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Re: shell handled knives

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:40 am
by singin46
::dang:: I forgot one of them. Thanks Joe! I was lucky to get these. ::ds::

Re: shell handled knives

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 4:07 am
by Joe Dirt
Look at ya..... come riddin in here on a green zebra carrin a roll full of brand new 60+ year old knives ::mdm::

That's some SWEEEET stuff, Perry ::tu::

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

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

...... Joe

Re: shell handled knives

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 4:14 am
by FRJ
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.

Re: shell handled knives

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 4:56 am
by Joe Dirt
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 :lol:

Imperial made some great stuff ::tu::

..... Joe

Re: shell handled knives

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:01 am
by Forensic Jim
Wow Perry! Those are some real beauties you have there!

Re: shell handled knives

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:39 am
by singin46
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. ::nod:: 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 :wink: ) 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.

Re: shell handled knives

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 6:44 am
by theblindog
whoa singing! ::drool:: ::drool::
I'm seeing double ::tu:: beauties!!! ::tu::

Re: shell handled knives

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 7:36 am
by singin46
Thanks blinddog! ::tu:: The Kamp King is actually a KK Jr. The regular KK is a 4 blade, the 4th being a punch.

Re: shell handled knives

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 11:23 am
by trey
Awesome knives, guys. Thanks for posting them.
I love that Kamp King knife.

Re: shell handled knives

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2011 1:53 pm
by Ramrod
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
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Re: shell handled knives

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:03 am
by orvet
Awesome find Perry, 13 new shells! ::tu:: ::tu::

Re: shell handled knives

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:30 pm
by Joe Dirt
Yeah, Ramrod! I was lookin for ONE of the "trapperats" ::paranoid:: .
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

Re: shell handled knives

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:12 pm
by singin46
Flat out cool Joe! ::ds:: Thanks Dale!

Re: shell handled knives

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:36 pm
by edgy46
Perry and Joe, keep em coming. The knives are great ::drool:: and the info is too, ::tu:: ::tu::

Re: shell handled knives

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:25 am
by sextonknifeworks
Here is a Imperial Jack Knife board I found laying around. It is dated 1961.

Re: shell handled knives

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 4:11 am
by singin46
Way coool Mike! ::tu:: ::nod:: I don't have things like this just layin round. Those are pretty hard to find these days in the solid colors! GREAT ::tu:: ::tu::

Re: shell handled knives

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 4:39 pm
by Joe Dirt
Holy Smoke, Mike!! :shock:

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

...... Joe

Re: shell handled knives

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 4:51 pm
by Joe Dirt
Here's the rest of the Imperial "HB" series knives, minus the fixed blades.

...... Joe

Re: shell handled knives

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:07 pm
by singin46
Wow Joe, they even did a Barlow pattern,,,,COOL! ::tu:: ::tu::

Re: shell handled knives

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:10 pm
by Miller Bro's
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 ::shrug::

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 ::idea:: He does such a nice job ::nod:: :)

Re: shell handled knives

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:19 pm
by edgy46
Kool M. B. Is that a beverage can opener?

Re: shell handled knives

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:24 pm
by Miller Bro's
Bill,

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

Re: shell handled knives

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:28 pm
by Joe Dirt
That's great, MB ::tu::
It's only the 4th one I have seen!!

Mine is red also ::nod::

...... Joe

Re: shell handled knives

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:34 pm
by gringo
one blade to open CANS, the other to open BOTTLES.
pre-pop-top, twist off, ect
this one has two also..

Re: shell handled knives

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:59 am
by Ramrod
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