All About Pocket Knives

The knives on this Imperial counter card are stamped USA.

I have other Imperials that are stamped USA as well as some Colonials that are stamped USA.
Apparently both companies used the USA stamp.

A lot of the WWII era Imperial bone handle utility were stamped with only USA as well.

..... Joe

Saturday finds.

Nice one Wullie.

Nice thread Bill, I`m sure all of us have some of those olde shell handled knives, here are a few from the old days: 1. Old Colonial with a very strange razor type blade, only one Ive ever seen. 2. Old German Swanworks. 3 Old "Ideal" which really werent bad little cheap knives.

Here is one I acquired some 3 weeks to a month ago. Just now got to upload it!

Imperial Providence RI USA 2 and 3/4 inch Dogleg Jack with PRETTY fake Pearl Scales. Pic doesn't show how pretty!

I seem to have forgotten one.

Imperial Prov RI USA with metal scales. Ugly as sin, but GREAT snap!

Here are some small ones

Thanks for showing MB! Top two look like sweeties!

Thanks Dave

They are nice ones

Here is another one.

here is a couple shell handel knives that i dug up to post they are colonial ill see if i can dig up some more and post later

here is another shell handel knife its a imperial prov ri usa it has tight handels and the blades look full i really like the three ringed bolster it was all rusty till i cleaned it up just to post on this thread it cleaned up nicely and took a nice edge pretty good littel knife

Here's my shells i really think the tang stamps are cool on the Richards-think i read on this sight that Imperial had something to do with Richards but not sure exactly what it was--couple Imperial's & acouple Richards

I'm rather glad I've been snagging knives without chisel blades. I know what I wanted to say "Flat Ground". I can't help it. I like flat ground Spears best of all!

Just Plain Dave wrote:I'm rather glad I've been snagging knives without chisel blades. I know what I wanted to say "Flat Ground". I can't help it. I like flat ground Spears best of all!

Ya they kinda tend to get scary sharp don't they!

Ole Hammer Brand shell.

Bob

forgot the pic...lets try this again......Hammer brand shell:

Bob

That one is KEWL!!!!

I never ran across anything that good at any of the Flea Markets I hit while OTR!

Nice one Bob! The knife AND the picture!

You don't find many of the Barlow style with a spear! Probably 99% of them have a clip

...... Joe

Nice knife Bob. One of the few "shell" handled knives I've seen that I like. Like that blade configuration. Wouldn't call it a Barlow though. Maybe a swell end jack?

I've always had a hard time with that pattern, TJ!
Really don't know what to call it although I have called it a swell end,
but it seems like someone corrected me, in that it wasn't a swell end??

They make that same knife with a longer bolster and it is a true Barlow!

...... Joe

Know what ya mean Joe, kinda like the definition of a Jack Knife? To me a Barlow has enlongated bolsters and no end cap (barehead) and a Jack to me is first and foremost, blades opening from only one end.

Are those scales as blow you away pretty as I think these are?

Thank for the nice comments guys. I`d call it a swell end jack. I dont normally pay much mind to most shells but the pretty handles were calling my attention and when I opened the blades I was blown away. Couldnt let it get away....but if I remember right got for less tha $10.....money well spent to my way of thinkin and a permanent place in my collection. Keep em coming!!!

Bob

h Dave...thats a real pretty one!!Nice pic too!!!

Bob