All About Pocket Knives

That is indeed a keeper. Well done, Skip!

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 1:15 am Arriving recently in a very large group or lot of pocket knives that I bought, this pocket knife now becomes my most recent example to be posted under this topic or thread. However, I did NOT buy the group or lot to obtain this particular pocket knife. But, as it turned out, this pocket knife is definitely a keeper and will be a welcome addition to my general pocket knife collection. It is an Imperial, one blade, three tools (a can opener, a cap lifter or bottle opener and a punch or awl), two tang stamps, 3 3/4" closed (not including the bail), camping or scouting, pattern or style of pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says "Imperial (with crown) (over) PROV. R.I." with a vertical "USA" on the side. The can opener front tang stamp says "CAN OPENER (over) P.2391732" It is in GOOD+ condition. It needed some cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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Sweet! Jimbo

Dan In MI wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 3:25 am That.....

Thank you, Dan.

Oledadsknives wrote: ↑Mon Jan 02, 2023 6:23 am Sweet.....

Thank you, Jimbo.

This pocket knife arrived recently in a very large group or lot of pocket knives that I purchased. It now becomes my most recent example to be posted under this topic or thread. I did NOT purchase the group or lot of pocket knives to obtain this particular pocket knife. However, as it turned out, it is definitely a keeper and will make a fine addition to my general pocket knife collection. It is an Imperial, two blades, two tang stamps, 3" closed, swelled center, one spring, tuxedo pattern or style of pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says "Imperial, with crown (over) STAINLESS (over) U.S.A." The secondary blade front tang stamp says "Imperial, with crown (over) STAINLESS (over) U.S.A." Overall, it is in NEAR MINT condition. The main blade has a good opening and closing snap. The secondary blade also has a good opening and closing snap. It did NOT need any cleaning at all. I took some pictures and here it is.
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Recently, these two pocket knives arrived and they now become my latest examples to be posted under this topic or thread and to be added to my general pocket knife collection. Both came in a very large group or lot of pocket knives that I purchased. But, I did NOT buy the group or lot for these two particular pocket knives. They are both Imperial, two blades, two tang stamps, 3 1/8" closed, pocket knives. Both main blade front tang stamps (same) say "Imperial with crown (over) PROV. R.I. with a vertical USA" Both secondary blade front tang stamps have the patent numbers (different). Overall, both of these pocket knives are in VERY GOOD condition. Both pocket knives required a very minor amount of cleaning. I took some pictures and here they are.
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I have this big jack that I'm not parting with anytime soon...

A trio of beauties, Skip and Scott!

Dan In MI wrote: ↑Mon Feb 20, 2023 4:08 pm A.....

Thank you, Dan.

I picked up this non shell handle Imperial today at our local flea market. It is a 3 and 1/2" OAL black composition jack in decent shape for a few bucks.

Wow, very decent shape for sure! Good find I’d say!

Great pickup OC.

Kinda partial to this Hammer Brand

This is the first Imperial I have seen using this kind of construction. It is all metal with no conventional spring. Rather the frame itself is the spring. The pivot pin hole on the mark side is slotted, so when the blade is opened the frame acts as the spring. It also has what looks like the Girl Scout logo on the handle. It is 3 and 9/16 inches OAL closed and is made from stainless steel.

This morning, my trip to the post office produced this pocket knife. It now becomes my most recent example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also becomes the most recent example to be added to my multi tool with glass cutter, pocket knife collection. It is an Imperial, one blade, three tools (a cap lifter or bottle opener, a punch or awl and a glass cutter), one tang stamp, 3 7/16" closed (not including the bail), camping or scouting, pattern or style of pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says, "Imperial (with crown) (over) PROV. R.I." with a vertical "USA" on the side. So far, this is my first, multi tool with a glass cutter pocket knife, that was NOT made in Germany. The main blade and the three tools do NOT have any real opening or closing snap. Overall, this pocket knife is in VERY GOOD condition. It needed some very minor cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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A couple of days ago, my visit to the post office produced this pocket knife. It now becomes my most recent example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also becomes the most recent example to be added to my multi tool with glass cutter, pocket knife collection. It is an Imperial, one blade, three tools (a cap lifter or bottle opener, a punch or awl and a glass cutter), one tang stamp, 3 7/16" closed (not including the bail), camping or scouting, pattern or style of pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says "Imperial (with crown) (over) PROV. R.I." with a vertical "USA" on the side. This is my second Imperial, multi tool with a glass cutter, camping or scouting, pattern or style of pocket knife. My other one was previously posted under this topic or thread on Tuesday, October 24, 2023. This is my second, multi tool with a glass cutter pocket knife, that was NOT made in Germany. This pocket knife is in EXCELLENT condition. It did not need any cleaning at all. I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
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Recently, this "BARLOW", pattern or style of pocket knife arrived in a group or lot of pocket knives that I purchased. It now becomes my latest example to be posted under this topic or thread. I did NOT purchase the group or lot to obtain this particular pocket knife. But, it did get added to my general pocket knife accumulation. It is an IMPERIAL, two blades, one tang stamp, 3" closed, long main blade pull, two springs, "BARLOW", pattern or style of pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says, "IMPERIAL (over) PROV., R.I." The main blade has a good half stop, also a good opening and closing snap. The secondary blade has a very good half stop, as well as a NASTY opening and closing snap. This pocket knife does have a few issues. But, overall, this pocket knife is still in FAIR condition. It required cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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This pocket knife arrived recently in a group or lot of pocket knives that I purchased. It is now my most recent example to be posted under this topic or thread. I did NOT purchase the group or lot of pocket knives to obtain this particular pocket knife. However, it did get added to my general, pocket knife accumulation. It is an IMPERIAL, two blades, one tang stamp, 3 3/8" closed, two springs, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says "IMPERIAL (over) PROVIDENCE R.I." Circa 1930-1936. The main blade has no half stop, along with no opening or closing snap. The secondary blade also has no half stop and no opening or closing snap. Overall, this pocket knife is in GOOD condition. It did NOT need any cleaning at all.
I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
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This morning, my visit to the post office produced this pocket knife. It now becomes my most recent example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also becomes the most recent example to be added to my multi tool with glass cutter, pocket knife collection. It is an Imperial, one blade, three tools (a cap lifter or bottle opener, a punch or awl and a glass cutter), one tang stamp, 3 7/16" closed (not including the bail), camping or scouting, pattern or style of pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says "Imperial (with crown) (over) PROV. R.I." with a vertical "USA" on the side. This is my third Imperial, multi tool with a glass cutter, camping or scouting, pattern or style of pocket knife. My other two were previously posted, by me, under this topic or thread. One was posted on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 and the other one was posted on Thursday, October 26, 2023. This is my third, multi tool with a glass cutter pocket knife, that was NOT made in Germany. The blade has NO half stop, NO real opening snap and NO real closing snap. The three tools ALL open and close properly, without any issues. Overall, this pocket knife is in EXCELLENT condition. It did NOT require any cleaning at all.
I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
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This afternoon, my trip to the post office produced this pocket knife. It now becomes my most recent example to be posted under this topic or thread. It also becomes the most recent example to be added to my multi tool with glass cutter, pocket knife collection. It is an Imperial, one blade, three tools (a cap lifter or bottle opener, a punch or awl and a glass cutter), one tang stamp, 3 7/16" closed (not including the bail), camping or scouting, pattern or style of pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says "Imperial (with crown) (over) PROV. R.I." with a vertical "USA" on the side. This is my fourth Imperial, multi tool with a glass cutter, camping or scouting, pattern or style of pocket knife. My other three were previously posted, by me, under this topic or thread. One was posted on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, another one was posted on Thursday, October 26, 2023 and the third one was posted on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. This is my fourth, multi tool with a glass cutter pocket knife, that was NOT made in Germany. The blade has NO half stop, but it does have an OK opening snap and an OK closing snap. The three tools ALL open and close properly, without any issues. This pocket knife is in EXCELLENT condition. It did NOT require any cleaning at all. I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
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Another E/O - I removed the bail.

Not too recently, this "Hopalong Cassidy" pocket knife arrived in a group or lot of pocket knives that I purchased. It is now my most recent example to be posted under this topic or thread. I did NOT purchase the group or lot of pocket knives to obtain this particular pocket knife. However, it did turn out to be a keeper and it did get added to my general, pocket knife accumulation. It is a HAMMER BRAND, two blades, one tool (a cap lifter or bottle opener), three tang stamps, 3 7/16" closed, two springs, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says, "HAMMER (over) BRAND" (with the flexed arm & hammer) and a vertical "USA" on the right side. The secondary blade front tang stamp says, "IMPERIAL (over) PROV. R.I." The tool front tang stamp says, "PAT. NOS. (over) 2170537 (over) 2281782" The main handle side says "HOPALONG CASSIDY" However, the image of Hopalong and Topper (his horse), has rode off into the sunset. This pocket knife, at some point, did have a bail. This pocket knife does NOT have a bail now. The main blade has no half stop. But, it does have an OK opening snap and an OK closing snap. The secondary blade also has no half stop, along with NO opening snap and NO closing snap. The tool opens and closes properly, with no issues. Overall, this pocket knife is in GOOD condition. It did need a little bit of cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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Recently, this scout or camping, pattern or style of pocket knife, arrived in a group or lot of pocket knives that I bought. It now becomes my latest 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. But, it turned out to be a keeper and it became the latest example to be added to my general, pocket knife accumulation. It is an Imperial "KAMP-KING", one blade, three tools (a can opener, a cap lifter or bottle opener and a punch or awl), one tang stamp, one tool stamp, 3 3/4" closed (not including the bail), scout or camping, pattern or style of pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says, "Imperial (with the crown) (over) PROV. USA" The can opener tool, front stamp says, "CAN OPENER (over) P . 2391732" The shield says, "KAMP-KING" The main blade has NO half stop. The main blade has an OK opening snap and an OK closing snap. The three tools open, close, and function properly. This pocket knife is in VERY GOOD condition. It did need cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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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 latest 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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There Are A Few More Of These Pocket Knives Posted Here:
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Recently, this pocket knife arrived in a group or lot of pocket knives that I bought. It now becomes my most recent 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. But, I was pleased to discover it among the group or lot of pocket knives. It made a fine addition to my general, pocket knife accumulation. It is an Imperial, two blades, one tang stamp, 2 3/4" closed (not including the bail), one spring, all metal, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp says, "Imperial (with the crown) (over) STAINLESS (over) U.S.A." The main handle side features the image of a barking dog, running in the woods. The other handle side also features the same image of a barking dog, running in the woods. The main blade has a SOFT half stop. The main blade has an OK opening snap and an OK closing snap. The secondary blade also has a SOFT half stop. The secondary blade also has an OK opening snap and an OK closing snap. This pocket knife is in VERY GOOD condition. It required NO cleaning at all.
I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
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Recently, this pocket knife arrived in a group or lot of pocket knives that I purchased. It now becomes my latest 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 happy to discover it among the group or lot of pocket knives. It definitely made a fine addition to my general, pocket knife accumulation. It is an IMPERIAL, two blades, one tang stamp, 3 3/8" closed, two springs, pocket knife. The main blade front tang stamp reads "IMPERIAL (over) PROVIDENCE, R.I." The main blade has NO half stop. The main blade has NO opening snap and the main blade has NO closing snap. The secondary blade has a WEAK half stop. The secondary blade has an OK opening snap and the secondary blade has an OK closing snap. Overall, this pocket knife is in VERY GOOD condition. It did NOT require any cleaning at all. I just wiped it off. I took some pictures and here it is.
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Although VERY, VERY SIMILAR, this Imperial pocket knife should NOT be confused with the
Imperial pocket knife that I posted, under this topic or thread, back on Wednesday, November 23, 2022.