Empire Knife Company

[johnnierotten]

[paulsvintage]

picked up one easy open Empire this week from Ray

[johnnierotten]

I was tempted by that one myself!!

[paulsvintage]

I was tempted by that one myself!!

Johnnie, i went a little bit crazy last week

[johnnierotten]

It happens....especially when it comes to knives of that caliber.

[thefarside]

Here's a nice old fat Empire Jack.

[johnnierotten]

Thats a nice one.

[paulsvintage]

very nice ! love those old woodies

[edgy46]

Here is one from an AAPK store LTD collectables lt632ret. Three inches closed and an unusual (to me at least) master blade.

[upnorth]

It's been 10 months or so since this thread was up top! Time for a peek, and some previously unposted pix!
Bret, as promised in the stainless thread, here is a group of "Deco" saddlehorn hunters.
At top is a modern Case/Bose collaboration, and at right is the prototype Tony made before production. The rest are genuine old ones - some have been posted previously in this thread.
Left to right;
-Ebony Empire
-Bone American Knife Co (1920 offshoot of Empire, by disgruntled employees who left when the Alvords sold ca.1919.)
-Bone Shapleigh, by Empire
-Bone Empire Stainless fishing knife
-Minty Ebony Empire

[Aimus Moses]

Man I love that pattern and those knives you have pictured Charlie. Very very nice.

Aimus

[Bret888]

Those are great Charlie! I don't have a single one, but I might have to work on that...

[Beechtree]

Wow, upnorth, what amazing collection! That is very fun. The minty ebony handle is faaaannnntastic! Those are some serious knives.

[whitebuffalo58]

Excellent grouping, Charlie! I especially like the fishermans version!

WB

[upnorth]

Thanks for the plus comments guys. Glad you like them.
Big knives are fun to collect. You get a big handful for your money, and they are very useful if you collection "works" as well!
Here's a big Coke bottle, in barehead ebony. Pretty decent shape also,
Empire was one of the biggest knife producers in America at one time.

[upnorth]

This one is a small Coke bottle, about 3 3/4". Amazing blade in it. The rare curved stamp you see is a very early one, likely from well before 1900;

[thawk]

This one is a small Coke bottle, about 3 3/4". Amazing blade in it. The rare curved stamp you see is a very early one, likely from well before 1900;

That is quite a blade on that one. Looks like a stabber.

[Bret888]

Those are great Charlie! You keep bringing out things I have never even seen!

[knifegirl888]

Bret bought me this knife for Christmas. I think it is the tightest lockback that we have in the house. It has no wobble at all & is as smooth as glass to open.

[bonehead]

Knifegirl,

That's a beauty! Just when I think I've seen every pattern a new one pops up. Very Nice with tha lamp style shield BH

[knifegirl888]

Thanks, Bonehead. I know that Charlie has quite a few knives of this pattern. I didn't go back through this thread, but I have seen pictures of his on that other knife forum. Charlie has some real beauties!

[knifegirl888]

Thanks, Bonehead. I know that Charlie has quite a few knives of this pattern. I didn't go back through this thread, but I have seen pictures of his on that other knife forum. Charlie has some real beauties!

I finally went back through the thread today, on the page 9, Charlie has a picture of all his beauties. I think they might be "Charlie's Angels?"

[Jacknifeben]

knife girl what other knife forum and I missing out on?

[knifegirl888]

JKB,

Quite a few of our members post on bladeforums also.

[cato]

got a empire dogleg

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