Odd Imperial knife

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jy426
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Odd Imperial knife

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Hello!
Can anyone tell me if this is a true “Imperial” knife? The stamp doesn’t match anything I’ve seen unless it’s a prototype or something.
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Re: Odd Imperial knife

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Fairly common 1930s Imperial fixed blade knife mark on a fairly common Imperial outers pattern knife. Imperial didn't make a lot of fixed blade models at the time but they all carry the script Imperial mark.
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Re: Odd Imperial knife

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Welcome here, jy426.

Nice one. Looks like a lefties rig.
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Re: Odd Imperial knife

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::welcome::
Welcome to AAPK!
I was not familiar with the Imperial fixed blade knives, and am glad to learn something new. Thank you for posting that beautiful old knife!
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