pocketknife info

livind · Post by **livind** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:54 am

I have an Imperial stockman made in Prov. R.I. USA. It has a shield with DE and what appears to be an arrow. The blades look like the high carbon steel as on some of the Schrade OT's. Does anyone have an idea of the age of this knife or what the letters DE on the handle stand for?

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:56 am

DE stands for diamond edge, can't recall the era

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 3:03 am

i think imperial aquired the name d.e., diamond edge around 1960 from shapleigh hardware co., the original owner of the trademark.

livind · Post by **livind** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 3:16 am

Thanks for the replies. Its great to get instant feed back! I'll sleep better tonight knowing what DE is and a general time frame!

livind · Post by **livind** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 3:23 am

By the way muscrat man, I really like the knives you rehandled in your gallery! Nice work!