bank of Davenport, Iowa 40th Anniversary in 1909, a Single Polished Steel Back Spring with No Cracks or Breaks, 2 7/8” in Length, Made by the Empire Knife Co. Located in Winsted, Connecticut and Made c.1909.

This is a **RARE** Vintage and Antique Empire Equal End Shadow Pen Pocket Advertising Knife with brightly polished .925 Sterling Silver handles. Both of the carbon steel blades appear to be barely used and unsharpened. It has a carbon steel spear point main blade with a long nail pull. Both faces just have a little very very light staining but they are otherwise clean and 100% full. Stamped on the front tang is EMPIRE. The knife has a carbon steel pen secondary blade with a common nail pull. Both faces on this this blade have scattered light pitting but still polished up well and look to be 100% full. Both blades still have very good open and close snap and hard half-stops. The pen blade has a hard half-stop while the spear blade has no half-stop. The knife has a very nice set of brightly polished .925 Sterling Silver scales advertising, or commemorating, the 40th anniversary of the German National Bank of Davenport, Iowa 111 years ago in 1909. The front handle is stamped with a raised Davenport-Iowa with a flora design around it. STERLING is stamped just above the a in Iowa. The back handle is stamped in a raised 1869 German Savings Bank 1909. It also has a flora design around the borders. Both scales are in great condition with no visible scratches or dents. The knife has a single polished steel back spring with no cracks or breaks. It continues to perform the functions it was designed to perform. This vintage and antique Empire Sterling Silver Embossed Equal End Shadow Pen Advertising Pen Knife is 2 7/8” in length Made by the Empire Knife Co Located in Winsted, Connecticut in 1909. Additional information or photos upon 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. If

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