Empire Knife Company
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Re: Empire Knife Company
Ya gotta have one of those if you're going to collect Empires Joe!
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Greg
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Always looking to buy good quality Empire knives.
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Greg
IF YOU AIN'T BUYING OR LOOKING AT A KNIFE THEN YOU AIN'T LIVING.
Always looking to buy good quality Empire knives.
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It's a nice little tool, Greg. My first lock back ..... I think ...... gotta dig them out.
Joe
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Nice swell-center pen Joe ... I like those old swell-center pen or jacks - and nice old ebony too!!
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Lee
Lee
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Another very nice knife, Joe! Incredible how many great old knives you come up with.
Dan
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Another nice one Joe.LongBlade wrote:Nice swell-center pen Joe ... I like those old swell-center pen or jacks - and nice old ebony too!!
Yes Lee they look good in whatever size they come,which does not apply to all patterns.
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Looking through my old pictures, I found a Stag Whittler. I no longer own it, as it went with my collection! Sigh . . . . . . . . .
Utopia!! A chicken in every pot!! And a Barlow in every pocket!!!
Johnnie Fain would have approved!
1949 - 2009
Johnnie Fain would have approved!
1949 - 2009
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One more pic! A pair of Empire made LB Hunters that I bought after I sold my collection.
Utopia!! A chicken in every pot!! And a Barlow in every pocket!!!
Johnnie Fain would have approved!
1949 - 2009
Johnnie Fain would have approved!
1949 - 2009
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Thanks for the nice compliments every one. I really appreciate it.
upnorth, those knives are real beauties. You're blowin' us out of the water here.
upnorth, those knives are real beauties. You're blowin' us out of the water here.
Joe
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Awesome knives Charlie - just really like that saddle horn pattern .. an Empire like that (even those they made for Shapleigh) are on my bucket list of finds for my collection ...
In fact did any other CT companies or MA companies make that style knife?? Or was that pattern unique to Empire?
In fact did any other CT companies or MA companies make that style knife?? Or was that pattern unique to Empire?
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Re: Empire Knife Company
My niece and I found the attached pocket knife metal detecting yesterday. Based on some online research we think it's an Empire knife.
Would anyone be able to confirm that or provide more information? It would be greatly appreciated. We know very little about knives and are hoping someone can help us.
Thanks!
Would anyone be able to confirm that or provide more information? It would be greatly appreciated. We know very little about knives and are hoping someone can help us.
Thanks!
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Welcome to the forum, cincyfan356.
Why do you and your niece think the knife is an Empire?
It surly could be an Empire or another brand. Can you get a blade to open to see the tang stamps?
If you can get a look at a tang stamp try to get clear focused pictures of it and post them for us.
Nice find!
Why do you and your niece think the knife is an Empire?
It surly could be an Empire or another brand. Can you get a blade to open to see the tang stamps?
If you can get a look at a tang stamp try to get clear focused pictures of it and post them for us.
Nice find!
Joe
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Hard to say with that amount of damage to it. The knife looks like a big equal end jack which numerous companies made in those days. Here's an Empire for comparison.
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Greg
IF YOU AIN'T BUYING OR LOOKING AT A KNIFE THEN YOU AIN'T LIVING.
Always looking to buy good quality Empire knives.
PROUD MEMBER AAPK, NRA.
Greg
IF YOU AIN'T BUYING OR LOOKING AT A KNIFE THEN YOU AIN'T LIVING.
Always looking to buy good quality Empire knives.
PROUD MEMBER AAPK, NRA.
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Those Empires Charlie posted are killers.
Lee,I think I handled one like those lockback hunters Charlie posted. He had given it to Tony Bose and Tony brought it to the Central Ky. Knife Show,along with a massive Joseph Rodgers farmers jack to show me.
Nice old bone on that nice Empire Greg.
Welcome Cincy
Lee,I think I handled one like those lockback hunters Charlie posted. He had given it to Tony Bose and Tony brought it to the Central Ky. Knife Show,along with a massive Joseph Rodgers farmers jack to show me.
Nice old bone on that nice Empire Greg.
Welcome Cincy
I buy roosters combs and farmers..........................................................jack knives [/b]
GEC SFOs and others at LICK CREEK CUTLERY- www.allaboutpocketknives.com/wlf
May the Father and Son bless
Lyle
GEC SFOs and others at LICK CREEK CUTLERY- www.allaboutpocketknives.com/wlf
May the Father and Son bless
Lyle
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Thanks Lyle! I want some like Charlie has.
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IF YOU AIN'T BUYING OR LOOKING AT A KNIFE THEN YOU AIN'T LIVING.
Always looking to buy good quality Empire knives.
PROUD MEMBER AAPK, NRA.
Greg
IF YOU AIN'T BUYING OR LOOKING AT A KNIFE THEN YOU AIN'T LIVING.
Always looking to buy good quality Empire knives.
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This is a catalog page from an old 1925 sporting goods catalog - Eppingers in Detroit Mich.
Most hardware and sporting catalogs of that era showed Remington knives - this one shows two Empire folding hunters.
Most hardware and sporting catalogs of that era showed Remington knives - this one shows two Empire folding hunters.
Steve Pfeiffer, author of Collecting Case Knives: Identification and Price Guide published by Krause Publications.
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Thanks Steve. I like catalog cuts almost as much as the knives.
I buy roosters combs and farmers..........................................................jack knives [/b]
GEC SFOs and others at LICK CREEK CUTLERY- www.allaboutpocketknives.com/wlf
May the Father and Son bless
Lyle
GEC SFOs and others at LICK CREEK CUTLERY- www.allaboutpocketknives.com/wlf
May the Father and Son bless
Lyle
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Look at the prices on those two hunters. I'll take 6 dozen apiece please.
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Greg
IF YOU AIN'T BUYING OR LOOKING AT A KNIFE THEN YOU AIN'T LIVING.
Always looking to buy good quality Empire knives.
PROUD MEMBER AAPK, NRA.
Greg
IF YOU AIN'T BUYING OR LOOKING AT A KNIFE THEN YOU AIN'T LIVING.
Always looking to buy good quality Empire knives.
PROUD MEMBER AAPK, NRA.
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Steve, those are really neat. I can hardly read the print.
Were they selling for $3.50 and a mere $3.00 for the stag handled Saddle horn?
Were they selling for $3.50 and a mere $3.00 for the stag handled Saddle horn?
Joe
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I'll take one of those stag lock backs if you can spare one Greg Lloyd
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Those saddle horn hunters are one of the most distinctively attractive patterns I have ever seen. I sure would love to have one, some day.
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WANTED: Shapleigh Diamond Edge branded Schrades in good condition.
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When Empire was sold, ca.1919, some of the cutlers were unhappy, and they left and reprised the American Knife Co, in CT.LongBlade wrote:Awesome knives Charlie - just really like that saddle horn pattern .. an Empire like that (even those they made for Shapleigh) are on my bucket list of finds for my collection ...
In fact did any other CT companies or MA companies make that style knife?? Or was that pattern unique to Empire?
They made the same pattern for a brief time. I am fortunate to own one - they are pretty rare. A friend in Winsted, CT found it!
Utopia!! A chicken in every pot!! And a Barlow in every pocket!!!
Johnnie Fain would have approved!
1949 - 2009
Johnnie Fain would have approved!
1949 - 2009
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Thanks for posting that catalog Steve!! I've never seen that one before!
Utopia!! A chicken in every pot!! And a Barlow in every pocket!!!
Johnnie Fain would have approved!
1949 - 2009
Johnnie Fain would have approved!
1949 - 2009
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That's a beautiful knife upnorth.
I always enjoy looking at that pattern.
I always enjoy looking at that pattern.
Joe