HAS ANY ONE EVER SEEN THIS IMPERAL KNIFE

[rods4902]

[bdev]

Welcome to the forum.

I've never seen one like that before. It's a combo of an electrician's knife and a camper.
Looks like the cap lifter that usually has a screw driver end has a pointed/punch end.
Interesting knife.

BTW....I checked the 1959 Imperial catalog and didn't see it. Probably late 60's early 70's.

[ozzie marie]

The one I have is an advertiser

Keith

[glennbad]

I think there was a brief discussion on them some time back. I don't recall anyone finding them in a catalog, but I have seen several examples around.

[New_Windsor_NY]

ALL of the following information is courtesy of Jason (jxr1197).
Thank you, Jason.
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[New_Windsor_NY]

Recently, this electrician or lineman, pattern or style of pocket knife, arrived in a group or lot of pocket knives that I purchased. It now becomes my FIRST example to be posted under this topic or thread. I did NOT buy the group or lot of pocket knives to obtain this particular pocket knife. However, I was quite surprised and VERY pleased to discover it among the group or lot of pocket knives. It definitely made a fine, welcomed addition, to my general pocket knife accumulation. It is an Imperial, one blade, three tools (a blade/wire stripper, a cap lifter or bottle opener, and a can opener), two tang stamps, one tool stamp, 3 3/4" closed, two springs, electrician or lineman, pattern or style of pocket knife. The bail is missing. The main blade front tang stamp says, "Imperial (with the crown) (over) PROV. R.I." with a vertical "USA" on the right side. The blade/wire stripping tool, front tang stamp, also says, "Imperial (with the crown) (over) PROV. R.I." with a vertical "USA" on the right side. The can opener tool, front stamp says, "CAN OPENER (over) P 2391732" The main blade has a SOFT half stop. The main blade has an OK opening snap and it has an OK closing snap. The blade/wire stripping tool has NO half stop. The blade/wire stripping tool has NO opening snap and it has NO closing snap. The other two tools open, close, and function properly. Overall, this pocket knife is in VERY GOOD condition. It did require some very minor cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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Again, a big THANK YOU goes out to Jason (jxr1197) for
supplying the information provided in the previous post.