shell handled knives

singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:40 am

I forgot one of them. Thanks Joe! I was lucky to get these.

Joe Dirt · Post by **Joe Dirt** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 4:07 am

Look at ya..... come riddin in here on a green zebra carrin a roll full of brand new 60+ year old knives

That's some SWEEEET stuff, Perry

Thanks for the complements on the box of muskrats, folks!

Has anyone ever seen or possess an Imperial trapper? (solid or shell)

...... Joe

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 4:14 am

Joe, this is as close as I can get to a trapper. It's a big knife. Over 4".

I don't know what Imperial called it.

Joe Dirt · Post by **Joe Dirt** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 4:56 am

That thing's cool, Joe. I haven't seen one quit like it before!
Very unique swedge!!
Bet ya could skin a beaver with one swipe with that one

Imperial made some great stuff

..... Joe

Forensic Jim · Post by **Forensic Jim** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:01 am

Wow Perry! Those are some real beauties you have there!

singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:39 am

Thanks Jim! several had the original oil in them but it was starting to clog up the works so had to do a little cleanin.

There was quite a bit of dust in that roll. Looks like the Orange Bengal striped Barlow is the oldest with a 38' to 44' stamp. The rest are mostly 45' to 55's with a couple 4 finger ones in the Toothpick Scalers.

This Bengal Barlow (as I call it

) has a nice swedge that adds to it's beauty.
When the light hits it right, there's a bit of red that shines through as well.

theblindog · Post by **theblindog** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 6:44 am

whoa singing!

I'm seeing double

beauties!!!

singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 7:36 am

Thanks blinddog!

The Kamp King is actually a KK Jr. The regular KK is a 4 blade, the 4th being a punch.

trey · Post by **trey** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 11:23 am

Awesome knives, guys. Thanks for posting them.
I love that Kamp King knife.

Ramrod · Post by **Ramrod** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 1:53 pm

Nice ones Perry.
Joe, thats a great box of hammers. Werent you lookin for ONE of those for a long time? I have one trapper/muskrat. I like the shield on em.
Mark

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:03 am

Awesome find Perry, 13 new shells!

Joe Dirt · Post by **Joe Dirt** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:30 pm

Yeah, Ramrod! I was lookin for ONE of the "trapperats"

.
Ended up with 7 of them and the box!!! The end of the box has a quantity stamp of "6 ea."

This shield wasn't found on any Hammer Brands. It showed up about 20 years
after Imperial dropped the Hammer Brand line.
Imperial made a "HB series" of seven different folders and three fixed blades.

Oh yeah, the "hammer forging" marks are "roll stamped" into the blades! NOT truly hammer forged!

Now I'm huntin' for the fixed blades...........

...... Joe

singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:12 pm

Flat out cool Joe!

Thanks Dale!

edgy46 · Post by **edgy46** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:36 pm

Perry and Joe, keep em coming. The knives are great

and the info is too,

sextonknifeworks · Post by **sextonknifeworks** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:25 am

Here is a Imperial Jack Knife board I found laying around. It is dated 1961.

singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 4:11 am

Way coool Mike!

I don't have things like this just layin round. Those are pretty hard to find these days in the solid colors! GREAT

Joe Dirt · Post by **Joe Dirt** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 4:39 pm

Holy Smoke, Mike!!

Don't think just anyone is going to find one of those just lying around

.

...... Joe

Joe Dirt · Post by **Joe Dirt** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 4:51 pm

Here's the rest of the Imperial "HB" series knives, minus the fixed blades.

...... Joe

singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:07 pm

Wow Joe, they even did a Barlow pattern,,,,COOL!

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:10 pm

I have been looking for one of these for some time, found one today.

It is a shell handle Super-Duper Kamp-King.

This thing has 6-blades, it has 2 can openers and 2 bottle openers

Why, I don`t know. I like the way they left two dimples in the shell to simulate pinned on handles.

It needs some cleaning, maybe I can talk Perry into cleaning it up for me

He does such a nice job

edgy46 · Post by **edgy46** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:19 pm

Kool M. B. Is that a beverage can opener?

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:24 pm

Bill,

Yes, the one on the left side on second picture up.

Joe Dirt · Post by **Joe Dirt** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:28 pm

That's great, MB

It's only the 4th one I have seen!!

Mine is red also

...... Joe

gringo · Post by **gringo** » Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:34 pm

one blade to open CANS, the other to open BOTTLES.
pre-pop-top, twist off, ect
this one has two also..

Ramrod · Post by **Ramrod** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:59 am

Joe Dirt wrote:Here's the rest of the Imperial "HB" series knives, minus the fixed blades.

...... Joe

Thanks Joe!
Now I know the others. I'll be keepin an eye out for them.
Mark

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