Patent No 227855

[Owd Wullie]

Bought this lovely off ebay for 4 bucks and change delivered.. The only markings on it are USA and the patent no 227855.
Lovely bone colored jigged plastic handles, iron bolsters and liners, full blades.

Patent info here. http://www.collectors-of-schrades-r.us/ ... 297855.pdf

[philco]

Interesting post.

Lighter, cheaper, better................the birth of the shell bolster.

[Owd Wullie]

I was attempting to be subtly sarcastic.

The lil dumplin is made pretty close to the drawings as far as the bolsters go. It does have good springs and still has good snap.

I wonder who the maker was on it.

[orvet]

That patent looks like it was associated with Utica.
The knife doesn't look like an Imperial, so I imagine it is Utica, or perhaps Colonial.

Dale