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Joe Dirt · Post by **Joe Dirt** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 8:59 pm

Dumber than a box of hammers???
Alright, let the jokes fly!

This is mid '70s "behind the counter" stock NOS with '55 thru '88 Imperial stamp.
Imperial advertised these as a "trapper".

..... Joe

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 11:51 pm

Joe, I like that Imperial knife box

I don`t have one for my collection

singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:10 am

Hey Joe, that is too cool man!

I like the box as well. That's the hardest part of any collecting I think, findin the box!
Hey Joe!!!!! Guess what showed up today??
Well here's a knife roll I got in the mail today.
That's right, 13 brand new, never used and still in the roll, Hammer Brand Shell cells!

3 sets of doubles but who cares, worth every bit I had to pay. How often can you actually stop time and own history?

Here come the pics!

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:24 am

You guys are killin' me!!!!!!!!!!!

Joe, That muskrat and box are mighty fine.

singin.....what a haul.

GREAT KNIVES GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!

singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:26 am

Here's also a KAMP KING I got in the mail today! Green Zebra striped.

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

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